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Space-odyssey asteroid pod arrives in Japan
A space capsule thought to contain the first fragments from an asteroid arrived in Tokyo on Thursday, officials said, as scientists hope it will yield vital clues about the solar...
Expedition 24 Set for June 15 Launch to Station
The International Space Station`s Expedition 24 crew continued to make preparations Wednesday for the arrival of three additional crew members. It also worked with a variety of maintenance and science...
Terraforming: Introduction
Eventually, the Earth will no longer be fit for human existence. In approximately 5 to 6 billion years the sun will exhaust its hydrogen supply. In the next 10 million...
'UFO' Spotted Over Australia Likely a Private Rocket
An eerie spiral light show in the pre-dawn sky over Australia early Saturday was no UFO. It was likely part of a new private rocket launched by an American millionaire.
TMT Project Scientist Jerry Nelson Wins Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
Jerry Nelson, project scientist for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) and professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will share the $1 million Kavli Prize...
Doctor needed in Antarctica
It’s harsh, demanding, isolated and even hostile, but a unique place: Concordia research station in Antarctica. ESA is now looking for someone with medical training to join the next crew...
NASA Wants You ... to Help Find Meteorites
A bright meteor lit up the Alabama night sky on May 18, 2010 and NASA wants help finding meteorites from the interloping space rock.
Nocturnal alertness improves after exposure to milliseconds of bright light flashes
WESTCHESTER, IL – Exposure to extraordinarily brief, millisecond flashes of bright light improves alertness at night, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7,...
Journey to the Stars
It's immersive, it's explosive, and best of all it's free. On June 7th, NASA will begin sending complimentary DVDs of the smash-hit planetarium show "Journey to the Stars" to...
NASA images show oil's invasion along Louisiana coast
New images, acquired on May 24, 2010 by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft, show the encroachment of oil from the former Deepwater Horizon rig into...
Festival Director Speaks to Desiree on SKEPTICALLY SPEAKING
Festival Director Meg Askey discusses the Flagstaff Film Festival’s special program on Scientific Inquiry on Skeptically Speaking. Listen Now!
The Solar Dynamo And The Sun's Effect On Earth's Climate
The Sun is the biggest external source of energy which affects Earth’s climate. Long-term variations of the Earth’s orbit lead to long-term (~20-400,000 year) variations in the total energy received...
Orang-utans watch zoo visitors
New research suggests that orang-utans may like watching zoo visitors as much as we like watching them – good news for their welfare.
Space, the final frontier of Chinese news manipulation
Lecture gives Chinese public rare insight into way the state stage-manages events, including space exploration and riotsAs the nation held its collective breath, China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, floated back to the motherland,...
Peeking behind the sunscreen
SPF, UVA, UVB: It's confusing. Here's a field guide. ...
Celestial Menagerie In The Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), only about 160 000 light-years from our own Milky Way, so very close on a cosmic scale, is one of the closest galaxies to our...
Earth's random walk could jolt particle accelerators
Study confirms that the Earth's surface is moving at random
Japanese Satellite Begins Flight to Test Space Age Parts
The Rockot launcher, a modified Russian ballistic missile, lifted off Wednesday. June 2, 2010, with a Japanese satellite.
Bright Fireball Slams Into Jupiter
Even as scientists announce new details about last year's impact on Jupiter, two backyard astronomers separately catch a new collision on film. ...
Mars Simulation Forces Long Isolation for Crew
Researchers in Russia to Live in Mock Spaceship, Follow Harsh Regimen of Exercise, Experiments During 520-Day Simulation
As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps … Eye on Space Weather
The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and the next few years could bring much higher levels of solar activity. NASA is keeping a wary eye on...
Hylas satellite on schedule for launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- The completion of important tests on the Hylas telecommunications satellite has brought it a step closer to launch late this year. Once the final tests are completed, Hylas...
Sanyo solar research to focus on clouds
SAN DIEGO, June 4 (UPI) -- Sanyo Electric Group and the University of California San Diego announced Thursday a $3 million research partnership on solar power.
Bok Globules
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bok globules are small interstellar clouds of very cold gas and dust that are so thick they are nearly totally opaque to visible light, although they can be...
Mars On Earth: Astrobiologists look for places here to practice for missions on other planets
Like the Earth, the other planets and moons in our solar system have their own characteristic local surface materials and weather conditions. Scientists wanting to get the most of space-probe...
Use Jupiter to Find the Elusive Planet Uranus
The planet Uranus can be spotted in the night sky using Jupiter as guide this week, a challenging but rewarding target for skywatchers.
'Space for Earth’ at the Berlin Air and Space Show, ILA, 8-13 June 2010
The Berlin Air and Space Show, ILA, one of the world’s largest aerospace trade shows, opens next week. Organised every two years by the German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI), it...
Video - Elon Musk vs. Neil Armstrong: SPACEX vs. Constellation
Is national hero Neil Armstrong being manipulated? SPACEX founder Elon Musk thinks it's a possibility.