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Partial Lunar Eclipse Thrills Weekend Skywatchers
A partial lunar eclipse that took a shadowy bite out of the nearly full moon early Saturday thrilled some lucky skywatchers in North America.
World's Largest Digital Camera to Watch for Killer Asteroids
The Pan-STARRS telescope snaps 1.4-gigapixel pictures every 30 seconds in a hunt for stellar explosions and planet-destroying rocks. ...
NASA infrared imagery shows well-defined eye in Category 5 Celia
Celia has exploded into a monster hurricane in the Eastern Pacific, and is now a Category 5 storm over open waters. NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image (that shows...
Mars surface was shaped by water
The whole of Mars' surface was shaped by liquid water around four billion years ago, say scientists.
UF astronomers pioneer new planet-observing technique
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the world`s largest optical telescope, a team of University of Florida astronomers has pioneered a new method of observing planets outside our solar system. The method suggests...
Jetting off without the jet lag
Everyone hates the jet lag - the nighttime insomnia, loss of appetite, decreased alertness, and depressed mood - that accompanies travel to locations in different time zones. The symptoms of...
'Ghost particle' sized up by cosmologists
Cosmologists at UCL (University College London) are a step closer to determining the mass of the elusive neutrino particle, not by using a giant particle detector, but by gazing up...
In a first, astronomers detect strong winds on an exoplanet
Since the first exoplanet — a planet outside our solar system — was discovered in 1995, more than 460 others have been found. While astronomers have been able to measure the size,...
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for OCO-2 Mission
NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission.
Image: Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Saturday, June 19, 2010, oil spread northeast from the leaking Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons...
Radio signal unpredictability studied
LEICESTER, England, June 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they are studying the unpredictability of radio signals that sometimes travel beyond the horizon, interfering with other signals. ...
ScienceShot: Supersonic Winds Rip Alien World
Winds can reach 7000 kilometers per hour on hot Jupiter
Poisonous Superstorm Found on Alien World
Across the Milky Way lies a violent world with the first "superstorm" ever spotted on an alien planet.
After Cosmic Collision, A Jellyfish Galaxy With Tentacles of Stars
Galaxy IC 3418 Collides With a Neighbor NASA/JPL-CaltechA stunning photo yields clues about star formation after galaxies collide A 2-million-mile-per-hour collision in a galaxy cluster 54 million light years away has left us...
In the Doughnut Hole? The Check's in the Mail
Medicare participants who land in the doughnut hole this year should soon receive checks for $250.
Volcanic Moon of Jupiter Is Smelly and Bizarre
Jupiter�s moon Io is one of the strangest places in our solar system, with a foul-smelling atmosphere over its volcanic surface.
Israel launches 'spy satellite'
Israel launches a spy satellite called Ofek-9 that will reportedly be used to spy on Iran's nuclear programme.
Cassini Spacecraft Takes Deepest Dip Yet in Titan's Atmosphere
The Cassini probe's pass through the Titan atmosphere on Sunday was its deepest yet and has already yielded surprising results.
Hubble captures bubbles and baby stars
The Large Magellanic Cloud contains many bright bubbles of glowing gas. One of the largest and most spectacular has the name LHA 120-N 11, from its listing in a catalogue...
The Nations of the World Cup: A View from Space
NASA satellites transmit stunning shots from the participating nations of the World Cup
In Race to Build New Particle Smasher, Japan Gets $100 Million Head Start Over Italy
Things are heating up in a race to build a new type of particle...
Satellite images suggest La Nina formation
PASADENA, Calif., June 22 (UPI) -- NASA says new images from its Jason-2 oceanography satellite shows the tropical Pacific has switched from El Nino warm conditions to La Nina...
Charles Bolden honored for a NASA program
WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has been recognized as a "Champion of Summer Learning" by the National Summer Learning Association.
New Moon Map Shows Uranium in Short Supply
A new map of uranium on the moon finds the element is not abundant on the lunar surface.
Will Hayabusa's Success Lead to a Space Encore?
TOKYO—The heart-warming story of the Hayabusa spacecraft, which overcame failed engines, degraded solar panels,...
Puffy Star Looks Like Cosmic Jellyfish
A new photo a star shedding its gassy layers bears a striking resemblance to a red jellyfish floating in a sea of green kelp.
Iron Maiden Gets Backstage Pass to NASA
The heavy metal rockers behind the British band Iron Maiden invaded NASA's astronaut headquarters this month for an all-access look at how Americans practice for flying in space.
Six new planets discovered
Scientists have discovered six diverse new planets, from 'shrunken-Saturns' to 'bloated hot Jupiters', as well a rare brown dwarf with 60 times the mass of Jupiter.