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Saturn Moon Titan's Underground Ocean May Be Super Salty
The subsurface ocean inside Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could be as salty as any body of water here on Earth, a new study reports. Data collected by NASA's Cassini mission...
Democrats and Republicans in Washington can't even agree on route to Mars
Matt BradwellWASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- The partisan divide between Democrat and Republican lawmakers has extended from Washington to the surface of Mars.
Recipes for Health: Tostadas With Smashed Black Beans or Vaqueros, Salsa Fresca and Avocado
Refried heirloom vaquero beans add a special touch to these tostadas, but black beans work, too.
Russia closes three border crossings into eastern Ukraine
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, July 2 (UPI) -- Russia has closed three border crossings along Ukraine's eastern region, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine reported Wednesday.
Radio Signals from Jupiter Could Aid Search for Alien Life
Powerful radio signals that Jupiter generates could be used to help researchers scan its giant moons for oceans that could be home to extraterrestrial life, according to a recent study...
Angels take the White Sox in double-header opener
Mike Trout's three-run home run helped the LA Angels of Anaheim take an 8-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a double-header.
Meteorite find may be 'missing half' of interstellar collision
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with members from the U.S., Sweden and Switzerland studying a meteorite found in a Swedish quarry is reporting that the rock is unlike anything else...
Merging galaxies illuminate the cosmic food chain
(Phys.org) —Scientists studying a 'twin' of the Milky Way have used the W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Observatory to accurately model how it is swallowing another, smaller galaxy. Their...
The Google Lunar Xprize: The next great space race
With $30 million in prize money at stake, independent teams compete to launch a rover to the moon
Blast Off | Space Wallpaper
This space wallpaper shows part of the 3000-metre peak of Cerro Armazones blasting away as a step towards levelling the summit in preparation for the construction of the largest optical/infrared...
The view from 'Pillinger Point'
'Pillinger Point' - a tribute to British space scientist Colin Pillinger
Why Does the Moon Have Phases?
For millennia, humans have kept track of time by observing the changing face of the moon.
Mars One Wants to Send Your Experiments to the Red Planet
The nonprofit organization that has raised eyebrows with its plans to send people on a one-way mission to Mars is now accepting proposals for scientific payloads that could fly aboard...
U.S. astronauts lose World Cup bet -- and their hair
After betting their German crewmate that the U.S. was going to beat Germany, two NASA astronauts had to pay up
Billy Unger arrested for DUI in Malibu
Veronica LinaresMALIBU, Calif., June 30 (UPI) -- Disney XD star Billy Unger was arrested for DUI in Malibu on Saturday.
Space History Photos: Astronaut John Glenn in a State of Weightlessness During Friendship
During the Friendship 7 mission, John Glenn experiences weightlessness.
Will Orbiting Carbon Observatory Magnify Energy Industry’s PR Problem? | Video
NASA’s OCO-2 is designed to watch Earth “breathe,” exhaling, then reabsorbing CO2 as the probe maps and re-maps our planet’s surface. Humanity’s rate of carbon-loading the atmosphere is rapidly accelerating.
See Globular Clusters, Nebulas and a 'Teapot' In July 2014 Skywatching | Video
The Scorpius constellation is easy to find by its reddish star: Antares (heart of the scorpion). To its west, the M4 “Cat’s Eye” globular cluster can be found. To the...
Which Planets Are Most LIkely to Harbor Intelligent Life?
Fifty years ago astronomer Frank Drake devised a plan that would end up shaping the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, as his daughter recalls.
Spot Planets and a Meteor Shower In July 2014 | Skywatching Video
Saturn and Mars are visible in the evening and Venus and Mercury can be found before sunrise. At the end of the month, the annual Delta Aquarid peaks with 20...
Modi pitches India's frugal space prowess at rocket launch
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for India to be the world's low-cost space technology supplier after witnessing the launch of a rocket...
Kip Thorne discusses first discovery of Thorne-Zytkow object
In 1975, Kip Thorne (BS '62, and the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus) and then-Caltech postdoctoral fellow Anna Żytkow sought the answer to an intriguing question: Would...
A swing and a near-miss: Comet siding-spring clears the fence over Mars' satellite-filled outfield
Like a runner rounding third base on his way to home plate, comet Siding Spring will sprint past Mars this October while making a beeline for the Sun. Siding Spring's...
A cosmic tadpole, Jupiter's shrinking spot and Nasa's flying saucer in pictures
In this month's roundup of the best space imagery, a giant storm is waning on Jupiter, Nasa prepares its Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, and a galaxy cluster known as 'the fat...
Would Earth look like a habitable planet from afar?
Even when a distant world has the trademarks of habitability—it's Earth-sized, it's in the zone around its star where liquid water is possible—finding signs of life is tricky. The telescope...
Magnetic bubbles could shield astronauts from radiation
With help from plasma and a magnet, solar storms' dangers would lessen on long space trips.
Month in Space: See the Sights From Cosmic Heights
Admire dramatic views from the space station, a Martian selfie and other out-of-this-world highlights from June 2014.
Architecture and urban design students helped create a fully functional microhouse built using 3-D printing technology
(Phys.org) —A bed. A kitchen. A place for lounging and watching television. Full bathroom. Storage space. Those are typical minimum requirements for a person's apartment. Now imagine all of that...