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Saturn Scientist Dishes on New Trek Film
New "Star Trek" movie relied on a veteran planetary scientist to get the science right.
Let The Planet Hunt Begin: Kepler Spacecraft Begins Search For Other Earth-like Worlds
NASA's Kepler spacecraft has begun its search for other Earth-like worlds. The mission, which launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 6, will spend the next three-and-a-half years staring at...
Astro_Mike: In space, everyone can hear you tweet
(AP) -- On Twitter, messages of 140 characters may seem confining. Mike Massimino is finding a different type of space even more limiting - outer space.
More 'Star Trek' Than 'Snuggie': Student Design To Protect Lunar Outpost From Dangerous Radiation
Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions -- with space radiation at the top of...
Shuttle Atlantis Damaged on Launch
The space shuttle Atlantis sustained minor damage to its thermal tiles during its Monday launch, likely from debris that came off the fuel tank after lift off. Video.
ESOC confirms: 'GO' for launch
MP3 audio recording of ESA/ESOC Flight Operations Director John Dodsworth initiating the 'GO/NO-GO' roll call in the Main Control Room at the European Space Operations Centre. The roll call confirms...
Russia to charge NASA $51M US per flight to space station: report
Russia's space agency will begin charging U.S. astronauts $51 million US per return trip to the International Space Station starting in 2012 and resume selling seats to space tourists, according...
James Webb Space Telescope unfolds by animation (w/Video)
Although engineers, scientists and manufacturers are still in the process of building all of the instruments that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, they had to figure out...
Asteroid impact may have gassed Earth
Did dinosaur-killing space rock create enough carbon monoxide to trigger extreme global warming?
Hubble telescope operations center busy
GREENBELT, Md., May 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Space Telescope Operations Control Center is busier than usual this week, providing continuous support for the STS-125 telescope servicing mission.
Erupting gas may cause lunar flashes
Eyewitness reports of flickering Moon lights stand up to scrutiny.
Cosmic dustup settles
Studies explain how hot meets cold during comet formation
Space Station, Next Mars Rover Shine in 3-D
NASA is offering three-dimensional views of its orbiting outpost and its next Mars rover online.
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Monster Galaxies and More
A large solar storm rages, a cluster of monster galaxies are found, and scientists prepare Hubble for deeper glimpses into the universe in this week's best space pictures.
Italy Aims to Send Spider-Bot Swarm to Moon
Team Italia hopes to win the Lunar X Prize with a swarm of spider-bots.
Funds for the stars of radio astronomy
Australia's position as a world leader in radio astronomy has been strengthened with the announcement in the Federal Budget of $80 million of funds for the Australian National Centre for...
Particles containing lead affect the climate by promoting ice formation in clouds
Lead pollution in the air stimulates the formation of ice particles in clouds. A team of scientists from the USA, Germany and Switzerland has found that particles containing lead are...
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NASA to celebrate 20 years of discovery
WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it is planning a celebration to examine the accomplishments of its 20-year-old Earth system science program.
QuikScat Sees Santa Barbara 'Quick Dry'
Hot weather just before the Santa Barbara, Calif., wildfire quickly dried up soil moisture from rain one day prior, contributing to the fire danger.
The 'Atiras'
The first asteroid ever discovered that has an orbit completely inside the Earth's, found by an MIT Lincoln Laboratory telescope in 2003, has been formally named Atira by its discoverers.
Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not
We are likely not alone in the universe, though it may feel like it, since life on other planets is probably dominated by microbes or other nonspeaking creatures, according to scientists who...
New technology finds Earth-like planets
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have created an "astro-comb" technology that helps astronomers detect Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars.
Harvard-Smithsonian Research Physicist Dr. Kate Kirby Named New APS Executive Officer
The American Physical Society (APS) is pleased to announce, following a national search, that Dr. Kate Kirby, research physicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and lecturer in the Harvard University...
Wind technology testing center funded
CHARLESTOWN, Mass., May 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $25 million in funding for the Massachusetts Wind Technology Testing Center.
Mars rover faces dangerous situation
PASADENA, Calif., May 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its Mars rover Spirit is facing a dangerous situation, slipping in soft soil with its wheels sinking...
Nanomedicine project to be tested in space
When a spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the future, its cargo will include a small box containing a nano-fluidics experiment designed by scientists at The University of Texas...
"Supergiant" Asteroid Shut Down Mars's Magnetic Field
Mars's magnetic field may have been slowly weakened by four especially large impacts and then snuffed out completely by a fifth and final blow, experts say.