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Bias found in rulings of tennis referees
DAVIE, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have discovered tennis referees are more likely to make an error calling a ball "out" than "in" because...
American astronauts cast votes in space
Two American astronauts currently in space already have voted and urged their Earth-bound compatriots to do the same in a message broadcast by NASA Tuesday.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Nov. 14 Launch
NASA cleared the shuttle Endeavour for a Nov. 14 launch to the space station.
More Hidden Territory On Mercury Revealed By MESSENGER Spacecraft
A NASA spacecraft gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year has revealed more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet. The probe also...
Phoenix Mars Mission Faces Survival Challenges
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a race against time and the elements, engineers with NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission hope to extend the lander's survival by gradually shutting down some of its...
NASA-funded study shows methane increasing
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. space agency study shows the amount of methane in the Earth's atmosphere increased during 2007, ending approximately a decade of...
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: India's Moon Mission, More
An American space tourist returns to Earth, India launches first mission to the moon, and more in our weekly update of space photos.
Interview: Pierre Brondeau
Rohm and Haas’s CEO-in-waiting discusses the company’s imminent takeover by Dow
Space Tourist: Open Space Station to All
The latest U.S. space tourist, Richard Garriott, urged government space agencies like NASA and Roscosmos to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel.
Astronauts Ride in Style in New Moon Truck
NASA's moon truck prototype is proving to be the ultimate lunar RV.
Observatory: Galaxies Made Simple, or at Least Less Complicated
A study of 200 galaxies suggests that the properties and structure of galaxies are a function of a single parameter, rather than multiple ones.
The Great Cosmic Challenge
Today cosmologists are challenging the world to solve a compelling statistical problem, to bring us closer to understanding the nature of dark matter and energy which makes up 95 per...
New minerals point to wetter Mars
A new class of minerals found on Mars suggests liquid water stayed on the planet's surface a billion years later than first thought.
Halloween Sky Show
The planets are gathering for spooky sunset sky show on Oct. 31st. Read today's story to find out where to look.
Study: NASA dust storm predictions helpful
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A five-year U.S. space agency study shows NASA satellite data can improve dust storm forecasts in the U.S. Southwest to benefit public health...
ESA: Arctic sea ice down by 19 percent
LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says satellite data shows the thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic declined by as much...
Double the rubble: Nearby star system has two asteroid belts
Epsilon Eridani hosts an inner asteroid belt and planet arranged like those in the solar system
Intel Capital to invest $20 mln in solar venture
(AP) -- Shrugging off gloom over the economic outlook, Intel Capital on Tuesday announced its first "clean-tech" initiative in China, a $20 million equity investment in Trony Solar Holdings...
Atom smashers at work
Science editor Alan Boyle’s blog: American scientists discuss what needs to be done to fix the world's biggest atom smasher — and what they'll be doing when it's back in...
NASA's Spitzer Gets Sneak Peek Inside Comet Holmes
When comet Holmes unexpectedly erupted in 2007, professional and amateur astronomers around the world turned their telescopes toward the spectacular event. Their quest was to find out why the comet...
Space Tech Prosthetic Leg Helps To Reach Long-jump World Record
German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the...
21st Century Detective Work Reveals How Ancient Rock Got Off To A Hot Start
A new technique using X-rays has enabled scientists to play "detective" and solve the debate about the origins of a three billion-year-old rock fragment.
ESA's Lunar Robotics Challenge: A tough task for the student teams
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Teide volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife acted as a mock-up of the Moon landscape last week, with eight European student teams tuning, testing and driving...
Last uncharted Earth areas to be explored
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S., U.K. and Australian scientists will explore two of the last uncharted regions of Earth: the Aurora and Wilkes Subglacial Basins in...
Space tourism will weather market crisis: astronaut
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - At over $30 million a ticket it is not cheap, but rich adventurers will still pay for a dream trip into orbit despite a global...
Is NASA's Ares doomed?
Bit by bit, the new rocket ship that is supposed to blast America into the second Space Age and return astronauts to the moon appears to be coming undone.
Starwatch: November diary
The two brightest planets, Jupiter and Venus, draw together low down in the SW at nightfall during November. Both have set by our map times as Andromeda and her famous...
Dot Earth: Climate Campaigners Were on Terrorist List
Environmental activists with no criminal record find themselves tracked as possible terrorists.