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U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew in a Russian Soyuz space ship docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said.
Fermi maps an active galaxy's 'smokestack plumes'
If our eyes could see radio waves, the nearby galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A) would be one of the biggest and brightest objects in the sky, nearly 20 times the...
NASA tech could help find Mideast water
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 3 (UPI) -- NASA technology used to hunt for water on Mars could be used in the huge deserts of the Middle East and North Africa,...
Latest shots from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden calls it "participatory exploration." And so it was that a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has returned the first pictures of locations on the Red Planet which...
Unthinkable? Britain on the moon | Editorial
The UK's record in space is one of dwindling ambition and big mistakes, but a new mission is a chance to change thatThe European Space Agency has invited enterprising engineers to devise...
Faint Young Sun - No Paradox
Faint Young Sun - No Paradox The faint young sun paradox is no paradox, according to a recent paper in Nature. The faint young sun paradox is that the earth didn't freeze...
Supernova Explosion Gets 3-D Makeover
Astronomers were able to assemble one of the first 3-D perspectives of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A by observing light that is reflected off of interstellar dust throughout the Milky...
"Roaming" Magnetic Fields Found
Weak bundles of energy that formed before galaxies even existed may have been the seeds for the huge magnetic fields around galaxies.
Mars rover may be in hibernation mode
PASADENA, Calif., April 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its Mars exploration rover named Spirit skipped a planned communication session this week and may have entered hibernation...
Discovering New Tools for Nanoscience
Directors of the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science discuss their new "high-risk, high-payoff" mission to push the technology of observation, measurement and control to ever-smaller dimensions.
NASA and NOAA: 50 years of weather studies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- NASA scientists say it was 50 years ago Thursday the United States launched the world's first weather satellite, revolutionizing weather forecasting.
Was a giant comet responsible for a North American catastrophe in 11,000 BC?
Some 13,000 years ago, Earth was struck by thousands of Tunguska-sized cometary fragments over the course of an hour, leading to a dramatic cooling of the planet, according to a...
Audience takes over mission control in Apollo 13 play
It's the stuff of a NASA nightmare -- mission control decks are left in the hands of untrained enthusiasts as astronauts rocket through space in a capsule fast running out...
The light and dark face of a star-forming nebula
Gum 19 is located in the direction of the constellation Vela (the Sail) at a distance of approximately 22 000 light years. The Gum 19 moniker derives from a 1955 publication by...
A yacht designed to magnify the wind
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of mechanical engineering students is aiming to set a world land speed record in the Mojave Desert.
Phillies' Mascot Gets New Spacesuit Thanks to Space Fan
The Philadelphia Phillies' fuzzy-green mascot "Phillie Phanatic" has recieved a NASA makeover.
After 17 Years, a Glimpse of a Lunar Purchase
New NASA photographs of the moon show a 1970s-era Soviet rover that an American space enthusiast bought at auction for $68,500.
ScienceShot: Supernovae—Now in 3-D!
Light echoes allow astronomers to create a three-dimensional picture of stellar explosion
Why the Earth's surface was not one big lump of ice four billion years ago when sun radiation was much weaker than today
Scientists have solved one of the great mysteries of our geological past: Why the Earth's surface was not one big lump of ice four billion years ago when sun radiation...
Clouds May Hold Key to Why Early Earth Didn’t Freeze Over
Solution to 'young' sun paradox proposed through thinner clouds on early Earth.
Space Photos This Week: Giant Crater, Trojan Moon, More
A colorful crater, a stellar giant reduced to dust, and a trojan moon are among the stars of this week's best space pictures.
Iraq boosts energy links with Turkey
BAGHDAD, March 31 (UPI) -- Baghdad and Ankara have reinforced their energy links with a new agreement that will keep Iraqi oil pumping from the northern Kirkuk oil fields...
Solar-powered partnership
Arizona State University has established a partnership with the University of Tokyo, Japan, aimed at strengthening research and educational endeavors at both institutions to advance solar energy technology.
Astrium to build ESA's second Sentinel-2 satellite for GMES
ESA has awarded a contract worth €105 million to Astrium to build the second Sentinel-2 satellite. Once both are operational, this pair of satellites will provide global coverage every five...
New Sunspots Herald a More Active Sun
After a sustained period of very little solar activity, the Sun is finally coming back to life.
Russian space gear hits auction block
Forty artifacts from the Soviet/Russian space program - including several spacesuits, a scorched heat shield, and a "human waste disposal unit" - hit the auction block Wednesday.
Fly us to the Moon... south pole to be precise
(PhysOrg.com) -- The south polar region of the Moon, with dark craters and high ridges, is a world away from the relatively smooth terrain visited by Apollo astronauts four decades...
Building Curiosity - Mars Science Lab Unveiled
Inside the Clean Room at JPL as we witness assembly of the 1-ton Mars Science Laboratory rover "Curiosity."