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Danish rocketeers abort launch attempt
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Danish rocket enthusiasts hoping to send a dummy 19 miles into the sky say they aborted the launch when a valve on their...
'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight
Space food is about to get better with 'Top Chef' cook Angelo Sosa's short ribs. NASA is adapting the meal for the International Space Station.
Cluster turns the invisible into the visible
Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes...
Mystery of star's cloud of water solved
PARIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A distant dying star surrounded by water is using an unexpected ingredient -- ultraviolet starlight -- to create it, European scientists say. ...
Scientists study Earthly 'flip-flop'
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Scientists studying rocks in Nevada say they've found evidence that Earth's magnetic field can reverse or "flip-flop" more rapidly than previously believed. ...
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab with Kobo e-reader
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab, a competitor tablet computer to Apple's hit iPad, and it is shipping with some Canadian content: the Kobo e-reading application.
New NASA HD app for iPad with expanded content available free
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has unveiled NASA App HD, a new mobile application designed for the iPad.
Carlos '97 free kick no fluke, say French physicists
Roberto Carlos' free kick goal against France in 1997's Tournoi de France is thought by many to have been the most skilful free kick goal - from 35 m with...
NIST ultraviolet source helps NASA spacecraft measure the origins of space weather
With a brilliant, finely tuned spark of ultraviolet (UV) light, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) helped NASA scientists successfully position a crucial UV sensor...
NASA and NOAA's newest GOES satellite ready for action
NASA and NOAA's latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-15, has successfully completed five months of on-orbit testing and has been accepted into service. The satellite has demonstrated operational readiness of...
'Impossible' Soccer Goal Explained by New Twist on Curveball Physics
Analysis of stunning kick shows how spinning balls follow spiral paths
Astro2010: Limitless Vistas on a Limited Budget
A look at the NRC Decadal Survey for Astronomy and Astrophysics with Survey Committee Chair Roger Blandford and Committee Member Michael Turner.
Do Fluorescent Lights Trigger Migraines?
Many people who suffer from migraines believe fluorescent lights are the culprit.
Space Luminaries Petition Against House Version of NASA Bill
In a new letter 30 Nobel laureates and space officials argue for different NASA spending priorities in a bill working through Congress.
Satellite eye on Earth: August 2010
These stunning images from August include Moscow covered in smoke, heavy rains in Pakistan and plankton blooms changing the colour of the North Atlantic ocean
Eco-author baffled by a violent fan
Cosmic Log: "Ishmael" novelist says gunman misunderstood his message. Arts - Daniel Quinn - Literature - Discovery Channel - My Ishmael
Europe, Japan Weigh Cargo Return from Space Station
European and Japanese space agencies are considering upgrades to outfit their robotic space station-servicing spacecraft to return cargo to Earth.
NASA Experts on Extreme Environments on Scene in Chile
Four NASA experts arrived today in the Chilean town of Copiapó to use expertise...
Spectrum of young extrasolar planet yields surprising results
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers at the University of Hawaii have measured the temperature of a young gas-giant planet around another star using the W. M. Keck Observatory, and the results are...
Northern Lights in the classroom
A new model created by Lancaster University space scientist Dr Jim Wild is bringing the experience of the Northern Lights into the classroom.
New robots give absent workers presence in office
Late one July night, Mountain View, Calif., Fire Captain Verne Chestnut and his crew were checking out a fire alarm at an office building near Highway 237 when he saw...
Finding Suggests New Target for Alzheimer’s Drugs
A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction.
Many urban streams harmful to aquatic life following winter pavement deicing
This USGS report is published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology and is available as a free download online at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es101333u. The use of salt to deice...
Navigation satellites contend with stormy Sun
Just as we grow used to satellite navigation in everyday life, media reports argue that a coming surge in solar activity could render satnav devices useless, perhaps even frying satellites...
New solar prediction system gives time to prepare for the storms ahead
A new method of predicting solar storms that could help to avoid widespread power and communications blackouts costing billions of pounds has been launched by researchers in the UK.
A decade of studying the Earth's magnetic shield, in 3-D
Today (September 1), space scientists around the world are celebrating ten years of ground-breaking discoveries by 'Cluster,' a mission that is illuminating the mysteries of the magnetosphere, the northern lights...
Fly your experiment to the edge of space!
ESA is inviting students to propose experiments to fly on sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons. The winning teams will have the opportunity to design and build an experiment for the...
Arctic Ice September 2010
Arctic Ice September 2010 As I write these words - September 01 2010 - Arctic sea ice extent as reported by NSIDC and JAXA is not as low as I had...