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Space station crew may face another bumpy re-entry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) could have a rough return to Earth because their re-entry capsule has the same glitch that caused problems on...
Jupiter's Moon Scarred by Wandering Poles
A shift in Europa's polar locations leaves surface scars.
Milky Way's youngest known supernova discovered
The baby stellar blast happened around 1868, astronomers say. Radio and X-ray techniques are combined to pinpoint the object. ...
LIDAR Imaging Detector Could Build 'Super Road Maps' Of Planets And Moons
Technology that could someday "MapQuest" Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development. Scientists are developing a new generation of optical/ultraviolet imaging LIDAR detectors that will significantly...
Key Molecule Discovered In Venus's Atmosphere
Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense atmosphere.
Da Vinci to be honored by small helicopter flight
(AP) -- A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea.
Rocket Man Feels Wind Beneath His Wings
Imagine: a 48-year-old man flying solo, without an airplane, 7,500 feet above the earth. Well, Swiss pilot Yves Rossy did it, with the help of jet-powered wings. Richard Roth explains...
'Indy' gets elected to archaeological group
Actor Harrison Ford, who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen, is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.
Huge 'hole' in the cosmos disappears
CAMBRIDGE, England, May 15 (UPI) -- A British astronomer says a giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists when it was discovered might not have existed at...
Carl Icahn Leads Yahoo Shareholder Revolt
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has confirmed he is launching a proxy battle to remove Yahoo's board of directors.
ESA opens satellite navigation competition
PARIS, May 15 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's fifth annual European Satellite Navigation Competition is seeking ideas for satellite navigation usage in non-space businesses.
Evolution rolls on for Mars rover
The wheels continue to turn on Europe's billion-euro project to put a robotic rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
Universe really twice as bright
An international collaboration has found that the Universe is really twice as bright as previously thought, with dust clouding much of the starlight generated.
Site checks originality of discoveries
A new site has been created that allows entrepreneurs and inventors to check whether their revolutionary idea or invention is really a new one.
NASA Holds Breath for Phoenix Mars Lander's Touchdown [News]
"Follow the water" has been NASA's mantra as it has explored Mars for signs of present or past life. It will be no different later this month when the Phoenix...
Submarine Captain Recounts Voyage Under Arctic Ice
Capt. Alfred S. McLaren and the crew of the USS Queenfish took their submarine in 1970 beneath the perennial sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean to explore and map...
Study looks at Arizona`s 'Megapolitan' future
Two out of three Americans are expected to live in just 20 “megapolitan” areas in about 30 years, and one of these megapolitans - the Sun Corridor -...
NASA announces educational TV partnership
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has launched a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce educational television programs.
Russia and Europe may team up for moon flights
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Europe are teaming up to build a spaceship which will fly astronauts to the moon, Russia said on Wednesday, although the European Space Agency struck...
School to build $34M satellite instrument
BOULDER, Colo., May 14 (UPI) -- The University of Colorado says a $34 million solar instrument package it proposed has been restored to a 2013 U.S. satellite mission.
Interviews: the martian water cycle and climate
Even in the clearest, bluest sky on Earth, there is still water vapour in our atmosphere. If you could condense all the water vapour out of the atmosphere above...
NASA names competition winners
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has announced the winners of its high school competition to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.
Europe could get manned spaceship
EADS Astrium announces a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.
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Microsoft unveils its telescope application
WorldWide Telescope allows viewers to focus on a particular planet or cluster of stars. One astronomer say it offers 'almost a cinematic representation' of the heavens. ...
Emergency Links: Researchers Identify 'Sweet Spot' for Radios in Tunnels
Researchers at NIST have confirmed that underground tunnels - generally a difficult setting for radios - can have a frequency 'sweet spot' at which signals may travel several times farther...
NASA Rolls Out Space Shuttle Tires for Loan
NASA announced last week the fate of their flown space shuttle tires.
Solar Lily Pads Gently Floating And Gathering Energy on the River Clyde
The preeminent Glasgow, Scotland based architecture firm ZM Architecture has big ideas for attracting solar energy in a very aesthetic manner. The proposed Water Lily Solar panels for the Clyde...