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Mars Crater Named After Historic Freedom 7 Spacecraft

12 years ago from Space.com

Just after the anniversary of Alan Shepard's flight, scientists named a crater in his honor

Soviet Spacesuit Fetches $242,000 in NY Auction

12 years ago from Space.com

A vintage Russian spacesuit and hundreds of other space artifacts hit the auction block at Bonhams Thursday.

Photos: China's First Space Station

12 years ago from Space.com

Sneak a peek at China's plans for its first orbital space station and the milestones to build it.

Meteor Shower Tonight to Rain Bits of Halley's Comet on Earth

12 years ago from Space.com

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is one of two shooting star displays created by Halley's Comet.

Spitzer detects shadow of 'super-Earth' in front of nearby star

12 years ago from Science Daily

NASA's Spitzer satellite has detected the crossing of a solid planet in front of a star located at only 42 light-years in the constellation Cancer. Thanks to this detection, astronomers...

Dawn spacecraft reaches milestone approaching asteroid Vesta

12 years ago from Science Daily

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin using cameras for the first time to aid navigation for an expected July 16...

Italian Astronaut Mourns Mother's Death from Space

12 years ago from Space.com

Paolo Nespoli will have plenty of support from Earth and space as he copes with the death of his mother.

Signs of dark matter from Minnesota mine

12 years ago from Sciencenews.org

Possible evidence for WIMPs reported, supporting claims of Italy-based experiment

Internet satellite images available to all

12 years ago from UPI

PARIS, May 3 (UPI) -- The European Space agency says it added 13,000 satellite radar images to almost 45,000 camera images on the Internet for anyone wanting to explore...

Large asteroid to pass close by Earth

12 years ago from UPI

PASADENA, Calif., May 3 (UPI) -- Astronomers say they're readying their instruments to observe an aircraft carrier-sized asteroid that will come closer to Earth than our own moon does.

'The ascent' art installation/ride at Rensselaer links EEG headset and theatrical flying rig

12 years ago from Physorg

A team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students has created a system that pairs an EEG headset with a 3-D theatrical flying harness, allowing users to “fly” by controlling their thoughts....

Why the eye is better than a camera at capturing contrast and faint detail simultaneously

12 years ago from Physorg

The human eye long ago solved a problem common to both digital and film cameras: how to get good contrast in an image while also capturing faint detail.

Using solar power to sterilize medical instruments

12 years ago from Science Daily

Engineering students are using the sun to power an autoclave that sterilizes medical instruments and help solve a long-standing health issue for developing countries.

Rotating Sunspots Triggered Massive Solar Flare

12 years ago from Live Science

Rotating sunspots that twist the sun's magnetic field triggered a powerful X-class solar flare.

BlackBerry to use Bing as default search engine

12 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Microsoft's Bing will be the default search engine for Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablet.

What lies beneath the seafloor? Results from first microbial subsurface observatory experiment

12 years ago from Science Daily

An international team of scientists report on the first observatory experiment to study the microbial life of an ever-changing environment inside Earth's crust.

Global warminig doesn't pass wind

12 years ago from MSNBC: Science

Cosmic Log: As greenhouse gases continue to fill the atmosphere, the climate is expected to change. Except, it appears, one key component of the climate — wind patterns — won't...

Satellite eye on Earth: April 2011 – in pictures

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

Sunglint in the Indian Ocean, ice floes in the Arctic and Saharan dust storms were among the images captured by Nasa satellites last month

Satellites reveal tornado tracks in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama

12 years ago from Physorg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tornado tracks from last week's powerful tornado outbreak are visible in data from NASA's Aqua satellite and the Landsat satellite.

All Signs Point to Hidden Ocean on Saturn Moon Titan

12 years ago from Space.com

A huge ocean of liquid water may slosh about beneath the frigid surface of Saturn's moon Titan, according to a new study.

New map of cosmic rays in the Southern sky presented at physics meeting

12 years ago from Physorg

For the first time, scientists have an almost complete sky map of high-energy cosmic rays.

Dark Matters

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

This video is a sweet little graphic animation of an informal discussion about dark matter, probably the greatest unsolved mystery in physics and cosmologyThis interesting little video discusses what the universe is made...

History's Most Notorious and Elusive Bad Guys

12 years ago from Live Science

From Hiltler to Osama bin Laden, here are five infamous criminals and terrorists that evaded prosecution.

Vibrant Auroras Serenade May Day

12 years ago from Space.com

The solar wind impacting the Earth on the May 1, 2011 erupted in a magnificent display of colorful auroras.

NDSU Professor to Receive International Award

12 years ago from Newswise - Scinews

Dinesh Katti, professor of civil engineering at North Dakota State University, Fargo, was named the recipient of the "John Booker Excellence Medal," a prestigious international award presented by the International...

Listening telescope for space aliens shut down by cutbacks

12 years ago from Reuters:Science

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The search for intelligent life in the universe, at least beyond planet Earth, has been dealt a major blow by government budget constraints.

Solar plane set to try first international flight

12 years ago from CBSNews - Science

Single-seater prototype seeks to demonstrate that that emissions-free air travel is possible

The Andromeda Galaxy's Coat of Many Colors

12 years ago from Space.com

The ESA's fleet of telescopes captured the nearby Andromeda galaxy in different wavelengths. By combining all the observations, and seeing Andromeda in its many different colors, astronomers are able to...