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NASA Video Shows Huge Sun Storm Grow to Engulf Earth
Scientists get the best-ever look at a massive sun explosion.
New techniques yield detailed views of solar storms
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA spacecraft observations and new data processing techniques are giving scientists better insight into the evolution and development of solar storms that can damage satellites, disrupt communications and...
Dark Energy Dark Matter Dark Force: Not Afraid Of The Dark
The public repulsion against dark matter and dark energy is really annoying. Rob Knop at scientopia compares it to 17th century catholic church mentality; Ethan picks it up and bangs...
Possibility of Mars microbial life eyed
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they'll recreate conditions on Mars in a laboratory to see if microbial life might exist in salt droplets observed...
Software said to improve GPS accuracy
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers working on the accuracy of GPS location say they have set their sights on the third dimension with software to improve...
Researchers theorize that neutrons may be squished into cubes in neutron stars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neutrons, those particles that reside here on Earth inside the nucleus of atoms, along with protons, collectively called nucleons, are thought to exist in the far reaches of...
Hulu adds original content
Hulu has struck a deal with documentary maker Morgan Spurlock to create original content for its U.S. video streaming service.
Comet Elenin: Biggest Questions (and Answers) From NASA
See NASA's most popular questions and answers about comet Elenin 2011 pass through the inner solar system.
China to launch space station module prototype
Chinas space program is in the news again, this time with unconfirmed reports that the Tiangong 1 space lab may be launching into orbit sometime this year possibly later...
Space Boat: A Nautical Mission to an Alien Sea
TiME This capsule designed to explore Titan's seas is one of three projects being considered to receive NASA funding next year. Graham Murdoch In 2006, while flying by Saturn's moon Titan, the...
New research to simulate geoscience field trips
College students with mobility impairments who are studying for a career in the geosciences will soon be able to explore a computer-generated simulation of a large cave system to meet...
Image: Opportunity's heat shield
This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, broken into two key pieces, the main piece on the left side and...
Jodie Foster keeps real-life alien hunt alive
Actor who played a scientist in sci-fi movie Contact makes donation to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence InstituteShe played a scientist who uncovers evidence of extraterrestrial life in 1997's Contact. Yesterday it was...
Scientists say Earth not getting fatter
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A NASA-led research team says it's laid to rest a recurrent rumor that Earth has a weight problem, reporting that the planet is...
That's no chupacabra! It's probably a ...
The bizarre kangaroo-rat-deer that was briefly taken into captivity last week in a D.C. suburb is almost certainly none of the above. Oh, and it's not a bloodsucking chupacabra, either.
Study: Oxygen appeared earlier on Earth
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- New research suggests oxygen was being produced on Earth hundreds of millions of years before any traces of it appeared in our atmosphere,...
Unusual form of carbon seen in space
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- NASA says its Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted the signature of a form of carbon called graphene in space, the first-ever cosmic detection...
Spacewatch: ISS visible in evening sky
The International Space Station is back in our evening sky, making conspicuous transits from the W and often fading from view as it enters eclipse in the Earth's shadow in the directions...
More NASA Prizes
MSNBC reported on the latest set of new NASA prizes:NASA today announced three new competitions offering a total of $5 million in prizes — and only one of them involves...
Can we bring the grayling back to Michigan?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Overfishing and destruction of its habitat have driven the Arctic grayling from its native Upper Michigan waters. But Michigan Technological University biologists Nancy Auer and Casey Huckins are...
Earth-Based Mars500 Crew Breaks Endurance Record For Longest "Space" Mission
An increasingly pale six-member crew on a fake mission to Mars has just reached a new landmark: 438 days in isolation. The streak beats the record held by someone who actually spent...
Disney World Offers Hotel 'Tribute' for NASA Shuttle Workers
Shuttle lovers, and especially shuttle workers, can get special deals at a Walt Disney World hotel.
Change in solar activity brings increased radiation risk to air passengers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radiation risks to airplanes and spacecraft are likely to increase when the Sun moves from its present grand solar maximum to lower levels of activity, says research from...
SpaceX plans November test flight to space station
California-based rocket maker SpaceX said that it will make a test flight in late November to the International Space Station, now that NASA has retired its space shuttle program.
For the Space Needle’s Birthday, a Trip to Space
The Seattle landmark is turning 50 and hoping to capitalize on, if not refurbish, its image as a symbol of the future by sending one person on a suborbital flight.
Information paradox simplified
Information escapes black holes without space–time, say physicists
TV review: Horizon: Seeing Stars; Safebreakers and Only Connect
That's the way to do astrophysics – cut out the science and just show us the stunning picturesNot even drop-dead good looks and boyish enthusiasm could save Brian Cox from the first...
Journey to a Giant World: Launch Shots of the Juno Mission to Jupiter [Slide Show]
NASA launched its Juno probe on August 5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will be a meeting of mythological mates , as...