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What Finding Alien Life Could Mean for Earth
Absolute proof of alien life, however small, would have big impacts on Earth.
Cosmologists Aim To Observe First Moments Of Universe
During the next decade, a delicate measurement of primordial light could reveal convincing evidence for the popular cosmic inflation theory, which proposes that a random, microscopic density fluctuation in the...
New Model of the Early Universe
New computer images reveal how the universe may have looked soon after the Big Bang.
Satellite TV Push Key to Eutelsat's Profits
Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat said satellite TV capacity demand has been strong in recent months.
Earth-like planets in our galactic neighborhood
Earth-like planets with life-sustaining conditions are spinning around stars in our galactic neighborhood, US astrophysicists say. They just haven't been found yet.
Earth-like planet will be found 'soon'
A planet similar to Earth could be disco
Tandem Mission Brings Ocean Currents Into Sharper Focus
When the two ocean-observing satellites OSTM/Jason-2 and Jason-1 begin their tandem mission in February, they'll be flying in a new configuration designed to get the most detailed measurements possible of...
Exploring planets in distant space and deep interiors
In recent years researchers have found hundreds of new planets beyond our solar system, raising questions about the origins and properties of these exotic worlds - not to mention the...
Earth may be home to unearthly life
Scientists may not need to explore outer space to find ‘alien’ biology, cosmologist says
NASA: Shuttle Discovery launch delayed
HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The next launch of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery has been pushed back a third time to allow for a review of shuttle...
Steve Darwin Is Steve #1000
It was nip and tuck, but when the dust settled, Dr. Steve Darwin was named the 1000th Steve in NCSE's Project Steve. The coronation took place at the Improbable Research...
Improved telescopes measure pulsars
Astronomers were recently able to combine data from telescopes across Australia to boost sensitivity – giving them the ability to test gravity theory on a pair of pulsars.
The coolest and oldest objects in the galaxy measured from Calar Alto
Spiral galaxies as our own are made up from several structural components. Their most outstanding part is a flat disc where stars and gas trace graceful spiral arms. In the...
How a cometary boulder lit up the Spanish sky
Last July, people in Spain, Portugal and France watched the brilliant fireball produced by a boulder crashing down through the Earth's atmosphere. In a paper to be published in the...
Uncovering the mysteries of black holes
The discovery of massive Black Holes in the nuclei of many galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will be described at the University of Leicester on Thursday 12th March...
NASA Spacecraft Falling For Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Launched in September of 2007, and propelled by any one of a trio of hyper-efficient ion engines, NASA's Dawn spacecraft passed the orbit of Mars last summer. At...
It's All Relative: UCSD's Einstein Robot Has 'Emotional Intelligence' (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Albert Einstein may have written his last scientific theory more than half a century ago, but he's still honing his emotional intelligence in a laboratory at the University...
Ariane 5 - First launch of 2009
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday evening, an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe`s Spaceport at Kourou, in French Guiana, on its mission to place two multi-role telecommunications satellites into geostationary...
Meet Axel: NASA's 'Marsupial' Rover to Explore Craters
NASA's Axel rover is a whirling robot to tackle the most challenging terrain on the Moon and beyond.
Mars Gullies May Have Been Formed By Flowing Liquid Brine
Researchers have used chemistry and geology to create a model that may explain the mystery of how modern-day gullies form on the surface of Mars.
FOR KIDS: Either Martians or Mars has gas
Martian methane points to possible life on the Red Planet
Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies: Stars Packed Together In Early Universe A Million Times More Closely
In the early Universe, a newly-discovered type of galaxy, Ultra-Compact Dwarfs (UCDs) had stars packed together a million times more closely than anything we see today. Astronomers suggests that the...
Astronomers unveiling life's cosmic origins
Processes that laid the foundation for life on Earth - star and planet formation and the production of complex organic molecules in interstellar space - are yielding their secrets to...
Sources: Windows 7 Aiming For 2009 Release
Microsoft is moving forward with plans to launch Windows 7 this year, although the company still refuses to publicly commit to that goal.
Space Image: A Beehive of Satellites
The launch of the first artificial satellite by the then Soviet Union in 1957 marked the beginning of the utilization of space for science and commercial activity. During the Cold...
More Details Emerge on Possible Mars Hot Springs
Mounds found on Mars resemble Earth hot springs, but case isn't closed yet.
Ocean-Observing Satellites Begin Tandem Tango
Two NASA oceanography satellites have begun a long-distance orbital dance that will double the amount of data on ocean features that was previously available.
Strong winds over the keel
The large and beautiful image displays the full variety of this impressive skyscape, spattered with clusters of young stars, large nebulae of dust and gas, dust pillars, globules, and adorned...