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NASA maps Typhoon Matmo's Taiwan deluge
When Typhoon Matmo crossed over the island nation of Taiwan it left tremendous amounts of rainfall in its wake. NASA used data from the TRMM satellite to calculate just how...
Satellites Track Malaysian Airlines MH17 Crash Site from Space (Images)
DigitalGlobe released satellite images of the Malaysian Airlines MH17 plane that was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17.
Suddenly, the sun is eerily quiet: Where did the sunspots go?
The sun has gone quiet. Almost too quiet. A few weeks ago it was teeming with sunspots, as you would expect since we are supposed to be in the middle...
Close encounters of the faked kind
Psychologist Chris French explains why he believes The Fourth Kind is dangerously misleading twaddle Continue reading...
UPI horse racing weekend advance
Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer Del Mar and Saratoga swing into operation with Frankie Dettori making his first visit to "the Spa"
Intrepid Museum Hosts Space & Science Festival This Weekend
New York City is crawling with space fans young and old this week. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan is hosting a festival
Helen Mirren stars in 'The Hundred-Foot Journey'
Aileen GraefLOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- An Indian restaurant and a French restaurant find themselves in a culinary war in the Helen Mirren film "The Hundred-Foot Journey."
Full moon looms large over your sleep
A full moon may not lead to a full night of sleep, say researchers at University of Gothenburg in Sweden
Alexandra Shipp to star as Aaliyah in Lifetime biopic
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Nickelodeon star Alexandra Shipp has replaced Zendaya Coleman as late singer Aaliyah in an upcoming Lifetime biopic.
Ex-U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to monitor Corinthian Colleges shutdown
Frances BurnsWASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Patrick Fitzgerald, who as a U.S. prosecutor investigated the leak of Valerie Plame's CIA cover, was named Friday to monitor the closing of Corinthian...
Caroline Wozniacki takes a dig at ex Rory McIlroy's height
Annie MartinISTANBUL, Turkey, July 18 (UPI) -- Caroline Wozniacki appeared to take a veiled dig at ex Rory McIlroy's height when she posted a picture of herself in heels after...
New energy facilities will leave massive footprint on U.S., study concludes
Estimate of “energy sprawl” highlights trade-offs in development of new sources
Jenny McCarthy debuts new radio show 'Dirty Sexy Funny'
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- "The View" host Jenny McCarthy discusses sex, dating and more on her new Sirius XM radio show, "Dirty Sexy Funny."
Farrah Abraham wants Sandra Bullock, Jessica Alba to star in film based on her book
Veronica LinaresNEW YORK, July 18 (UPI) -- Farrah Abraham's erotic novel was released earlier this month, but the reality star is already thinking about the possible film adaptation of the...
ISS 'space truck' launch postponed: Arianespace
The July 24 launch of a robot ship to deliver provisions to the International Space Station has been postponed "for a few days", space transport firm Arianespace said Friday.
Astronaut Hank Hartsfield, Led 1st Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery, Dies at 80
Astronaut Hank Hartsfield, who commanded space shuttle Discovery's first flight, died on July 17, 2014. He was 80. Hartsfield logged a total of 483 hours in space, circling the Earth...
Best Space Pictures: Ancient Cluster of Stars, Heavy Metal on Mars, and Europa's Frozen Bars
Astronauts welcome new supplies and summer brings beautiful skies in the week's best space pictures.
OCO-2 Data to Lead Scientists Forward into the Past
Scientists will use a virtual time machine to trace carbon dioxide observations from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 back to their sources.
Boom in satellite ship tracking
The demand for ship identification and tracking data acquired by satellites is growing rapidly.
NASA taps Space Systems/Loral for asteriod mission redirect program study
Richard TomkinsPALO ALTO, Calif., July 18 (UPI) -- Studies on technology for re-directing asteroids has been commissioned by NASA.
North Carolina driver captures streaking meteor on dash cam
Brooks HaysRALEIGH, N.C., July 18 (UPI) -- A giant fireball of a meteor was caught on a dash cam by a Dan Perjar, a software developer from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon spotted kissing after divorce filing
Veronica LinaresMALIBU, Calif., July 18 (UPI) -- Pamela Anderson was photographed kissing her soon-to-be ex-husband Rick Salomon in Malibu Thursday.
The mystery behind starling flocks explained
(Phys.org) —The mystery behind the movements of flocking starlings could be explained by the areas of light and dark created as they fly, new research suggests.
Ohio groomsmen rock LeBron James Cavs jerseys in slam dunk of wedding photo
Evan BleierAKRON, Ohio, July 18 (UPI) -- Ohio groomsmen rocked LeBron James Cavaliers jerseys for a photo at the wedding of Nick Jones and Christa Deckard in Akron.
Is our solar system weird?
Is our Solar System normal? Or is it weird? How does the Solar System fit within the strange star systems we've discovered in the Milky Way so far?
NASA image: Caribbean Sea viewed from the International Space Station
From the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying some 225 nautical miles above the Caribbean Sea in the early morning hours of July 15, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman photographed this north-looking...
Upgraded telescope opens window to universe
An international team of astrophysicists including University of Adelaide researchers have announced the successful detection of pulsed gamma rays from the neutron star, the Vela pulsar, using their newly upgraded...
Mount Wilson Observatory: Facts & Discoveries
Mount Wilson Observatory is a Los Angeles-area facility with several telescopes open to astronomers and the public.