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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...
Pulsar stumps astronomers
An obese oddball of a star has left astronomers wondering how it could have formed. Dr David Champion at CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility and his colleagues from 20 other...
El Niño might have helped Magellan voyage
Researchers speculate that calm conditions in the Pacific altered the route of his ships, which became the first to circle the globe. ...
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. ...
Interior Of Mars Is Colder Than Previously Thought, So Any Possible Liquid Water Would Be Deep Underground
New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. The findings suggest any liquid water that...
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.
First Measurement Of Entangled States In Nitrogen 'Pins Down' Electons - And Doesn't
When atoms form molecules, they share their outer electrons and this creates a negatively charged cloud. The electrons buzz around between the two positively charged nuclei, making it impossible...
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...
Written in the skies: why quantum mechanics might be wrong
Observations of the cosmic microwave background might deal blow to theory.
Huge hole in the cosmos disappears
NOW you see it, now you don’t. A giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists last year may not exist after all. A re-examination of the area has found...
Astronomers use new model of dust in galaxies to remeasure the total energy output of stars in the universe
Anyone gazing up on a dark clear night is greeted by the spectacle of thousands of powerful fusion reactors - the stars. These balls of extremely hot gas are generating...
Berlin Air Show ILA2008: space showcased all under one roof
ESA PR 27-2008. As it does every two years, Berlin will soon be showcasing European and international space activities at the ILA2008 Air Show from Tuesday 27 May to Sunday...
Mars' north pole is layered, scientists say
The finding is based on radar images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which show seven distinct layers of ice and dust. ...
Brrr! Mars Colder Than Expected
A peek under the Martian north pole reveals a thick ice cap.
Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era
(AP) -- Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds -...
Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report
Russian space scientists announced on Thursday a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit.
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 at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts...
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...
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...