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Nobel jurors face bribery probe for China trips
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Nobel Prize jurors who accepted all-expenses-paid trips to China to discuss the coveted awards are being investigated on suspicion of bribery, a...
Researchers Use Satellites to Measure Inland Floods
Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found. Researchers used NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon satellite and...
What Came Before The Big Bang? Interpreting Asymmetry In Early Universe
The Big Bang is widely considered to have obliterated any trace of what came before. Now, astrophysicists think that their new theoretical interpretation of an imprint from the earliest stages...
Magnetic-Shield Cracks Found; Big Solar Storms Expected
Some of the worst solar storms Earth has seen in decades are predicted to hit in 2012. Newfound breaches in the planet's magnetic field will make matters worse, experts say.
Blame the Sun for a Cloudy Day?
The sun's magnetic cycle may play a key role in droughts and downpours
NASA Instrument Inaugurates 3-D Moon Imaging
Different wavelengths of light provide new information about a region of the moon in an image taken by NASA's instrument aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft.
Flaw theory over Mars Beagle loss
The loss of the UK-led Mars probe Beagle 2 could have been due to a flawed calculation that led to it burning up, says a new report.
Most Distant Water in the Universe Found
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the most distant water yet seen in the Universe, in a galaxy more than 11 billion light-years from Earth. Previously, the most distant water had...
Mystery Lunar X Prize Team Revealed
A mystery team entered in a race to win a $30 million contest for landing a privately built spacecraft on the moon revealed its identity today.
Study: Cosmic rays do not explain global warming
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study supports earlier findings by stating that changes in cosmic rays most likely do not contribute to climate change.
2 years probation for Charlottetown doctor
Dr. Grant Matheson of Charlottetown was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation on a charge of obtaining prescription narcotics under false pretenses.
Altair lunar lander design plans sought
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency officials have released a draft request for design support for the Altair lunar lander vehicle, part of NASA's Constellation Program.
2008 Gallery: Images of the year
This gallery showcases some of the year's most eye-catching science, from a close encounter with squid suckers that look like a carnivorous cartoon choir to mathematical forms given shape in...
Astronomers Use Ultra-sensitive Camera To Measure Size Of Planet Orbiting Star
A team of astronomers has used a new technique to measure the precise size of a planet around a distant star. They used a camera so sensitive that it could...
New oceanography mission data now available
Oceanography data that will help scientists around the world better understand climate change are now available. The data come from the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, also known as OSTM/Jason-2, a...
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Christmas Tree Cluster, More
A seemingly yuletide celestial display, a planetary first, and a Saturn moon's "tiger stripes," are among the week's best space images.
Dot Earth: Cooler Year on a Warming Planet
The past year was relatively cool, but the heat is still on, NASA says.
Hard Task for New Team on Energy and Climate
After the president-elect introduced some new members of his team, aides confirmed that he would select Senator Ken Salazar as interior secretary.
Specializing in Problems That Only Seem Impossible to Solve
Jessica Fridrich pioneered a new method for speed solving the Rubik’s Cube, but has since moved on to other obsessions.
Spacewatch
January brings the fifth anniversaries of the landings on Mars of Nasa's Spirit and Opportunity rovers
Death Star Galaxy
Galaxy 3C321's supermassive black hole is shooting a jet of particles nearly at the speed of light toward a nearby galaxy.
'IceCube' telescope under construction
NEWARK, Del., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists is working under Antarctica's snow-covered surface to build the world's largest neutrino telescope.
Hottest Stars in Delicate Embrace by Spiral Arms
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) announced today that the hottest and most massive stars are wrapped in spiraling waves of hot gas....
Stennis to test Taurus II rocket engine
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi will test the Taurus II space launch...
Study Detects Growth-Stifling Dark Energy
Like referees with different vantage points concurring on an important call in a tight football game, an international team of cosmologists has independently confirmed the accelerating expansion of the universe.
A sparkling spray of stars
NGC 2264 lies about 2600 light-years from Earth in the obscure constellation of Monoceros, the Unicorn, not far from the more familiar figure of Orion, the Hunter. The image shows...
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NASA: 2T Tons Of Land Ice Melted Since '03
More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to new NASA satellite data that show the latest signs of what...