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Mars Crater Named After Historic Freedom 7 Spacecraft
Just after the anniversary of Alan Shepard's flight, scientists named a crater in his honor
Soviet Spacesuit Fetches $242,000 in NY Auction
A vintage Russian spacesuit and hundreds of other space artifacts hit the auction block at Bonhams Thursday.
Photos: China's First Space Station
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
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
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
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
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
Possible evidence for WIMPs reported, supporting claims of Italy-based experiment
Internet satellite images available to all
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
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
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
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
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
Rotating sunspots that twist the sun's magnetic field triggered a powerful X-class solar flare.
BlackBerry to use Bing as default search engine
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
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
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
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
(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
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
For the first time, scientists have an almost complete sky map of high-energy cosmic rays.
Dark Matters
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
From Hiltler to Osama bin Laden, here are five infamous criminals and terrorists that evaded prosecution.
Vibrant Auroras Serenade May Day
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
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
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
Single-seater prototype seeks to demonstrate that that emissions-free air travel is possible
The Andromeda Galaxy's Coat of Many Colors
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...