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China's Moon Rover & Lander Enter 3rd Lunar Sleep
China's first moon rover and lander have entered a third period of "Selene slumber," a shutdown of operations given two weeks of temperature-dropping lunar night. The Yutu (Jade Rabbit) rover...
National Briefing | West: California: NASA Aids Drought War
NASA scientists have begun deploying satellites and other technology to help California water officials assess the state’s record drought.
Giant Black Holes May Stall Star Birth in 'Red and Dead' Galaxies
Powerful jets generated by supermassive black holes could be quenching star formation in elliptical galaxies, forcing them to appear "red and dead," a new study reports.
Solar X-Flare Spitfire Seen By Multiple Spacecraft | Video
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured close-ups and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) had the wide view of the Feb. 24th, 2014 X4.9-class flare. Also, SOHO's view provides imagery...
Largest ever space camera is ready to map a billion stars
After its successful launch in December, European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia has now taken up its position in space and is ready to survey the skies. With the help of...
Samsung unveils Galaxy S5 smartphone
Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy S5 smartphone, which is designed to complement several new fitness-themed devices.
An End in Sight in the Long Search for Gravity Waves (Op-Ed)
Our unfolding understanding of the universe is marked by epic searches and we are now on the brink of discovering something that has escaped detection for many years.
Winter Skywatching: Spot Jupiter and the 'Heavenly Twins'
Probably the most eye-catching object these cold winter evenings lies well up in the southeast sky soon after dark — Jupiter. The largest planet in our solar system is spending...
Starwatch: The March night sky
Jupiter continues as a conspicuous object high in the S sky as the evening begins. Orion, too, is unmistakable near the meridian at nightfall but has marched westwards by our map times...
Intense Auroras Groove Over Swedish Mountains In New Video
Chad Blakley (ligthsoverlapland.com) captured the powerful northern lights dancing in the night sky over several Swedish Lapland locations on Feb 21st, 2014. The final scene contains a small hotel in...
Best Space Photos of the Week - Feb. 22, 2014
From a blazing supernova remnant to a smokin' hot supermodel, don't miss these amazing space images of the week for Feb. 22, 2014.
Sun shines on New York solar energy boom
On a rooftop in the Bronx far from the skyscrapers of Manhattan, 4,760 panels soak up the winter rays. Welcome to the solar power boom in New York state.
VIDEO: Rainforest space mystery solved
Experts from Swansea University to fix the problem of satellites producing an optical illusion on the Amazon rainforest.
A hello in the snow
In the aftermath of another winter storm, Wednesday morning greeted Harvard College students with a cold chill, snow, slush, and ice as they made their way to classes. There to greet the...
Superdense Primordial Soup: Heavy Flavor Tracker At Brookhaven And Quark-Gluon Plasma
Microseconds after the big ban happened the universe was a superhot, superdense primordial soup of “quarks” and “gluons,” particles of matter and carriers of force. The quark-gluon plasma cooled almost...
Wow! The Most Amazing Images in Science This Week
Cute camo, satellite photobombs and a cosmic shockwave just start our list of favorite images this week.
A Quarter of Americans Think the Sun Orbits the Earth . . . Sigh (Op-Ed)
A surprising number of Americans don't believe simple science facts.
Richard Branson insists he will be aboard first Virgin Galactic space flight
Branson says SpaceShipTwo will enter service this year – with him and his children aboard – despite unproven technologyRichard Branson has reiterated his plan to fly with his children on the inaugural flight...
Jon Ronson is ready for blast-off. Is Richard Branson?
After a 10-year wait, Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic will have lift-off this year: he and his children will be on the first (live televised) flight. What took them so long? Jon...
NASA suspends Orion space capsule test in ocean
NASA has scrubbed a test off the California coast involving recovery of a mock-up of its newest space capsule after it was discovered that the cables weren't strong enough to...
Why Did COSMOS Dock To FOX? Neil deGrasse Tyson Answers | Video
How did ‘COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY’ come to premiere on a network not normally associated with science literacy? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan & Mitch Cannold share perspectives on science...
UrtheCast Cameras Outside Space Station Send First Data Home
The two commercial cameras that will keep a constant watch over Earth from outside the International Space Station have beamed their first test image data back home.
TV's Soledad O'Brien to Host National Geographic's 'Live from Space'
Journalist, producer and television host Soledad O'Brien will host the National Geographic Channel's global television event 'Live from Space,' the channel announced Wednesday (Feb. 19).
No Mars For Muslims? Mars One Asks Imams To Rescind Fatwa
Mars colony with solar panels Mars One Martian colonization is a risky proposition. So risky, in fact, that a group of Islamic leaders in the United Arab Emirates issued a religious ruling saying Muslims...
Could Jupiter become a star?
NASA's Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, and proceeded to study the giant planet for almost 8 years. It sent back a tremendous amount of scientific information...
Dale Gardner, Jetpack-Flying Astronaut Who Salvaged Satellites, Dies at 65
Dale Gardner, a NASA astronaut who on the second of his two shuttle missions became the last to fly the Manned Maneuvering Unit jetpack as he helped perform the first...
Mauna Kea telescope, world's biggest, closer to completion
The proposed world's-largest optical telescope, designed in Canada, is one step closer to construction after the University of Hawaii approved a plan to lease land at the summit of the...
Strange Lakes | Space Wallpaper
This stunning space wallpaper is a false-color mosaic, made from infrared data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. It reveals the differences in the composition of surface materials around hydrocarbon lakes...