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NASA sold computers with sensitive data, report says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA failed to delete sensitive data on computers and hard drives before selling the equipment as part of its plan to end the Space Shuttle...
Black holes and warped space: New UK telescope shows off first
Spearheaded by the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory and funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the e-MERLIN telescope will allow astronomers to address key questions relating to...
Taiwan tech giant says EU price-fixing fine 'unfair'
Taiwanese IT firm Hon Hai Precision said Friday a huge fine imposed by the European Commission on its affiliate Chimei Innolux Corporation for price-fixing was "unfair" and "too high".
WISE sees an explosion of infrared light
(PhysOrg.com) -- A circular rainbow appears like a halo around an exploded star in this new view of the IC 443 nebula from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
House Passes U.S. Spending Bill With More Money for NASA
House lawmakers have approved a trillion-dollar appropriations bill that includes more money for NASA and weather satellite programs.
Ancient Radio Waves Hold Key to Universe's First Light
The early universe went through its own dark ages before the first stars formed and emitted the first light.
NASA's Spitzer reveals first carbon-rich planet
Astronomers have discovered that a huge, searing-hot planet orbiting another star is loaded with an unusual amount of carbon. The planet, a gas giant named WASP-12b, is the first carbon-rich...
Space station tracks months-long voyages of ships at sea
ESAs experimental ship detector on the International Space Station has pinpointed more than 60 000 ocean-going vessels so far. It has been able to follow the routes of individual ships...
Early meteorological winter in the U.S. Midwest captured by NASA
NASA's Terra satellite captures daily visible and infrared images around the Earth and took a daytime image of a blanket of snow in the Upper Midwest this week. Even though...
Exquisite Photo Shows Ancient Star Cluster
A stunning new photo shows a swarm of ancient stars in a globular cluster.
Astronomers detect first carbon-rich exoplanet
Although most of the 500 exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, that have been discovered to date are too hot to be habitable, the odds of finding an exoplanet small and...
Call for Media: Follow the launch of ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli
ESA PR 28-2010 ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be launched to the International Space Station on 15 December at 20:09 CET (16 December 01:09 Baikonur time). Media are invited to...
New cameras spy avalanches in the making
The future of avalanche prediction could lie in a small infrared camera developed by the University of Calgary.
Fourth planet found in distant star system
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers say a giant planet found outside our solar system is highlighting the remarkable resemblances between a distant planetary system and our...
Green: 8 Charged in Sewage Dumping in Brooklyn Creek
Complaints from residents about sewage and grease in the creek led investigators to a nearby shopping center.
Growing Earth’s oceans
Study suggests that trace amounts of water created oceans on Earth and other terrestrial planets, including those outside the solar system.
An Intergalactic Weather Map
(PhysOrg.com) -- This composite image shows an intergalactic "weather map" around the elliptical galaxy NGC 5813, the dominant central galaxy in a galaxy group located about 105 million light years...
Earth's core has another layer, scientists claim
What may be a new outermost layer of the Earth's core has been found, geoscientists have revealed. This discovery could help solve mysteries of the planet's magnetic field, researchers say.
"Fake Diamond" Star Discovered
A glittering blue bauble 2,000 light-years away is the most zirconium-rich star yet seen, astronomers say.
Sneak attacks from the Sun
Our Sun can be a menace when it sends out powerful solar blasts of radiation towards the Earth. Astronomers keenly watch the Sun to learn more about what powers these...
Astronomers open new window into early universe
Thirteen billion years ago our universe was dark. Eventually that mysterious time came to an end as the first stars ignited and their radiation transformed the nearby gas atoms into...
Exoplanets cast doubt on astronomical theories
Planets in other solar systems are set to change ideas on how worlds form
Dolphin-Inspired Tech Sees Through Bubbles
Researchers have come up with a way to detect objects through bubble clouds that would effectively blind man-made sonar systems.
Best Space Discoveries of 2010: Nat Geo News's Most Popular
Bright meteors and mind-bending theories about the universe were among National Geographic News's most viewed space stories of 2010.
Michigan has big plans for wind technology
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Michigan is growing as a leader in green energy technology by expanding its wind energy manufacturing sector, outgoing Gov. Jennifer Granholm said.
S.Korea's OCI announces solar panel expansion plan
OCI, South Korea's leading manufacturer of polysilicon used in solar panel cells, Wednesday announced plans to spend 1.88 trillion won (1.65 billion dollars) over the next two years to expand...
Cosmic 'hiccups' puzzle astronomers
HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Crab Nebula, the steadiest source of energetic radiation in the universe, astonished European and U.S. astronomers with giant gamma-ray "hiccups," they say.
Cosmic Log: 'Weird life' claims spark a backlash
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Alien life on Earth? Not so fast. ... More doubts are being voiced about last week’s claims for life that uses arsenic in place of...