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Haunting Photos of Saturn Moons Snapped by Cassini Spacecraft
The moons Enceladus, Janus and Dione shine in new pictures from Cassini.
Superluminal Neutrinos: Opera Spokesperson Resigns
Antonio Ereditato (left), spokesperson of the Opera collaboration, announced today he stepped down. He is no longer leading the Opera experiment. The Opera experiment last September made headlines around the world...
Cargo craft docks with space station
GREENBELT, Md., March 29 (UPI) -- NASA says a European unmanned cargo carrier has successfully docked with the International Space Station
Mars mission with rover said on course
PASADENA, Calif., March 28 (UPI) -- NASA says its Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft has successfully adjusted its flight path for delivery of the rover Curiosity to the Red Planet...
The Beatles 'Back In The...ISS'? Space Twist On The Hit Song | Video
The band Love and Mersey took a different take on "Back In the USSR", from the Beatles' White Album (written by Paul McCartney). The lyrics were re-worked and song re-titled...
'No danger' from platform flare
A flame is still burning above an evacuated North Sea platform from which gas has been leaking for three days.
Imposing a Cap With Holes
U.S. EPA sets limits on carbon emissions for power plants not yet built
Photos: Exquisite Star Trails Captured by Astronaut Don Pettit
See pictures of amazing star trails taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Evidence stacks up that monolith at Gardom's Edge is astronomically aligned
Researchers have gathered new evidence that a 4000-year-old monolith was aligned to be an astronomical marker. The 2.2 meter high monument, located in the Peak District National Park, has a...
Space photo shows giant Earth crater
PARIS, March 26 (UPI) -- A Dutch astronaut aboard the International Space Station has captured a dramatic image of a huge, reddish lava crater in the Sahara Desert.
Budget cuts portend new direction for Fermilab's Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists working at Fermilab, the premier particle physics lab in the United States, have been asked to rework their plans for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) in light...
Energy-starved Pakistan eyes solar power
From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis.
Branson congratulates 'incredible' Cameron dive
British billionaire and adventurer Richard Branson may have lost his unwritten race to the bottom of the ocean with James Cameron, but he told AFP Monday he wants to team...
Neil deGrasse Tyson: The case for human explorers in space
In 50 years, humans will have been to Mars, will be able to go on tourist trips to the moon and will have access to gadgets and tools that are...
Mercury May Be Hiding Water Ice, NASA Spacecraft Reveals
Mercury's poles may have ice deposits, according to new findings from NASA's Messenger probe.
Oldest Alien Planets Found—Born at Dawn of Universe
Two Jupiter-like worlds have been found orbiting a star that formed less than a billion years after the big bang, scientists say.
Watch the Planets Line Up With Crescent Moon in Rare Conjunction
Look toward the west tonight and you'll see Jupiter and Venus together, lining up with the crescent moon in a rare and beautiful conjunction. Venus is so bright you can see it...
Scottish telescope comes to Kent
A telescope from the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh is to be given to a Kent astronomical society.
North set for mass analysis of planets
North set for mass analysis of planetsNature 483, 522 26032012 doi: 10.1038/483522aEric HandSpectrograph will review results from Kepler telescope.
Moon Formation Theory Challenged by New Study
The idea that a protoplanet called Theia formed the moon is under question.
Wall and Terrace at Marcia Crater
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows an interior wall and southern terrace of Marcia crater on Vesta.
Wernher von Braun at 100: Moon Rocket Pioneer's Legacy Recalled
Rocket scientists who worked with von Braun will commemorate his life in Hunstville, Ala.
Artemis: the ATV whisperer
ESA’s Artemis communications satellite is in action again to ensure the safe arrival of Europe’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle at the International Space Station with vital supplies.
New European-African wind engineering initiative launched
A new European–African wind energy association has been launched in principle at a conference in Morocco.
Now, brought to the big screen by physicists at SLAC the universe
The mysteries of the universe from the first stars and supernovas to galaxy clusters and dark matter - are being revealed in stunningly beautiful full-color, high-definition 3-D videos played...
The earliest stages of planet formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small dust particles in a disk of gas around a young star, according to current models, gradually coagulate during the first million years until kilometer-sized objects are formed....
Controversy Surrounds Russia's Claim that Cosmic Rays Caused Mars Mission Failure
A heartbreaking, out-of-the-gate failure of Russia’s sample return mission early this year created a wide circle of disappointment. For Russia, it was supposed to be a "cavalry charge"...
Old foes still wary of space code
Why countries can't agree rules to keep space safe