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Spacecraft Woken for Asteroid Encounter
The comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft will fly past asteroid Steins this September.
Voyager 2 reports from the edge of the solar system
NASA mission confirms that the solar system is “squashed” by interstellar space
Space Probes Show Solar System Dented, Not Round
When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes...
Ice Creamier: 'Edible Antifreeze' Puts the Smooth in Smoothie
It's Friday night, and the movie's already spinning in the DVD player. You run to the kitchen to grab a gallon of ice cream and a spoon, but you find...
Ulysses hanging on valiantly
The Ulysses spacecraft, whose mission was expected to end on 1 July 2008, is hanging on valiantly as spacecraft controllers wait for a sign of the fuel freeze that would...
Physics names winners and losers
UK physics and astronomy will spend nearly £3bn in the next three years, but some programmes face cuts.
NASA plans two ISS spacewalks next week
HOUSTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has detailed the activities to be included during two International Space Station cosmonauts' spacewalks next week.
GLAST mission operations at NASA Goddard powered up
Several bases of operations for NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) are gearing up for data from the recently launched satellite.
Planets Align for the 4th of July
News Flash: On 4th of July weekend, NASA forecasts lights in the sky. No, not those lights. Look beyond the fireworks. Almost halfway up the western sky, just above the...
2 Men Charged in Killing of NASA Engineer, 3 Others
Police arrested and charged two men in the slayings of a NASA engineer and three others.
Scientific exploration: What a long, strange trip it's been
Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager missions transformed humanity's view of the Solar System. Now in their fourth decade, they are sending back information about the borderlands of interstellar space. Here,...
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Printed optical electronics come into view
European researchers have taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating radio frequency identification tags and flexible watch displays.
Russia seals agreement with private investor for space tourism
The Russian space agency has sealed a deal with a private investor to build a Soyuz spacecraft specially for tourist hire and operational in 2011, a statement said Wednesday.
NASA ponders student satellite initiative
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it is considering inviting U.S. students, to participate in a university-based satellite development initiative.
Mars Sample Return: The next step in exploring the Red Planet
ESA and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) will be co-hosting, in cooperation with NASA and the International Mars Exploration Working Group (IMEWG), an International Conference on 9 and 10...
Physics and Fitness Meld for Space Tourist, NFL Player
Space tourist and former NFL player create sports for space.
Eight teams taking up ESA’s Lunar Robotics Challenge
As interest in exploration of the Moon soars among the world’s space agencies, ESA, through it's General Studies Programme, has challenged university students to develop a robotic vehicle that is...
Survey of distant galaxies sets limit on cosmic strings
Gravitational lensing measurement suggets that cosmic strings make up no more than 2% of mass of universe
Spacewatch: Martian horticulture
Phoenix probe discovers that asparagus should grow nicely in the alkaline Martian soil but strawberries might not
Study: UV light might find life on Mars
CORVALLIS, Ore., July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. and British scientists say they have developed a method using ultraviolet light that could identify any organic material present in the...
100 Years After Tunguska, Earth Not Ready for Meteors
On the anniversary of the massive blast, U.S. experts are calling for increased funding to protect Earth from destructive meteor strikes.
Fires Burning Near Big Sur, California
Fires near Big Sur, Calif., continued to burn unchecked when the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on Sunday, June...
NASA mission would look at black holes
GREENBELT, Md., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. space agency mission under evaluation might discover the shape of space that has been distorted by a spinning black hole's...
NASA To Deploy Solar Sail This Summer
Scientists hope to deploy a solar sail called NanoSail-D this summer.
Catch a new planet
Is there anybody out there? Could the Universe contain lots of other planets like ours? Are there new worlds yet to be discovered?
Earth's Core, Magnetic Field Changing Fast, Study Says
Rapid changes in the churning movement of Earth's liquid outer core are weakening the magnetic field in some regions of the world, according to a new study.
Sunburn alert: UVB does more damage to DNA than UVA
As bombs burst in air this July 4, chances are that sunburn will be the red glare that most folks see - and feel. But unfortunately, even when there...