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NASA Sees Heavy Rain In Hurricane Iselle As It Heads Toward Hawaii
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as TRMM flew directly over the eye of powerful Hurricane Iselle and found extremely heavy rainfall rates occurring there. read more
Bright Moon May Outshine Perseid Meteor Shower This Month
The 2014 Perseid meteor shower — a usually spectacular celestial showcase — might be washed out by the light of a nearly full moon rising at the same time as...
Solar "superstorm" just missed Earth in 2012
NASA determined that the 2012 solar storm was at least twice as powerful as any yet recorded, but this time we got lucky
Galileo's 'midwives' stand ready for launch
Galileo's post-launch team at ESA have finalised their preparations for taking control of the twin satellites being launched next month.
MIPT-based researcher models Titan's atmosphere
A researcher from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Prof. Vladimir Krasnopolsky, who heads the Laboratory of High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy of Planetary Atmospheres, has published the results of the...
Image: The STS-93 crew and the deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory
On July 23, 1999, a little more than seven hours after Space Shuttle Columbia and its five astronauts were launched from the Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory was successfully deployed by...
NASA's HS3 mission spotlight: The HIRAD instrument
The Hurricane Imaging Radiometer, known as HIRAD, will fly aboard one of two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft during NASA's Hurricane Severe Storm Sentinel or HS3 mission from Wallops beginning August...
Astronomers pioneer a 'Google street view' of galaxies
A new instrument based on bundles of optical fibers is giving astronomers the first 'Google street view' of the cosmos -- incredibly detailed views of huge numbers of galaxies. The...
Suspected Boko Haram twin bombings targeted religious and political leaders
JC FinleyABUJA, Nigeria, July 23 (UPI) -- The Islamist militant group Boko Haram is suspected of launching two bombings on Wednesday against two separate towns in northern Nigeria.
Stellar Pic: Young Stars Sparkle in the Cosmic Dust
A family of bright young stars group together against a background of glowing clouds in a new photo from an ESO observatory.
Chinese scientists search for evidence of dark matter particles with new underground PandaX detector
The new PandaX facility, located deep underground in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, hosts a large liquid-xenon detector designed to search for direct evidence of dark matter interactions with...
Home, Sweet, Moon Cave: Astronauts Could Live in 'Lunar Pits' (Video)
Scientists have found hundreds of small pits on the lunar surface that could provide shelter to astronauts exploring the moon. Some of the pits, which are primarily located inside larger...
Guardians of the Galaxy: A Space Movie Adventure (Photos)
The second team of comic book superheroes called "The Guardians of the Galaxy" appears in a new movie by Marvel Studios.
There's life out there: the artist shooting bonsai trees into space
Azuma Makoto's astonishing extraterrestrial plants are a totally new type of landscape, set against the infinity of space Continue reading...
To Capture the Milky Way, Capture the Landscape
A lone tree, 16 shots, and a stunning view of the Milky Way.
NASA Spacecraft Just One Year Away from Pluto
NASA's New Horizons' mission, which blasted off in 2006, will become the first spacecraft to orbit Pluto in July 2015. The flyby will give researchers their first good look at...
Zoe Saldana's dog turned green on the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' set
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, July 22 (UPI) -- Zoe Saldana says her full-body makeup for Gamora in "Guardians of the Galaxy" took time to soak off and turned her dog Mugsy...
Cameron Diaz shuts down radio interview after host dissed Drew Barrymore
Veronica LinaresCANBERRA, Australia, July 22 (UPI) -- Cameron Diaz was in a rush to end her interview with Australian radio show {i:Kyle & Jackie O} after one of the hosts...
Astrophysicists model the formation of the oldest-known star in our galaxy
A team of researchers led by Dr. Stefano Bovino at the Institute for Astrophysics Göttingen (IAG) has conducted high-resolution simulations investigating the formation of the oldest-known star in our galaxy,...
SpaceX Falcon 9 1st Stage Landing Captured By On-Board Cam | Video
The private space company's Falcon 9 re-usable rocket technology was tested on its last flight on July 14th, 2014. Engine restart, landing legs and ocean touchdown at near zero velocity...
The heart of an astronaut, five years on
The heart of an astronaut is a much-studied thing. Scientists have analyzed its blood flow, rhythms, atrophy and, through journal studies, even matters of the heart. But for the first...
Earth and Planets Make Strange, Exquisite Noises | Video Compilation
Created by lightning, ‘whistlers’ travel along Earth's magnetic field lines from hemisphere to hemisphere. Jupiter’s charged particles ‘sing’ across its magnetosphere (recorded by Voyager).
Emma Stone annoyed Colin Firth by texting him the 'Bridget Jones' plot
Veronica LinaresNEW YORK, July 22 (UPI) -- Emma Stone and Colin Firth discussed what it was like to work together on "Magic in the Moonlight" during an interview for the...
NASA images: Carlton Fire Complex, Washington—July 22, 2014
The Carlton Complex fires started on July 14, 2014, by lightning from a weather system that moved through the Methow Valley.
At 101, weather observer gets a place in the sun
BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) -- It takes only a couple of minutes, twice a day, but 101-year-old Richard Hendrickson is fiercely proud that he has done the...
Space Systems/Loral works on DARPA space project
Richard TomkinsPALO ALTO, Calif., July 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has chosen Space Systems/Loral to integrate space flight hardware for small science and technology missions.
True And False Discoveries: How To Tell Them Apart
Many new particles and other new physics signals claimed in the last twenty years were later proven to be spurious effects, due to background fluctuations or unknown sources of systematic...
China plans super collider
Proposals for two accelerators could see country become collider capital of the world.Nature 511 394 doi: 10.1038/511394a