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Video: Buzz Aldrin on Legacy and Mission to Mars
Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin sat down with Bob Schieffer to discuss why working towards a mission to Mars should be the next step for NASA and the importance of remembering...
Going Beyond The Moon
Space Policy: President Obama provides details of his plan for the future of human space exploration.
Even Astronauts in Space Pay Taxes
No one can escape taxes, not even astronauts flying in space. Of the 13 astronauts flying on the linked shuttle Discovery and International Space Station, eight are Americans stuck in...
Comets, the Solar System's Most Spectacular Nomads
An interactive web site provides an overview of comets - including details on their anatomy and information on comets that have been visited by spacecraft.
Life on Titan: stand well back and hold your nose!
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by astrobiologist William Bains suggests that if life has evolved on the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan, it would be strange, smelly and explosive compared to...
More evidence suggests Venus has recent volcanic activity
Venus, the closest planet to Earth in both size and proximity, remains a source of considerable mystery. Its reflective clouds prevent a clear view of the planet, and for centuries...
World's Deepest Undersea Vents Discovered
Scientists discover the world's deepest undersea vent, called a black smoker, in the Caribbean.
Latest Photos From Discovery's Mission to Space
A couple of crew members ventured out for a space walk around the International Space Station.
Spacewalkers "Ready to Rock and Roll"
In-Orbit Interview: Discovery Crewmembers Talk About EVAs and NASA's Future
Space: the final career frontier
• 'Astronaut' makes first appearance in UK careers handbook• UK space and satellite industry already supports 19,000 jobsBritish careers guides are boldly going where no guides have gone before: with advice to graduates...
Up close and phenomenal
Two decades after its launch, the telescope is still delivering stunning views of the heavens, writes Robin McKieThe brilliant tracers pouring from the centre of this image may have a dainty, colourful appearance....
New technical hitch delays Ariane rocket launch
CAYENNE, French Guiana (Reuters) - A new technical problem has delayed for the second time the launch of an Ariane rocket scheduled to launch two satellites from French Guiana late...
Newfound neighbor to solar system is a cool slacker
Nearby brown dwarf never became a star
Moonset: NASA Top Brass Outline Agency's Plans under Obama's Controversial Budget
NASA leaders revealed April 8 the framework of their plans to enact President Obama's budget request for 2011 , a contentious proposal that would redirect the agency's...
Expanding possibilities of lunar exploration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer science professor's software innovations give NASA robotic explorer extra capabilities, without the cost in time or money to develop mechanical components.
NASA Plans to Refuel Mock Satellite at the Space Station
NASA plans to demonstrate in-orbit satellite refueling at the International Space Station with the help of Dextre, the two-armed Canadian robot.
Robots or Humans in Space? Colbert and Tyson Speak Out
In a funny, yet substantive interview, comedian Stephen Colbert interviewed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on the likely end of the NASA manned spaceflight era with the shuttle's imminent retirement and...
Rocket Racing Helmets To Debut in Demonstration Flight
The first flight campaign using a new helmet-mounted display with advanced avionics was successfully completed, enabling Rocket Racing League pilots to navigate through the league's 3-D virtual racecourse safer and...
Eurockot to launch 2 ESA Earth observation missions
ESA has awarded a contract to Eurockot for the launch of two of its Earth observation missions. The first will be the next Earth Explorer: Swarm, a constellation of three...
NASA chief: Obama vision dynamic, bold
WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- NASA hopes to develop long-range technologies so astronauts can travel to Mars, to asteroids and back to the moon, the U.S. space agency's administrator...
NASA's Unmanned Global Hawk Aircraft Makes First Science Flight
NASA's unpiloted Global Hawk aircraft system has successfully completed its first science flight over the Pacific Ocean.
To Crack the Mystery of the Hexagon on Saturn, Researchers Model it in Water
A giant hexagon circling Saturn's north pole has puzzled scientists for decades. Now researchers have managed to recreate the pattern in the lab using little more than water and a spinning table, Science...
See Mars Pass Cosmic Beehive in the Sky
Skywatchers have a chance in mid-April to watch Mars pass a cosmic beehive in the sky with nothing more than binoculars or a low-power telescope (and clear weather, of course).
Shooting for Shooting Stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- You know them as "shooting stars," or meteors. Space scientists know them as the fiery end of tiny visitors from space. Those momentary streaks of light across the...
Antarctic Diving Robot Practices for Europa Mission
The ENDURANCE robot has completed its second field season exploring the waters of an ice-covered lake in Antarctica. Insight gained by the expedition will help scientists prepare for a future...
Rockefeller University names Martin Rees 2009 Lewis Thomas Prize winner
Cosmologist and astrophysicist Martin Rees has been named the recipient of Rockefeller University’s Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science for 2009.
Happy 50th Birthday to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence!
Celebrating half a century of no aliens Fifty years ago today, on April 8th, 1960, a Cornell astronomy professor named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at the star Tau Ceti in...
ESA's CyroSat-2 is successfully launched
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, April 8 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's CyroSat-2 satellite was launched at 9:57 a.m. EDT Thursday from an underground silo at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.