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Scientists tell United Nations that Earth needs an asteroid shield
A group of the world's leading scientists has urged the United Nations to establish an international network to search the skies for asteroids on a collision course with Earth.
Satellites Flying In Formation To Help Improve Understanding Of Earth
Based on the outstanding success of the first tandem mission between ERS-2 and Envisat last year, ESA has paired the two satellites together again to help improve our understanding of...
NASA lands a cosmic first with 'tweets' from Mars
If the Phoenix Lander comes back to life on Mars, Twitter users could be among the first to know.
Collider 'needs warning system'
An official investigation into the accident at the Large Hadron Collider recommends the installation of an early warning system.
Brown Dwarfs Do Form Like Stars
Astronomers have uncovered strong evidence that brown dwarfs form like stars. Using the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array, they detected molecules of carbon monoxide shooting outward from the object known as ISO-Oph...
New projects use massive storage
Some of the latest Australian projects require huge digital storage – six hours of astronomy will generate more data than all radio telescope data produced to this point.
Software predicts pollutants' path
Australian researchers have developed software that can predict which way airborne odours and pollutants will blow.
RocketShip Tours Teams Up With XCOR Aerospace To Offer A $95,000 Right Stuff Experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- The race to offer commercial passengers an experience of a lifetime just got more affordable. RocketShip Tours owned by Jules Klar, a veteran in the travel business...
Blast From The Past: Astronomers Resurrect 16th-Century Supernova
Astronomers have used light echoes as a time machine to unearth secrets of one of the most influential events in the history of astronomy -- a stellar explosion witnessed on...
SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Mars Lava, Star Cluster, More
Ancient Martian lava flows, space shuttle Endeavour, the Pinwheel Galaxy, and millions of stars shine in this week's best space images.
NASA Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring...
Giant wind farm gets the go-ahead
One of the world's largest wind farms, which will help power around a half a million homes, has been approved.
NASA Selects NOAA Goes-R contractor
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has selected the contractor for the next series of weather satellites.
Huge Sun Shield Built for Space Telescope
A tennis-court-sized sun shield will keep the James Webb Space telescope chilled to perfection in space.
Rocket company sells discount rides to space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space tourism race heated up on Tuesday when a second company began offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of...
ESA satellites focusing on the Arctic
The Arctic is undergoing rapid transformation due to climate change, pollution and human activity. ESA's ERS and Envisat satellites have been providing satellite data of the region for the last...
Cosmic Log: Rocket rides for sale
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A brand-new travel agency is selling front-row seats on an XCOR Aerospace rocket plane that will soar more than halfway to outer space.
Spacewatch
The ISS (International Space Station) has been making some spectacular transits across our evening sky of late, even accompanied by the shuttle Endeavour between its undocking last Friday and its...
Russians Track Troubled U.S. Spy Satellite
The U.S. Air Force apparently has a malfunctioning Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite on its hands.
VIDEO: Darwin Voyage to Rio Retraced
Stunned by slavery and "the glories of the vegetation of the tropics," Charles Darwin explored Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state in 1832—a voyage now being retraced with the help of...
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
NASA: Phoenix Mars Lander is now silent … Heart's helical band motion studied … Endeavour to return to Florida … Rapid, unexpected climate changes posited ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Observatory: A Ball on the Seafloor Casts Doubt on Views of How Life Diversified
A rolling amoeba of the genus Gromia casts doubt on scientists’ understanding of how life on Earth diversified.
Researchers Use Sun Cycle to Predict Rainfall Fluctuations
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sun`s magnetic field may have a significant impact on weather and climatic parameters in Australia and other countries in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System
New chemical analyses suggest a comet may have been flung into the solar system from afar.
Omega Centauri -- The Glittering Giant of the Southern Skies
Sparkling away at magnitude 3.7 and appearing nearly as large as the full moon on the southern night sky, Omega Centauri is visible with the unaided eye from a clear,...
Chinese Space Officials Meeting with NASA Today
NASA is hosting Earth and space science working group meetings with officials from the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
Argentina signs yet more science cooperation agreements
New commitments with Germany and several African nations bring Argentina's tally on science cooperation agreements to around 100.
December: Ursid meteor shower out-performs the Geminids
The annual Geminid meteor shower, which will reach its maximum on the night of Dec. 13-14, usually offers the best show of the year, outperforming even the Perseid shower of...