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Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

19 min ago from CBC: Health

Astronauts have entered the Dragon, the world's first commercial supply ship, docked at the International Space Station.

SpaceX mission: watch live as astronauts discuss historic docking

49 min ago from The Guardian - Science

Astronauts give live news conference following the first docking of a privately-funded vessel at the International Space StationAstronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) are due to give a live...

Australia hails surprise super-telescope decision

3 hours ago from Physorg

Australia has hailed a surprise decision giving it a role in a radio telescope project aimed at revolutionising astronomy, vowing to draw on its decades of experience in space science.

Travel: Nifty Ways to Ward Off the Sun's Rays

8 hours ago from NY Times Health

Foldable sunglasses, protective clothing and parasols are among the new products available.

Organic Carbon In Meteorites Came From Mars

14 hours ago from Scientific Blogging

Molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen, which happen to be the building blocks of all life on Earth, have been found in meteorites from Mars but scientists have...

Tiny planet-finding mirrors borrow from Webb Telescope playbook

18 hours ago from Science Daily

NASA's next flagship mission -- the James Webb Space Telescope -- will carry the largest primary mirror ever deployed. This segmented behemoth will unfold to 21.3 feet in diameter once...

Mars or Bust! Scientists Flood NASA With 400 Ideas to Explore Red Planet

19 hours ago from Live Science

NASA asked for help in reformulating its Mars exploration strategy. Boy did it get it.

Typhoon Sanvu affecting Iwo To, then expected to fade over weekend

20 hours ago from Physorg

Infrared and visible imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite taken on May 25, 2012, showed an impressive Typhoon Sanvu already affecting the islands of Iwo To and Chichi Jima, Japan. The...

Star Trails Seen from the ISS in Swirls

23 hours ago from Live Science

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit took photos of star trails, terrestrial lights, airglow and auroras while aboard the International Space Station.

Ariane 5 booster roars into life

1 day ago from European Space Agency

An Ariane 5 solid-propellant booster was test-fired yesterday at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to help improve the reliability of Europe’s heavy launcher.

SpaceX via Twitter: the everyday miracle of modern technologies | Dan Gillmor

1 day ago from The Guardian - Science

There's so much we already take for granted about the digital revolution that's rocked our world. But it can still strike aweOn a Hong Kong bus this week, as I checked my...

ESA: Unveiling Venus

1 day ago from Physorg

With Venus about to get its day in the Sun — very much literally — the European Space Agency has assembled an excellent video about our planetary neighbor.

Everyone knows it's windy . . .

1 day ago from Physorg

... And now they have the data to prove it.  The middle of Lake Michigan is a vast, untapped reservoir of wind energy. The next step will be to find...

A pinwheel in many colors

1 day ago from Physorg

(Phys.org) -- This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy, or also known as M101, combines data in the infrared, visible, ultraviolet and X-rays from four of NASA's space-based telescopes. This multi-spectral...

Landmark calculation clears the way to answering how matter is formed

1 day ago from Physorg

(Phys.org) -- An international collaboration of scientists, including Thomas Blum, associate professor of physics, is reporting in landmark detail the decay process of a subatomic particle called a kaon –...

Asteroid Nudged by Sunlight: Most Precise Measurement of Yarkovsky Effect

1 day ago from Science Blog

Scientists on NASA’s asteroid sample return mission, Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), have measured the orbit [...]

Subaru telescope pioneers the use of adaptive optics for optical observations

1 day ago from Physorg

A research team from the University of Tokyo/Kavli IPMU, Ehime University, and the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has succeeded in conducting the first, full-scale scientific observationswith an adaptive...

'Men in Black 3' Blasts Into NASA's Past

1 day ago from Space.com

The new sci-fi film "Men in Black 3" uses an iconic NASA space mission as a major plot point.

Image: Carpenter's Flight

1 day ago from Physorg

50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962.

Satellite's 40th Anniversary Kicks Off Space Contest

1 day ago from Space.com

Contest offers a view of the Earth nobody else has.

Art Review: Tom Sachs, ‘Space Program: Mars,’ at Park Avenue Armory

1 day ago from NY Times Science

“Space Program: Mars,” an exhibition at the Park Avenue Armory by the sculptor Tom Sachs, includes a 23-foot-tall plywood version of the Apollo Lunar Module.

NASA offers guidelines to protect historic sites on the Moon

1 day ago from Physorg

(Phys.org) -- NASA and the X Prize Foundation of Playa Vista, Calif., announced Thursday the Google Lunar X Prize is recognizing guidelines established by NASA to protect lunar historic sites...

Space Pictures This Week: Solar Eclipse, Dusty "Doughnut," More

1 day ago from National Geographic

See National Geographic's favorite new astrophotos, including a shady eclipse shot, dusty "doughnut," fleeing comet, and more.

NASA Scientist Figures Way to Weigh Space Rock

A scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has accurately determined the mass of a nearby asteroid from millions of miles away.

How Many Stars Never Make the Big Time?

1 day ago from Science NOW

Search for brown dwarfs reveals odds of stellar success

Back in Black: 'Men In Black 3' Director Talks Sci-Fi & Space Travel

1 day ago from Space.com

"Men in Black 3" reunites director Barry Sonnenfeld with his beloved science fiction franchise.

ScienceShot: Tippy-Top Target for Next Mars Rover

1 day ago from Science NOW

Mysterious rocks atop Mount Sharp could be volcanic

Men In Black III Trailer Teases Apollo Launch | Video

1 day ago from Space.com

The third installment of the MIB series features time travel, alien invasion and Josh Brolin as a young Agent K. In theaters starting May 25th, 2012.