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Nobel laureate Black dead at age 85
DUNDEE, Scotland, March 26 (UPI) -- The University of Dundee in Scotland said Nobel laureate James Black, known for his work on the rational design of drugs, died at...
Mars Rover Passes 20-Km. Marker
A Planned 90-Day Mission Enters its Seventh Year as Opportunity Pushes Forward
Snowblower on Enceladus: How moon's ice jets feed Saturn's E ring and cause some slight snowfall
Cassini's nose dives through Saturn's E ring have yielded insights on the give and take of ice particles between Enceladus and the ring. Some of the moon's jets are successful...
Bathing and showering: Under-appreciated sources of water pollution from medicines
That bracing morning shower and soothing bedtime soak in the tub are potentially important but until now unrecognized sources of the hormones, antibiotics, and other pharmaceuticals that pollute the environment,...
Bright Fireball Caught on Camera Over Alabama
A bright fireball that lit up the sky over Alabama last week was caught by NASA cameras.
El Niño's last hurrah?
El Niño 2009-2010 just keeps hanging in there. Recent sea-level height data from the NASA/European Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 oceanography satellite show that a large-scale, sustained weakening of trade winds...
Last Chance to Get a Good Look at Mars Until 2012
Mars will be close to the moon on Thursday night, on its way to the far side of the sun.
20-year study yields precise model of tectonic-plate movements
A new model of the Earth, 20 years in the making, describes a dynamic three-dimensional puzzle of planetary proportions...
GOES-15 in orbit and in checkout mode
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- NASA says the latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite is now in its proper orbit and has been named GOES-15.
China should support solar thermal energy research
China must support technological research on solar thermal energy, say Huang Ming and Yidong Gong.
Robert M. White dies at 85; pilot made history with 1962 test flight into space
The retired Air Force major general and decorated war veteran was the first pilot to exceed Mach 6. In 1962 he flew an X-15 research plane nearly 60 miles above Earth and...
Bees in more trouble than ever after bad winter
MERCED, Calif. (AP) -- The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing honeybees is deepening. A quick federal survey indicates a heavy bee die-off this winter, while a...
Notes and queries
Who owns the moon – the Clangers, Murdoch's Sky or the Moonies?Who owns the moon and its resources?Man in the?Juliet Abrahamson, CambridgeThe Clangers, of course.David Prothero, Harpenden, HertsKraft.Julia Harrison, CambridgeMurdoch's Sky.Jenny Jones, Cerrick, Delabole,...
New Coming Attractions Trailer Shows an Exciting Webb Telescope Mission
Picture yourself in a movie theater waiting for the main attraction to begin and the scent of popcorn wafts through the air. The screen lights up with coming attractions and...
Cosmic Log: Fusion’s ups and downs
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The folks following an unconventional path to nuclear fusion power are feeling more confident about their footsteps. Fusion - Physics -...
To Mars and back -- as real as it gets
(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew of six, including two Europeans, will soon begin a simulated mission to Mars in a mockup that includes an interplanetary spaceship, Mars lander and martian landscape....
Got $200K to Fly Above the Earth?
That's How Much a Ride On Virgin Galactic's Newest Spacecraft Will Cost You
Clever Math Puts a Firm Number on the Amount of Dark Matter in Existence
Counting up the missing mass Dark matter, the material that makes up the majority of the matter in the universe, remains so mysterious that scientists don't even know how much of it...
NASA's Aqua Satellite sees a tight Tropical Storm 21S
The Southern Indian Ocean is still warm enough to enable tropical cyclones to form, and Tropical Cyclone 21S did just that today. NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared and visible images...
Red River Flooding Seen From Space
NASA has looked down on flooding along the Red River from space.
History's Most Destructive Volcanoes
Their explosive power and tons of debris have wreaked havoc on the Earth since the world began.
Senator Weighs Alternative Use for NASA's Commercial Spaceship Funds
Sen. Bill Nelson is questioning whether $6 billion NASA is seeking for developing commercial crew taxis might be better spent on a heavy-lift rocket that could take humans beyond low...
United Kingdom Launches New Space Agency
The United Kingdom launched the U.K. Space Agency Tuesday along with plans for a new multimillion-dollar space center.
Chevron testing new solar panels
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., March 23 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Chevron announced that it was testing seven new solar panels at a demonstration site on a former refinery in California.
Massive China Sandstorm Seen from Space
A massive sand and dust storm in China over the weekend has been imaged from space, revealing a shape much like a weather front.
'Mars' mission is ultimate reality show | Leo Hickman
If I was on the panel choosing the crew for this simulated flight, I'd focus my attention on the 'social habits' of each candidateIn May, six people will climb into a steel...
Can Life on Titan Thrive Without Water?
Saturn's giant moon Titan is so cold that water is frozen as hard as granite, but methane is a liquid. Scientists wonder whether there could also be life.
Has Global Warming Slowed?
Global warming has neither stopped nor slowed in the past decade, according to a draft analysis of temperature data by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies . [More]