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Chinese Rocket Launches French Communications Satellite Into Orbit
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the W3C satellite for France in what was China's first launch for a western customer in 12 years.
Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover
The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.
Venus surprises with ozone layer
Scientists discover that Venus has an ozone layer high its its atmosphere, overturning the long-held view that it did not.
Seven Supernovae Found in Single Galaxy—A First
In a galaxy 250 million light-years from Earth, astronomers have spotted a record-breaking number of supernovae found at the same time.
Judge Denies Apollo Astronaut's Motion to Dismiss Moon Camera Lawsuit
An Apollo astronaut’s claim on a moon-flown camera will be decided by a federal court.
First 'quadruple rainbow' imaged
After a study to determine how to spot them, rainbow hunters capure the first-ever images of "tertiary" and "quaternary" rainbows - a full quartet of colours.
Tracing the Canals of Mars: An Astronomer's Obsession
Astronomer Percival Lowell thought lines he saw on Mars' surface were canals built by intelligent beings.
The first detection of abundant carbon in the early universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team of astronomers, mainly from Ehime University and Kyoto University in Japan, has successfully detected a carbon emission line (CIVλ1549) in the most distant radio galaxy...
Molecular cloud Сepheus B is a hot spot for star formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope, shows the molecular cloud Cepheus B, located in our galaxy about 2,400...
2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [video] | @GrrlScientist | Punctuated Equilibrium
What do chemistry, physics and maths have in common? Penrose tiling, quasicrystals and the 2011 Nobel Prize! Includes video interview with Daniel ShechtmanDid you understand what Daniel Shechtman's discovery of quasicrystals was about...
App Smart: Watching Stars Fall, Cellphone in Hand
With the right apps, your smartphone can help you track and watch meteor showers and other astronomical phenomena.
One Room, 63 Different Dust Particles? Researchers Aim to Build Dust Library
Researchers recently isolated 63 unique dust particles from their laboratory - and that's just the beginning. The chemists used a new kind of sensor to measure the composition of...
Peering into space, camera snaps colliding galaxies
The $1.3 billion ALMA observatory catches an amazing sight as it releases its first-ever photos
7 crop circles with NASA themes
Farms create a space-themed maze coinciding with NASA celebration of 50th anniversary of the first American in space
Fireball & Space Junk Light Up Alabama Sky in Cosmic Double Play
A dazzling meteor's light show gets a boost from an old Russian rocket piece.
The Revelations of Planets' Shadows
NANTES, FRANCE—Centuries after astronomy and astrology went their very separate ways, the study of the...
Skywatchers See Double Whammy: Meteor Break Up + Zenit Booster
The night sky above Marshall Space Flight Center, AL, on September 30th delivered a streaking meteor breaking up and the spent upper stage booster of a Russian intelligence satellite (launched...
Software to prevent abuse at the click of a mouse
Teaming up with investigators from the State Office of Criminal Investigation in Berlin, Fraunhofer researchers have come up with an automated assistance system for image and video evaluation that can...
A Search In Time Is A Memorable Path
"Search. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the frustrated Web surfer. Its five-year mission: To explore strange new content, to seek out new ideas and new expressions. To...
Hitachi demos 3D real-world object projector
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a feat of technical wizardry combined with several doses of panache, Hitachi has demoed a 3D projector that can project images onto real-world objects in stunning fashion....
Spectacular Photo Captures Astronaut's Last Day in Space
The photo could be a scene from a science fiction movie, but it's actually real.
Space Image: Sputnik 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Oct. 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. Thus, began the space age.
Dark discussion ahead for Europe and US
Will the US react to Europe's attempt to take a lead in dark energy exploration after its Nobel nod?
Laser pioneer or electrochemist for Nobel?
(AP) -- Americans William Moerner, Allen Bard and Richard Zare could be among the potential candidates when the Nobel Prize in chemistry is announced Wednesday.
Nobel winner thought prize call was 'student joke'
When a Swedish voice came down the line informing him he had a "very important call" Tuesday night, Australia's newest Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt assumed it was an elaborate undergraduate...
Tiny world boasts giant mountain
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The dwarf planet Vesta, the runt of the solar system, can lay claim to the second-highest mountain, higher than anything on Earth, U.S....
Spacewatch: The end of Rosat
If you thought that Nasa's odds of one in 3,200 that someone somewhere on the Earth would be struck by a piece of the falling UARS satellite were worrying, then the next...
Say It Ain't So, Spock! Leonard Nimoy Retires from 'Star Trek' Conventions
Leonard Nimoy is retiring his Spock ears after a long and prosperous career.