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Endeavour, space station crews share Thanksgiving meal
Shuttle is due to return to Earth on Sunday after a major remodeling project. Astronauts bid farewell with turkey, toasts and all the trimmings. ...
NASA invites kids to name Mars rover
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- NASA is offering U.S. students the opportunity to name the space agency's new Mars Science Laboratory.
Feature: The sun rises slowly for Australian solar
When scientists from the University of New South Wales’ solar photovoltaic group fabricated their first solar cell in 1975, Australia was a world leader in the solar energy industry. More...
University of Southampton joins new EU network to study black holes
The University of Southampton has joined an exclusive EU-wide research network to study black holes and train the next generation of space scientists. The 'Black Hole Universe' network will study...
Sun Shows Signs Of Life: Long-Awaited Solar Cycle 24 Starting To Take Off
After two-plus years of few sunspots, even fewer solar flares, and a generally eerie calm, the sun is finally showing signs of life.
Evolution in Action: Lizards Losing Limbs
Some skinks have gone from being five-legged to legless in the blink of an eye in geologic time.
NASA ends Phoenix mission on Mars
After not hearing from the power-drained spacecraft in a week, officials believe it has gone to sleep -- permanently -- after lasting nearly three months longer than expected. ...
ESA's 'treasure trove' on YouTube
ESA is launching its own YouTube site in a new initiative to communicate even more widely with the general public by using the latest social media channels...
NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers
It started out as a normal day. NASA astronomer and meteor expert Bill Cooke woke up, dressed, and went to his office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Colleagues greeted...
APEX reveals glowing stellar nurseries
The region, called RCW120, is about 4200 light years from Earth, towards the constellation of Scorpius. A hot, massive star in its centre is emitting huge amounts of ultraviolet radiation,...
Scientists Optimize New Space Station Water System
NASA's new Water Recovery System, made possible in part by researchers at Michigan Technological University, can transform ordinary pee into water so pure it rivals the cleanest on Earth.
Rocket Launching To Investigate The Northern Lights
Airplanes that fly over the northern polar region can risk losing radio contact for several hours when the northern lights are at their most active in the skies. In the...
Mars Lander Succumbs to Winter
Mission managers said they had not heard from the craft for a week and that it had likely fallen quiet for good.
Time to test time
A new theory suggests that the essential fuzziness of time may be the limiting factor for a German gravitational-wave detector.
Satellites map cholera outbreaks
Satellite monitoring data can be used to predict cholera outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, researchers find.
Phoenix Has Gone Silent
In search of habitable soil, the Mars lander has lost power with no real chance of recovery
NASA to test Orion launch abort system
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency and Alliant Techsystems Inc. say they are planning the first full-scale test of the Orion crew capsule launch abort...
S&T Grad to Blog from Space
NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus, a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate, is scheduled to launch into orbit aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on Nov. 14. The space shuttle will drop...
Sim Mars mission crew planning near end
PARIS, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says crew selection for a simulated Mars mission is closer to completion with the medical screening of the last...
Apollo 8 crew plans to reminisce
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Nearly 40 years after the U.S. space agency sent Apollo 8 astronauts to the moon, those adventurers are planning a public reminiscence.
Nanotube scales challenge mass spectrometers
Glut of nanotube devices holds promise for ultra-sensitive mass detection
Prototyping with industrial robots
Ship's propellers, parts for wind energy converters, turbine housings - such large-volume castings can only be produced with special molds. The procedure is elaborate and cost-intensive because foundry workers...
Clouds Can Predict Climate Changes
The properties of clouds can be a key to predicting coming climate changes. The earth's climate field is regulated by the balance between incoming solar radiation and outbound heat radiation....
Satellite Images Help Aid Groups Track Atrocities
Humanitarian groups are using satellite images to scan track atrocities in Darfur.
Russian Oil and Gas Congress 2008
Location: Moscow RussiaStart Date: 08 December 2008End Date: 10 December 2008
Ammonia tank thrown from space station last year falls harmlessly in South Pacific, NASA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A refrigerator-sized piece of space junk fell harmlessly into the South Pacific Sunday night, according to NASA.
New Flares of Activity Spotted on the Sun
After more than two years of very low sunspot activity and hardly any flares, the sun is ramping up activity now.
Solar Cycle Update: The Sun Shows Signs of Life
A surge of new-cycle sunspots in October may signal the beginning of the end of the ongoing solar minimum.