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Bird Strikes Could Threaten Space Shuttles, Too
Bird strikes could threat NASA space shuttles during launch and landing.
Google Art
Don’t have the time or money to fly to Spain to visit the famous Prado Museum in Madrid? No problem. Today, Google launches the Prado layer on Google...
Giant Rockets Could Revolutionize Astronomy
In the game of astronomy, size matters. To get crisp, clear images of things billions of light years away, a telescope needs to be big.
Dead Stars Tell Story of Planet Birth
Astronomers have turned to an unexpected place to study the evolution of planets -- dead stars. read more
Cosmic Log: Inauguration gets high-tech boost
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Web pros and wireless providers are getting ready for a presidential inauguration that will be heavy on Webcasting, texting and other high-tech twists.
Zombie Star Spins Like Crazy
The fading glow of a "zombie" star reveals that its body remains plenty active, as seen in an incredible rotation rate.
Radio-astronomers form telescope the size of Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radio telescopes around the world will join forces this week to carry out a unique observation of three quasars, distant galaxies powered by super-massive black holes at their...
SpaceX Puts New Rocket Through Launch Pad Paces
SpaceX is putting its first Falcon 9 rocket through launch pad paces in Florida.
Astronaut Dessert Redefines 'Space Chimps'
A NASA astronaut is packing some space chimp chocolate bars for a space station trip.
Satellites search out South Pole snowfields
As skiers across the world pay close attention to the state of the snow on the slopes, there are a different group of scientific snow-watchers looking closely at a South...
Giant Delta 4 Rocket's Launch Delayed to Wednesday
Launch coverage for ULA's Delta 4 Heavy booster and the National Reconnaissance Office's L-26 satellite.
Scientist: CO2 Report Didn't Name Google
A Harvard physicist says a newspaper that reported on his study of carbon footprints and the Internet "had an ax to grind" with the search giant.
Glimpse Before Big Bang Possible
The universe appears to be lopsided, and a new model aims to explain this anomaly.
New Clues To How We Locate Objects In Space
In a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science,researchers suggest that we can locate objects in space by accurately combining features from perception and visualization. The resulting spatial representation...
Mapping the Sea and Its Mysteries
‘Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas,’ details how surprising discoveries are illuminating the sea, its immense impact on the planet and its habitability.
Wanted! Your Views On America's Space Program Goals
Americans can chime in on the U.S. space program in a new survey.
Mars rover needs a date
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory needs more money to reach the launch pad, and has less time.
Rainmaking Bacteria Ride Clouds to "Colonize" Earth?
The far-ranging microbes may use the weather cycle to disperse themselves—an idea that "would have been viewed as crazy 25 years ago," researchers say.
Public Events Mark Mars Rovers' Five-Year Anniversary
Public events during the next two weeks will share the adventures of the still-active NASA Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
Crazy Fast? Or Just Plain Crazy?
The Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration may be long past, but plenty of adventurers still share Sir Ernest Shackleton's dream of reaching the south pole. And last Wednesday three Canadians...
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Unveils A Dozen New Pulsars
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 12 new gamma-ray-only pulsars and has detected gamma-ray pulses from 18 others. The finds are transforming our understanding of how these stellar cinders...
Active Galaxies Are Different Near And Far, Swift Spacecraft Shows
An ongoing X-ray survey undertaken by NASA's Swift spacecraft is revealing differences between nearby active galaxies and those located about halfway across the universe. Understanding these differences will help clarify...
P.E.I. group launched to support wind farms
As opposition grows to the building of wind farms on P.E.I., a man in West Prince has decided to form a group to support wind energy.
Explosions Starve Black Holes
Exploding stars send shockwaves that evaporate gas around black hole.
Hunt for space rocks intensifies
An Italian astronomer's comet discoveries give a boost to Nasa's mission to find and track near-Earth objects.
Semantic Search Engine Helps Scientists Do Productive Searches
A new semantic web search engine developed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville is helping scientists who study the environment retrieve the research data they need, and has...
Hazards Of Severe Space Weather Revealed
A new study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth. The report provides some of the first clear economic...
Mars robot sets out on an epic trek
In a few days, a robot vehicle no bigger than a golf cart will complete its analysis of a small patch of red Martian soil. Then it will turn south...