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How Do Monster Black Holes Form? New Find May Provide 'Missing Link'
Black holes are some of the strangest objects in the universe, and they typically fall into one of two size extremes: "small" ones that are dozens of times more massive...
Orbital cargo ship makes planned re-entry to Earth
Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned Cygnus cargo ship disintegrated as planned Sunday as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere after a month-long resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Watch: Atlas 5 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
Though skies were cloudy, conditions were good as the rocket carrying DigitalGlobe's WorldView 3 remote sensing satellite made its way into space. The satellite is the most powerful Earth-imaging spacecraft...
Bull's eye docking
Watch highlight replay of NASA TV coverage of ATV Georges Lemaître's perfect docking with ISS on 12 August 2014
All-you-can-eat at the end of the universe: How early black holes could have grown to billions of times the mass of our sun
A new model shows how early black holes could have grown to billions of times the mass of our sun. These giant bodies -- quasars -- feed on interstellar gas,...
China to test lunar orbiter
Ed AdamczykXICHANG, China, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- China's first recoverable moon orbiter will be launched by the end of 2014 to test technology leading to an expected 2017 unmanned moon...
Dating the sun's prenatal history can help find life on other planets
Without the sun, there would be no Earth – but amazingly, we don't know the finer details about the prenatal history of our sun, where it was born and if...
#NBCSuperMoon: Readers Show Off Their Lunar Pics
We asked readers to share their snapshots of the supermoon by adding #NBCSupermoon on Twitter or Instagram. Here are some of our favorites.
Explainer: How do satellites orbit the Earth?
Take a look at the moon and it isn't hard to imagine it as a planet. A 3,476 kilometres-in-diameter ball of rock, with basalt plains and mountain ranges, whose gravitational...
Amazing Andromeda Galaxy View Captured by Amateur Astronomer(Photo)
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro took this image on July 27 from Monsaraz in the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve located near Alentejo, Portugal. See how he did it.
Engineers to simulate and model tornado winds and their effects on buildings
The Iowa State University Tornado Simulator kicked up a thick and slowly spinning funnel cloud over a model of a small town, overwhelming the miniature streets, buildings and homes.
AP PHOTOS: Lunar show illuminates world's skies
People around the world this weekend looked up at the sky to view a lunar phenomenon: the supermoon....
Little and large
Space Science Image of the Week: One of Saturn’s largest moons dwarfs one of its smallest in this Cassini scene
Spectacular 3-D sketching system revolutionizes design interaction and collaboration
Collaborative three-dimensional sketching is now possible thanks to a system known as Hyve-3D. The system is a full scale immersive 3D environment. Users create drawings on hand-held tables. They can...
Charles Keating, soap star, dies at 72
Danielle HaynesNEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- British soap opera star Charles Keating dies after a illness at age 72.
One Direction releasing another movie
Danielle HaynesLONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- One Direction to release footage from Milan concert in movie theater screening.
Cosmologist’s ‘Cosmic Cocktail’ is a refreshing read
Katherine Freese shares her insights as a scientist studying dark matter and other mysterious components of the universe.
Preserving the starry, starry night
Astronomers and star-gazers combat light pollution, to bask in the awe-inspiring splendor of a truly dark nighttime sky
Vintage NASA Spacecraft Buzzes the Moon Today After 36 Years in Space
A 36-year-old NASA spacecraft will begin a new interplanetary science mission today (Aug. 10) when it makes a close pass by the moon. You can watch the lunar flyby live...
Stargazers' images from Dark Sky Parks
The International Dark-Sky Association has certified areas around the world to be free of light pollution for viewing the night sky
Terrell Owens to guest star on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
Danielle HaynesNEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Former NFLer Terrell Owens to guest star on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" in cops versus firemen football game episode.
Vintage ISEE-3 satellite makes long-awaited flyby on Sunday
ISEE-3, the vintage satellite that was retired by NASA and reactivated by a private group of scientists and engineers, will make an historic swing past the moon on Sunday as...
NASA Mars test called success despite torn chute
Sending heavier vehicles and, eventually, humans to Mars requires first testing new technologies to see if they actually work.
NASA Postpones US Spacewalks from Space Station Over Battery Issue
NASA announced it has postponed two American spacewalks while it waits for new spacesuit batteries to be delivered to the orbiting outpost.
Coroner: Reagan press secretary James Brady's death a homicide
Frances BurnsWASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- James Brady, the presidential spokesman turned gun-control advocate, was killed by the bullet he took for Ronald Reagan in 1981, the Washington coroner said.
'Orbiting Rainbows' and 4 Other Wild Space Tech Ideas Win NASA Funding
NASA has selected its latest batch of high-tech ideas for the future of space exploration, with the agency funding five bold concepts that range from an innovative asteroid-mapper to a...
Richard Gere stars in 'Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' trailer
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Richard Gere debuts as handsome American traveler Guy in the first trailer for "The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
The craziest NASA mission ever proposed
I recently received a press release about an upcoming Science Channel special titled Man vs. the Universe. One episode will focus on the threat of asteroids impacting Earth and the...