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Russia Launches Long-Delayed Deep Space Radio Telescope
Russia's new Spektr-R radio telescope is designed to study black holes, pulsars and other deep space objects.
Moon May Outshine Perseid Meteor Shower in August
Bad news for fans of the annual Perseids meteor shower.
Whither astronauts? Corps shrinks as shuttles stop
(AP) -- NASA's mighty astronaut corps has become a shadow of what it once was. And it's only going to get smaller.
Flag Soared to the Moon, but Not Bids for 3 Scraps
A NASA engineer who designed the flag planted on the moon by Neil Armstrong got $45,000 for his collector’s item, less than he had sought.
Asteroid Bound: Animated Look at NASA's New Mission
Take a look at the NASA's new vehicles as they approach a near-Earth asteroid, dock with it, spacewalk it and return to Earth. Vehicles include the Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle...
Vote Now! Best Space Stories of the Week - July 17, 2011
The last spacewalk of the shuttle era, space-time warps and what happens when a space toilet gets clogged, vote for your favorite space story this week.
Beyonce serenades shuttle crew
HOUSTON, July 16 (UPI) -- Astronauts on the final U.S. space shuttle mission got a surprise wake-up call Saturday from singer Beyonce.
Obama dials for pizza, gets space station
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station got a very long-distance call Friday from US President Barack Obama, who joked that he thought he was dialing out for pizza.
India Launches New Communications Satellite
India launched the new GSAT-12 satellite into space Friday, July 15.
NASA in Australia for Mars research
KIMBERLEY, Australia, July 15 (UPI) -- NASA says it is using a remote region of Australia's outback as a training ground for planetary scientists preparing to send a new...
President Obama Reveals Astronauts' Secret Souvenir on Final Shuttle Mission
Obama asks Atlantis astronauts about an American flag that has a long space legacy.
Sesame Street's Elmo Talks Future with SPACE.com
SPACE.com's Tariq Malik and Elmo converse about living in space, shuttle launches, and NASA's asteroid bound future.
New ways to measure magnetism around the sun
NASA researchers have made use of old mathematical techniques and new insights on how coronal mass ejections travel to devise a fresh way to measure this magnetic environment in the...
Typhoon Ma-on's eye seen in NASA satellite Images
The eye of a tropical cyclone is an indication of a strong storm, and Typhoon Ma-on's eye was apparent in visible and infrared imagery captured by NASA's Aqua satellite. Ma-on...
Astronauts May Benefit from Red Wine in Orbit
NASA may want to rethink its anti-alcohol policy for long-duration space trips.
The Pending Space Weather Catastrophe
Fact #1: There will be a solar event in the next five years that wipes out the electrical grid for the US.Fact #2: Solar and space weather prediction is about...
Search engines are supplanting our memories
It's official. The internet has become part of our extended intelligence, and we are coming to depend on it.
Physics student awaits espionage trial in Iran
Omid Kokabee will appear before judge tomorrow, say close sources
Dark energy spotted in the cosmic microwave background
Gravitational lensing focuses directly on the dark sector
Two new brown dwarf Solar neighbors discovered
Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered two new brown dwarfs at estimated distances of only 15 and 18 light years from the Sun. For comparison:...
Hunting the unseen
A better knowledge about the composition of sub-atomic particles such as protons and neutrons has sparked conjecture about, as yet, unseen particles. A tool based on theoretical calculations that could...
Stripped down discovery rolls towards retirement at Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Discovery was briefly on public display on Wednesday July 13 as she emerged from the hanger at the Kennedy Space Center where she has been undergoing processing for...
End of U.S. Space Shuttle Program Not Necessarily Bad for Research, Biochemist Says
A biochemist whose diabetes-related protein experiment is orbiting earth on Space Shuttle Atlantis' final flight insists the outlook on American research in a near-zero gravity environment is far from bleak.
Reflections of NASA's Last Shuttle to Fly
NASA photographer Bill Ingalls caught this serene view of shuttle Atlantis awaiting launch on July 7, 2011.
Photo Confirms First Grizzly Bear Spotting in 15 Years
First grizzly report in Washington's North Cascades called 'significant event.'
Bobbing for Boosters: Solid Rocket Retrieval Explained
Join the captain of NASA ship Freedom Star as he describes what it takes to find and reacquire space shuttle's solid rocket boosters after splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.
Astronomers start testing infrared camera at world's largest telescope
University of Florida astronomers are testing a new infrared camera this summer at the worlds largest telescope that will allow researchers to look for planets outside our own solar system...
Calif. pest trapper helps thwart citrus disease
CENTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- On a bright July morning, Adam Marler punched locations into a GPS device and set off in his pickup truck from Fresno...