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Venus and the Moon to Perform Weekend Sky Show
Early-bird skywatchers will get a pre-dawn treat of Venus near the moon this weekend.
Dot Earth: Obama's Climate Speech
How Obama can build on his State of the Union message with a speech explaining why an energy quest is necessary.
Intensive preparations for ATV freighter launch to Space Station
(PhysOrg.com) -- The fuel and most of the cargo are loaded and ATV has been hoisted to the top of Ariane 5 as teams on four continents prepare for the...
Rosneft, Exxon to explore Black Sea
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Russian oil company Rosneft said it reached a deal with U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil to explore for hydrocarbons on the Black Sea shelf.
Alabama Researchers Get Close View of Winter Storm
Who would have guessed that the perfect place to gather detailed scientific data from a powerful snowstorm would be in Alabama? That turned out to be the case during a...
Secret payload launched on largest West Coast rocket
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The largest rocket ever launched from the U.S. West Coast blasted off on Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, carrying a top secret satellite into orbit,...
First large-scale, physics-based space weather model transitions into operation
The first large-scale, physics-based space weather prediction model is transitioning from research into operation.
Obama Proposes Big Boost for Blue-Sky Energy Research Agency
Following last night's declaration by President Barack Obama of a "Sputnik Moment" on competitiveness...
Centuries of sailors weren't wrong: Looking at the horizon stabilizes posture
Everybody who has been aboard a ship has heard the advice: if you feel unsteady, look at the horizon. For a new study, researchers measured how much people sway on...
NASA Hangs a 'For Rent' Sign on Kennedy Space Center
If you need a place to launch a rocket or put together a spaceship, you're in luck: NASA is looking to rent out many of the facilities at its Kennedy...
Your Guide to the Year in Science 2011
Space and Aviation: Private Trucks Take Flight This summer, spaceflight company SpaceX, contracted by NASA to replace the retired space shuttle, will dock its Dragon spacecraft at the International Space Station SpaceX2011 is...
Supergiant star with a thick dust disc
How is it possible that HD 62623, a hot super-giant star on the verge of death, is surrounded by a disc, generally only associated with infant stars? Using long-baseline stellar...
Rings on the horizon
The Cassini spacecraft has taken a some recent images of two of Saturns most notorious moons, where in both images the planets rings serve as a backdrop. Above, Enceladus stands...
International Space Station Could Get Private Inflatable Room
The International Space Station could get a new inflatable module supplied by the American company Bigelow Aerospace, sources say.
Life-from-asteroid idea bolstered
Experiments show how conditions around a far-flung star may have formed the building blocks of life in the form they are found on Earth.
Astronomers discover coolest objects outside solar system
UK's University of Hertfordshire astronomers have measured the distances to 11 of the coolest objects ever discovered outside our solar system. The 11 cool objects known as brown dwarfs...
Parent of Taiwan's Foxconn enters solar power
The parent of Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn will pay over $130 million to become the major shareholder in a solar cell company as part of a plan to expand into...
Cyclone Wilma’s eye catches attention of NASA satellites
Wilma caught the eye of NASA. NASA's Aqua satellite captured visible and infrared images of Cyclone Wilma in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and her eye was clearly visible from space....
NASA infrared data sees birth of 10th tropical depression in Southern Indian Ocean near Australian coast
NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of the very cold clouds that house powerful thunderstorms within the Southern Indian Ocean's newest tropical depression, number 10S. The depression...
Huge Runaway Star Creates Stunning Dust Shockwave
A huge star has been photographed slamming through a barrier of cosmic dust.
As Mars Slips Behind the Sun, NASA Rover Goes Solo
Starting next week, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity will get a temporary respite from its bossy operators here on Earth. But the rover won't be able to slack off.
Kepler's Discovery
Space.com correspondent Dave Brody talks about the discovery of a small planet outside of our solar system made by the Kepler observatory.
ScienceShot: Oversized Exoplanets Inflate Themselves
Finding explains why many "Hot Jupiters" are larger than expected
Runaway star plows through space
A massive star flung away from its former companion is plowing through space dust. The result is a brilliant bow shock, seen here as a yellow arc in a new...
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Salt-seeking instrument blanketed in silver
(PhysOrg.com) -- Technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., completed the installation of thermal blankets on NASA's Aquarius instrument last week, as the Aquarius/Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas (SAC-D)...
A Boy And His 286: Into The Coding Wilderness
Every boy should have a journey into the coding wilderness. To prepare yourself for this chronicle, imagine an Australian walkabout, except in the Grid of Tron. ASCII'd (click for larger image) This...
Astronomer discounts chances of alien life
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A leading U.S. astronomer says there is no hope of finding alien life in space because all other planets discovered so far are...