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Decontamination system to up research on space station
Just like eating, drinking and even trying to wash your hair aboard the International Space Station, conducting science experiments in space is not a simple task for astronauts. There are...
COSMIC NEWS! Scientists mimic supernova explosion in the lab
Physicists did what was thought almost impossible—they’ve recreated a supernova explosion in a lab using lasers.
Again? Sun Unleashes Third Big Flare in Two Days
The sun is hitting its stride: It shot off yet another powerful solar flare on Wednesday after producing a pair of major solar storms Tuesday.
Quartz crystals reveal the moon is older than previously thought
The violent impact that created our moon may have occurred millions of years earlier than previously thought, according to new research.
Private European Space Plane Prototype Passes 1st Drop Test (Video)
A quarter-scale prototype of SpacePlane, a vehicle being developed by the France-based company Airbus, took to the skies last month, giving engineers their first look at how the craft performs...
ESA astronauts return to NEEMO underwater habitat
ESA astronauts Andreas Mogensen and Thomas Pesquet spent five days last year as part of NASA's underwater project to test technologies that could be used in future space missions –...
Why Haven't We Encountered Aliens Yet? The Answer Could be Climate Change
Various explanations for why we don’t see aliens have been proposed but with every new discovery of a potentially habitable planet, the Fermi Paradox becomes increasingly mysterious.
Google buying satellite startup Skybox for $500 million
Ananth BaligaMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 10 (UPI) -- Google said Tuesday that had purchased satellite startup Skybox for $500 million, enhancing its capabilities in detailed landscape pictures and video.
Jenelle Evans, 'Teen Mom' star, divorces Courtland Rogers
Veronica LinaresRALEIGH, N.C., June 10 (UPI) -- A Brunswick County clerk confirmed that Jenelle Evans finalized her divorce from estranged husband Courtland Rogers on Tuesday.
Prototype telescope grabs its first pics of southern sky
SKA will peer back into the era of the very first stars and galaxies
New rocket artillery system for Brazil
Richard TomkinsFORMOSA, Brazil, June 10 (UPI) -- Brazil receives first batch of self-propelled rocket artillery.
Solar Mini-Max
NASA and NOAA agree: Solar Max has arrived, but this "mini Max" is not like any other solar maximum of the Space Age.
Autonomous Robots to Battle for $1.5 Million NASA Prize
NASA is offering $1.5 million in prize money this week to inventors who build a robot that can navigate a mock-alien landscape and scoop up geologic samples without any help...
Jennifer Lawrence to star in David O. Russell's 2015 flick 'Joy'
Veronica LinaresLOS ANGELES, June 10 (UPI) -- David O. Russell's upcoming flick about the inventor of the Miracle Mop, "Joy," has just received a Dec. 2015 release date.
Will NASA's Pluto Flyby in 2015 Reignite Planet Debate?
The world will get its first good look at mysterious Pluto a little more than a year from now, possibly reigniting the debate over the object's planetary status. NASA's New...
Space History Photo: Molded Astronaut Couches
The astronauts' molded couches lean against NASA's model shop wall.
New Private Spacecraft Will Be 1st US Space Lifeboat in 40 Years
The next U.S. spacecraft designed to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station also need to act as lifeboats if something goes wrong on the orbiting outpost.
NASA scientist expands list of habitability possibilities for exoplanets
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- NASA is looking to relax some limits placed on planets being considered as hospitable to life.
Moscow mall recreates mini-replica of Times Square
Aileen GraefMOSCOW, June 10 (UPI) -- Philips Lighting helped the VEGAS Crocus City mall in Moscow build a scale model replica of Times Square in the middle of the shopping...
The solar wind breaks through the Earth's magnetic field
Space is not empty. A wind of charged particles blows outwards from the Sun, carrying a magnetic field with it. Sometimes this solar wind can break through the Earth's magnetic...
Watch the northern lights dance and shimmer in "silent storms"
Aurorae were once believed to be warring clans of spirit soldiers, the skyward ghosts of virgin women, or the glow of fires burning inside celestial caves. Today we know they're...
Why is the moon leaving us?
We had a good run, us and the Moon. Grab your special edition NASA space tissues because today we're embarking on a tale of orbital companionship, childhood sweethearts and heartache.
Stopping starlight may bring other Earths into focus
Two new telescope concepts compete for NASA’s approval, in hopes of taking the first picture of a life-bearing exoplanet.
Chow Down! Star Will Devour 2 Alien Planets
A star shining about 2,800 light-years from Earth will chow down on two of its planets millions of years from now
For galaxies, having neighbors matters
Where galaxies live has an enormous effect on how they form stars, a puzzle that a new Canadian study is helping to solve. "To understand how galaxies evolve, we need...
TMT exhibits a next-generation telescope mirror assembly in Canada
The Thirty Meter Telescope project will unveil a polished mirror assembly—a key piece of astronomy's next-generation telescope—at the 2014 annual meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA).
Solar Jets | Space Wallpaper
This space wallpaper shows a series of observations performed with the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to study the evolution of reconnection jets on a small patch of the...
Gleaming Over Atacama | Space Wallpaper
This gorgeous space wallpaper, taken in the Atacama Desert in Chile, shows star trails circling the South Celestial Pole, over a cacti-dominated still landscape.