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Scientists find meteor debris in Canada
(AP) -- Scientists said Friday they had found remains of a meteor that illuminated the sky before falling to earth in western Canada earlier this month.
Space agency funding defies downturn
European ministers commit �10 billion to space missions, Earth monitoring and new facilities.
Delving Into Mysterious Irregularity Of Earth's Magnetic Field: Observatory Being Built In Middle Of Atlantic Ocean
A new Danish observatory on a remote island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean will provide researchers with new knowledge about the mysterious irregularity of the Earth’s magnetic field...
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Hawking Takes Post at Physics Institute
Stephen Hawking will become the first distinguished research chair at Canada’s leading scientific trust, the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario.
Clue to break-up of ice shelves
A US team produces a computer model to predict the rate at which ice shelves break apart into icebergs.
Jupiter's Rocky Core Bigger And Icier, According To New Simulation
When Jupiter formed 4.5 billion years ago, rocks and ice combined to form a rocky core 14-18 times the mass of the Earth, according to a new simulation by UC...
NASA Mission Could Find Life on Europa
Proposal is to visit two of Jupiter's large moons, Ganymede and Europa.
New ESA centre in United Kingdom
A step towards the creation of a new European Space Agency research centre in the United Kingdom was taken this week with an agreement made at the ESA Ministerial...
Plumes from Saturn moon may come from liquid water: scientists
Huge plumes of water vapor and ice particles are spewing from Saturn's moon Enceladus at supersonic speeds in a way that strongly suggests they come from liquid water below the...
NASA's Recipe for Space Cornbread Dressing
NASA's recipe for astronaut-approved space cornbread dressing.
Modelling civilization as 'heat engine' could improve climate predictions
Discovery halves the number of variables needed to forecast emissions, claims physicist
Endeavor's Orbiting Tool Bag Can Be Seen Using 10 x 50 Binoculars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Endeavor astronaut Heidi Stefanyshyn-Piper's loss has turned out to be an amateur star gazers' event of the season. The $100,000 tool bag slipped out of her reach and...
Dawn Spacecraft Glides Into New Year
NASA's Dawn spacecraft shut down its ion propulsion system this week as scheduled. The spacecraft is now gliding toward a Mars flyby in February of next year.
Clouds And Climate Change: CERES Flight Model Moves Toward Launch
NASA's Langley Research Center's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instruments have been observing clouds and the radiation budget for nearly a decade now. Key questions remain about...
Tips for bypassing the Windows login page
Q. Whenever I update my system, I have to reboot. I also reboot on my own from time to time. When I reboot, I like to go do something else...
Most Planets May Be Seeded With Life
Discovery of RNA precursor in planet-forming cloud suggests building blocks of life are common in the universe
Cosmic-ray hot spots puzzle researchers
Proton discovery may cast doubt on dark-matter theories.
Researchers pay football fans to watch games
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are looking for 15 football fans to take part in a study which will see them being paid to watch matches in the comfort...
Possible meteor streaks across B.C. sky
Some lucky people across B.C. were treated to an amazing light show Tuesday afternoon when a bright object streaked across the twilight sky.
Argentina: The come back
Argentina's government has pledged to reverse a decades-long scientific brain drain. Rex Dalton reports.
Wind Farms Could Change Weather
Extensive wind farms of the future might steer storms and alter weather.
Space Age Technology Makes Tastier Thanksgiving Ham
The technology originally measured fluid shifts inside astronauts hamming it up in space.
10 deep-sea secrets revealed
The oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface, yet their depths remain largely unknown. It's a frontier that scientists are racing to explore.
Astronauts and Artists Shape Shuttle Mission Patch
The behind-the-scenes story of the secrets hidden in the shuttle Endeavour crew's STS-126 mission patch.
Phoenix Lander Winds Up Its Astonishing Summer On Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars has slipped far enough behind the sun today that signals from Mars-orbiting spacecraft are effectively blocked until mid-December. This solar conjunction happens every two years.
Largest virtual telescope for short wavelengths opened
Astronomers have succeeded in combining three telescopes in Hawaii using advanced computer techniques. This virtual telescope, with a diameter of 782 metres, studies the formation of new stars and planets...
Meteorite hits on Earth: There may be a recount
Meteorite craters might not be as rare as we think. A University of Alberta researcher has found a tool that could reveal possibly hundreds of undiscovered craters across Canada...
Please don't litter space, scientists say
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are looking for a way to clear the clutter in space, which some say is becoming troublesome on the heavenly...