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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Venus, Jupiter, Moon Smile On Earth
Skywatchers across the world witnessed a rare celestial trifecta Monday night as Venus and Jupiter joined a thin crescent moon to form a giant grin.
Chandrayaan-1 Starts Observations Of The Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization's lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the lunar south pole on Nov. 14. Following this, the instruments on the spacecraft are...
A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power
Residents are forming associations to bargain with developers looking to buy land rights for wind farms.
Researchers Say Tides Can Cut Life Short On Planets Orbiting Smaller Stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Planet hunters searching for planets suitable for life will likely find them first around low-mass stars because it's technically easier than finding such planets around hotter, more massive...
NASA Prepares For New Juno Mission To Jupiter
NASA is officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter. Called Juno, the mission will be the first in which a spacecraft is placed...
Space research centre to open near Oxford
The European Space Agency (Esa) is to open a research centre near Oxford.
Iran 'fires second space rocket'
Iran says it has launched its second space rocket this year, part of plans to put an Iranian-made satellite in orbit.
Europe's 10bn-euro space vision
Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague.
Sweet molecule could lead us to alien life
Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist. The discovery, part...
'Missing link' galaxies discovered
Astronomers at The University of Nottingham have identified a type of galaxy that could be the missing link in our understanding of galaxy evolution. The STAGES study led by the...
Hubble telescope captures views of mammoth stars
Two of our galaxy's most massive stars, until recently shrouded in mystery, have been viewed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, unveiling greater detail than ever before. The image shows...
Rensselaer opens centre dedicated to the search for life in the Universe
E.T. may have 'phoned home' back in 1982, but in the world outside of popular cinema the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues. Today, with a $7.5 million grant from NASA,...
'Gray's Paradox' Solved: Researchers Discover Secret Of Speedy Dolphins
In 1936, zoologist Sir James Gray observed dolphins swimming faster than 20 mph, but his studies had concluded that the muscles of dolphins simply weren't strong enough to support that...
Up, Up And Away . To A World Record
A daredevil wearing a jet pack has flown across a 1,500-foot-wide canyon in southern Colorado.
Opponents, supporters argue over proposed wind project
There was a big turnout Monday night for a public meeting sponsored by Toronto Hydro to discuss a proposed wind research project off the Scarborough Bluffs.
Another Extrasolar Planet Possibly Imaged
Astronomers have taken an infrared snapshot of a possible exoplanet.
Man Soars Across Grand Canyon with Jet Pack
Eric Scott set records for distance, height and speed.
Wanted: Ideas for Clearing Space Trash
Launchspace is keen on trying to find new ways to battle the bits of space flotsam.
Video: Jetpack pilot flies over gorge in Colorado
Jetpack pilot Eric Scott flies 450 metres over a gorge in Colorado
Fly your picture on the International Space Station - ESA announces the winners
It was a tough choice for the jury to make. Within just a few weeks of launching the competition, over 2000 drawings were received from primary school children eager to...
NASA And DOE Collaborate On Dark Energy Research
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Joint Dark Energy Mission, or JDEM. The mission will feature the first...
A Whisper, Perhaps, From the Universe’s Dark Side
Recent results from a number of experiments have led some scientists to suspect that they are getting signals from a shadow universe of dark matter.
Satellite eye on Earth
Wildfires in California, hurricane Paloma, Himalayan dust and plankton blooms in the Pacific were all captured by Nasa's Earth Observatory this month
Noted physicist, photographer Aarons dies
NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Jules Aaron, a space physicist and documentary photographer, has died in his Newton, Mass., home after battling congestive heart failure. He was...
Meteorite hunters head to Alberta-Sask. border for 'Rockstock'
Space enthusiasts are heading to small communities on the Alberta-Saskatchewan border hoping for a chunk of the meteor that streaked across the prairie sky on Thursday night.
Memory mission explores new territory in neuroscience
Astrophysicists peer into the far corners of deep space for dark matter, but for neuroscientists at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) exploring the unknown is much closer to home...
Mars Express observes aurorae on the Red Planet
Scientists using ESA's Mars Express have produced the first crude map of aurorae on Mars. These displays of ultraviolet light appear to be located close to the residual magnetic fields...
Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup
Astronaut Don Pettit invents no-straw way to drink coffee in space.