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A new way to weigh planets
Astronomers have developed a new way to weigh the planets in our solar system -- using radio signals from the small spinning stars called pulsars.
Cosmic Log: Chemistry you can dance to
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers win a $1,000 prize from the journal Science for an interpretive dance inspired by the "Glee"-like interplay of RNA and DNA molecules.
New techniqe aiding planet searches
TUCSON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Astronomers in Chile say they've obtained images of a planet in a much closer orbit around its parent star than any other extrasolar planet...
NASA to buy private moon data
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- NASA has signed contracts with U.S. six teams competing to design, build and launch private moon probes to purchase their lunar data, agency officials...
Image: Where stars are born
Found among the Small Magellanic Cloud's clusters and nebulae NGC 346 is a star-forming region about 200 light-years across, pictured above by the Hubble Space Telescope.
New project manager for long-lived Mars odyssey
The new project manager for the longest-working spacecraft currently active at Mars, NASA's Mars Odyssey, has a long track record himself.
Hubble: Window on the Universe | Audio slideshow with author Giles Sparrow
Giles Sparrow narrates an audio slideshow of spectacular images from his book Hubble: A Window on the Universe
Science Weekly podcast: The Beagle Project; Hubble at 20; and Arabic science
Nell Boase is Lady Science this week ...All the way from Maine, Dr Karen James joins us in the studio to tell us about The Beagle Project, which aims to recreate the...
Feature: A big impact on climate
Researchers explore the various impacts of asteroids hitting the earth, from cooling the planet to creating clusters across the planet.
Video: Solar Power Fashion
At the Solar Power International Conference in Los Angeles, "Project Runway" winner, Seth Aaron, showed off a high-fashion runway collection inspired by solar technology.
Moonlight Meteor Shower Spawned By Halley's Comet
A meteor shower thought to be caused by Halley's Comet will peak over the next week, but the brightening moon may intrude on the show.
Space Station Life Has its Ups and Downs, Astronaut Says
During her sixth months on the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson experienced lots of laughs - and lots of stress.
String theory and colour-field splash
Using images and art to try and understand science can be helpful, misleading, flaky or fun. But it seems to be inescapable.So on a relaxing Saturday morning, where the fact that my...
Runaway Zombie Satellite Galaxy 15 Continues to Pose Interference Threat
The zombie satellite Galaxy 15 will continue to pose a signal interference risk to other satellites through at least November.
Conspiracy Debunked: NASA Photoshops Images for Good Reason
A NASA photo was touched up before being released to the public, but this is not evidence that the space agency has something to hide. NASA routinely processes raw images...
Green: In NASA Image, a Submerged Pakistan
Satellite images testify to a persistent crisis across thousands of square miles.
ScienceShot: Distant Sun Boasts Shortest Starspot Cycle
Star's tempestuous cycle is seven times faster than our sun's
NASA Imaging Technology Helps Fight Breast Cancer
MED-SEG software provides more fine-tuned images of breast density.
Image: Hubble's lagoon
Like brush strokes on a canvas, ridges of color seem to flow across the Lagoon Nebula, a canvas nearly 3 light-years wide.
Wave of Spam Surrounds New ‘Harry Potter’ Movie
The new ‘Harry Potter’ movie has already become a hot topic for spammers
ER death probe launched by Winnipeg police
Winnipeg police are launching a criminal investigation into the death of Brian Sinclair, who was found in an emergency waiting room in 2008.
New Sirius XM Radio Satellite Blasts Off on Russian Rocket
Sirius XM Radio's next broadcasting satellite rocketed away from Earth and into space Thursday.
Refining the search for what's 'out there'
Gregory Benford, his brother James and his nephew Dominic decided to combine their knowledge of astrophysics, space, microwaves and economics to look at the search for extraterrestrial life from a...
Video | Richard Dawkins: What would extraterrestrial life be like?
Matt Ridley and Richard Dawkins speculate about the nature of extraterrestrial life in front of an audience at the Centre for Life in Newcastle
Jefferson Lab cluster tops 100 teraflops
The fastest computer system in Hampton Roads has booted up with more than 100 Teraflops of processing power. Located at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, the...
NASA technology could aid in interpretation of mamograms, ultrasounds, other medical imagery
NASA software used to enhance Earth Science Imagery could one day aid in the interpretation of mammograms, ultrasounds and other medical imagery.
Asteroid collision forensics
In the first half of February 2009, two asteroids collided in a region of space beyond the orbit of Mars, as scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System...
First Person: How I Trained to Fly in Space (Without Leaving Earth)
My space geek credibility was put to the test when I rode a centrifuge that packed on six times the normal force of gravity.