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SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Ghost of Mirach, Wet Mars, More
While evidence of ice and water continue to surface on Mars, a distant galaxy comes back from the dead and more in our weekly update of space photos.
Mars Lander Still Phoning Home as Power Dips
Phoenix lander still communicating with Earth but power decreasing each day.
Magnetic Portals Connect Sun And Earth
During the time it takes you to read this article, something will happen high overhead that until recently many scientists didn't believe in. A magnetic portal will open, linking Earth...
On Mars, Phoenix lander's end appears to be near
The NASA spacecraft has survived two months longer than expected and has performed every operation asked of it. But the approach of Martian winter means dwindling sunlight -- and so...
Searching for primordial antimatter
Scientists are on the hunt for evidence of antimatter -- matter's arch nemesis -- left over from the very early Universe. New results using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory...
Russia readies Telstar satellite launch
BAIKONUR, Russia, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Russian space technicians are preparing to launch a Ukrainian-built rocket containing a U.S. Telstar telecom satellite, Russia's space agency said Friday.
Mars Trek: TV Show Spotlights Five Years of Red Planet Roving
A new television documentary chronicles the stunning success of NASA's twin Mars rover.
Meteor Shower Could Spur Bright Fireballs
Nov. 5 to 12 will likely be the best time to look for Taurid meteors this year.
Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology
Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA's Integral astronomy satellite to detect and...
MIT researchers find clues to planets' birth
Meteorites that are among the oldest rocks ever found have provided new clues about the conditions that existed at the beginning of the solar system, solving a longstanding mystery and...
Satellites helping aid workers in Honduras
Humanitarian aid workers responding to devastating flooding in Honduras have received assistance from space, with satellite images of affected areas provided rapidly following activation of the International Charter on Space...
Venus and the Moon to Treat or Trick
Venus and the moon will deliver a Halloween treat visible this evening just as little ghosts and goblins head out to gather candy.
Predicting Evolution’s Next Best Move With Simulator
Biologists today are doing what Darwin thought impossible. They are studying the process of evolution not through fossils but directly, as it is happening. Now, by modeling the steps evolution...
Aspiring lunar entrepreneurs contract for help from NASA
In a cosmic case of role reversal, aspiring lunar entrepreneurs based on the Isle of Man have hired NASA to build them a robotic rover to send to the moon.
Are all precinct voting sites created equal? Maybe not
(PhysOrg.com) -- The lights may matter. So may the signs, the knowledge of poll workers and whether the location has been used as a polling place in the past.
Private Firm Reveals Ambitious Moon Mission Plan
Astrobotic Technology, Inc. has a comprehensive plan to send robots to the moon.
Cold Storage: Moon Might Preserve Alien Life
Some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth or Mars.
NASA to Hold Small Business Symposium
NASA will host the inaugural Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 17-18 in Washington, DC.
Mars Lander Goes Inactive
Poor weather, dwindling power at Phoenix landing site forces spacecraft into safe mode.
NASA, South Korea sign mutual statement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. space agency and South Korean government officials say they've signed a statement of intent to cooperate in civil aerospace activities.
NASA airs HD feeds of anniversary video
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it will televise four high definition feeds of the documentary "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of...
New Video - 007's Big Telescope
New James Bond film: 'Quantum of Solace' shot at mountaintop observatory residence, Paranal, Chile. Credit: ESO.
New NASA capsule Orion resembles Apollo
The agency unveils the test module for structural testing at Edwards Air Force Base. The capsule, which is designed to carry humans to the moon, looks a lot like the...
MESSENGER glimpses Mercury’s Western hemisphere, new features
The results are in from MESSENGER’s second flyby of Mercury, one of the least-explored planets in the solar system
NASA probe shows Mercury more dynamic than thought
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was...
To Pluto With Postage: Nine Souvenirs Stow Away on NASA Probe
Nine mementos are riding to Pluto aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
NASA may be able to speed up launch of moonship
(AP) -- NASA officials said Wednesday it might be possible to try out its new moon rocketship a year earlier than its current target date of 2015.
Halloween Storms of 2003 Still the Scariest
(PhysOrg.com) -- By the eerie light of a Halloween moon, while a chilly wind blows autumn-dry leaves askitter on bare and fingered branches, scary things can happen. Blood-sucking bats, creepy-crawly...