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India's Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft Successful: Moon Impact Probe Hits Lunar Surface
In a historic event, the Indian space programme achieved a unique feat on Friday (November 14, 2008) with the placing of Indian tricolour on the Moon's surface on Pandit Jawaharlal...
New spaceship force field makes Mars trip possible
According to the international space agencies, "Space Weather" is the single greatest obstacle to deep space travel. Radiation from the sun and cosmic rays pose a deadly threat to astronauts...
Magnetic shield could protect spacecraft
Fusion science shows feasibility of protecting astronauts from cosmic radiation
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Ghost of Mirach, Wet Mars, More
While evidence of ice and water continue to surface on Mars, a distant galaxy comes back from the dead and more in our weekly update of space photos.
NASA says ozone layer hole 5th biggest on record
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica this year is the fifth biggest on record, according to the latest data from NASA's atmospheric scientists.
Niagara restaurant prepares to welcome diners, search for E. coli source continues
A restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. will reopen on Wednesday, health officials announced as they updated the information available about their investigations into E. coli outbreaks in southern Ontario.
Silanethiones reach for the stars
German researchers have identified experimentally H2Si=S, a molecule thought to exist in outer space, for the first time.
NASA announces Endeavour pre-launch events
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has announced a series of events leading up to the Nov. 14 Kennedy Space Center launch of...
Strange Sand Ripples on Mars Explained
Images give scientists more information on unusual sand features on Mars.
Mission to Mars: Key health hurdle can be overcome, say scientists
Scientists believe they have found a way of protecting astronauts from a dangerous source of space radiation, thus lifting a major doubt clouding the dream to send humans to Mars.
Endeavour Astronauts Set for Space Station Mission
Astronauts are gearing up to deliver new gear to the International Space Station.
STAR TRAK for November
(PhysOrg.com) -- Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in the sky, will steadily approach each other during November as if drawn by their mutual brillliance. Finally they will have a...
Space junk falls harmlessly in South Pacific
(AP) -- A refrigerator-sized piece of space junk fell harmlessly into the South Pacific Sunday night, according to NASA.
Sea Level Monitoring Enters New Era
After four months of tests and qualification of the entire satellite and the ground segment by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, command and control operations...
New NASA capsule Orion resembles Apollo
The agency unveils the test module for structural testing at Edwards Air Force Base. The capsule, designed to carry humans to the moon, looks a lot like the one that...
On Mars, Phoenix lander's end appears to be near
The NASA spacecraft has survived two months longer than expected and has performed every operation asked of it. But the approach of Martian winter means dwindling sunlight -- and so...
Software for safe bridges
There are roughly 120,000 bridges in Germany. In order for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to cross them safely, they must be regularly inspected for damage. An image processing program automatically...
The inaudible symphony analyzed
By measuring 'inaudible' sounds, events like illegal nuclear tests can be detected. This 'infrasound' can also help us understand more about the upper atmosphere, according to Läslo Evers. Evers will...
ESA Bulletin (No. 136, November 2008)
The November 2008 issue of the Bulletin, ESA’s flagship magazine, features ESA astronaut Frank De Winne on the cover. De Winne is the next European astronaut to fly to the...
NASA Probe Shows Mercury More Dynamic Than Thought
New images from NASA’s Messenger indicate that Mercury is more interesting than some astronomers had thought, and experienced a lot of volcanic activity.
Pushing the Limit: For Ex-N.F.L. Star, a Dream of Sports in Space
Ken Harvey, who played linebacker for the Washington Redskins, is now at work on a high-concept project he has called SpaceSportilization.
Crashed and burned: The legacy of The Right Stuff
A generation on, Tom Wolfe's paean to America's space heroes seems like an elegy
Cosmic Log: The science of bloodsuckers
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: They're coming to drink your blood ... and sometimes it's for your own good. Get the facts about vampire bats, leeches, bedbugs and other bloodsuckers.
Russia readies Telstar satellite launch
BAIKONUR, Russia, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Russian space technicians are preparing to launch a Ukrainian-built rocket containing a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite, Russia's space agency said Friday.
Mars Trek: TV Show Spotlights Five Years of Red Planet Roving
A new television documentary chronicles the stunning success of NASA's twin Mars rover.
Meteor Shower Could Spur Bright Fireballs
Nov. 5 to 12 will likely be the best time to look for Taurid meteors this year.
Satellites helping aid workers in Honduras
Humanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation of the International Charter on Space...
Venus and the Moon to Treat or Trick
Venus and the moon will deliver a Halloween treat visible this evening just as little ghosts and goblins head out to gather candy.