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The IBEX Ribbon: are we in for a new era in the Sun's voyage through the Galaxy?
Is the Sun going to enter soon a million-degree galactic cloud of interstellar gas? Scientists from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Los Alamos Labs, Southwest...
Video - Secret Space Plane Revealed in Flight: Amateur Video
Satellite sleuth Kevin Fetter of Brockville, Ontario, caught this view of the secretive X-37B robotic space plane cruising across the sky during May, 2010.
Helium pair have regular violent flare ups
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of astronomers led by Dr Gavin Ramsay of Armagh Observatory have spotted violent eruptions from an interacting pair of stars that orbit around each other every...
New INL invention could aid Mars probes' search for life
The next generation of Mars rovers could have smaller, cheaper, more robust and more sensitive life-detecting instruments, thanks to a new invention by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's...
Ultraviolet radiation not culprit killing amphibians, research shows
In nature, ultraviolet radiation from sunlight is not the amphibian killer scientists once suspected...
NASA Announces Date of Next Mars Lander Mission
NASA has just announced the details of its next Mars mission, Curiosity, which will take off between November 25 and December 18, 2011. Curiosity is scheduled to land on Mars...
SMOS begins its operational mission
PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says its SMOS satellite has completed its six-month commissioning and is now fully operational.
Iran still welcoming New Delhi to IPI
NEW DELHI, May 24 (UPI) -- India has the opportunity to join Pakistan in a pipeline project from the South Pars gas field in Iran, Iranian officials said in...
Martian meteorite may hold clues to water on the Red Planet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are examining fragments of a Martian meteorite to try to establish when water was freely flowing on the red planet.
Two peas in an irregular pod: How binary stars may form
Our sun may be an only child, but most of the stars in the galaxy are actually twins. The sibling stars circle around each other at varying distances, bound by...
Astronomer Copernicus reburied in Polish cathedral
WARSAW (Reuters) - The Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus has been reburied in Poland in a lavish ceremony 467 years after his death, media reported over the weekend.
Surveillance Is Suspected as Spacecraft’s Main Role
Amateur sky watchers have pierced the veil of secrecy surrounding the debut flight of a robotic spaceplane.
Landis has nothing left to lose
The fallen cycling champion continues to plummet in the wake of last week's doping confession. His former supporters feel baffled and betrayed. ...
The Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays From Auger
I read with pleasure today a proceedings writeup of the Moriond 2010 talk given by S. Andringa on behalf of the Pierre Auger Observatory. It is too bad that I...
NASA sees one of Cyclone Laila's thunderstorms almost 11 miles high
A NASA 3-D look inside Cyclone Laila as it made landfall yesterday revealed a towering thunderstorm reaching almost 11 miles high! NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite has been...
Ariane rocket launches two satellites
CAYENNE, French Guiana (Reuters) - An Ariane rocket has orbited two telecommunications satellites after a launch from French Guiana on Friday, space officials said.
Video - Space Toilet Technique: NASA's How-To Video
Astronaut Mike Massimino helps answer that nagging question: "How do you go to the bathroom is space?" Turns out how (and where) you DON'T go is as important as how...
Formation-Flying Satellites Could Create Artificial Solar Eclipses
A proposed European mission would create a perpetual eclipse for one satellite by flying another in tight formation, so that it could observe the Sun�s inner corona.
U.S. Air Force getting new GPS satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 21 (UPI) -- A Boeing-built satellite will give the U.S. military a stronger global positioning system, Air Force officials said.
Space Potty Training Secrets Revealed by Astronauts
NASA has a specially designed training room in which astronauts can carefully hone their technique before departing on their trip to weightless orbit.
Astronauts install batteries on station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. astronauts Mike Good and Garrett Reisman Friday installed the last two of 12 batteries that needed replacing on the International Space...
Qatar Unveils Awesome Solar Stadium Designs For 2022 World Cup
Stadiums will be solar-powered, to host the first air-conditioned outdoor sporting event As soccer fans prepare for next month's World Cup, 11 nations around the world are already vying for the one that...
Celestial Crow and Cross Standing Out in Night Sky
A cosmic crow is making an appearance in the southern night sky this week and can be spotted about a third of the way up from the horizon at around...
World's Largest Airship Inflated to Create Monster 'Stratellite'
A newly inflated airship has become the world's largest, and could carry both civilian and military payloads into the stratosphere.
Hershel telescope unveils icy debris ringing sunlike stars
New images may reveal analogues of the solar system's frozen Kuiper belt
Science Education May Not Be Rocket Science, Wieman Tells Senate
NASA has the right stuff for space exploration, says Carl Wieman, the Nobelist who President...
Hinode Discovers the Origin of White Light Flare
(PhysOrg.com) -- A joint Japan-United States research team has identified the origin of the white light emission in solar flares.
Two Peas in an Irregular Pod
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our sun may be an only child, but most of the stars in the galaxy are actually twins. The sibling stars circle around each other at varying distances,...