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Global Warming Predictions Are Overestimated, Suggests Study On Black Carbon
A detailed analysis of black carbon -- the residue of burned organic matter -- in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions.
Black Holes Burp Big Bubbles
Bubbles of hot plasma can keep black-hole growth in check.
Astronauts Finish Long, Tough Spacewalk at Station
Astronauts completed their longest spacewalk yet to repair a space station gear on Saturday.
Spider Success! Weightless Webs Spun in Space
A pair of orb-weaver spiders on the International Space Station succeeded in spinning webs in space after failing a day earlier.
First test for interplanetary net
Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet
Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory.
Sonography In Space
Astronauts on extended space missions can get injured or develop diseases, necessitating immediate diagnosis and treatment. Research conducted on the International Space Station ensuring that astronauts could accurately perform remotely-guided...
China Denies Trying to Obtain U.S. Space Technology
China on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that it is seeking to illegally obtain U.S. space technology.
Comet Particles Provide Glimpse Of Solar System's Birth Spasms
Scientists are tracking the violent convulsions in the giant cloud of gas and dust that gave birth to the solar system 4.5 billion years ago via a few tiny particles...
Researchers find ancient meteorite dust
PISA, Italy, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Italian explorers and geologists in the Antarctic report finding the world's largest and oldest cache of meteorite particles.
New dreams rise from Phoenix's ashes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carlos Lange has some sentimental thoughts about the shut down of the Phoenix Mars Lander, but science never sleeps and he's set his sights on a new mission...
'Firefly' cubesat to study link between lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes
Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. Lightning may give rise to these bursts of radiation. However, unlike the well-known flashes of light and...
Ministers meet to define the role of space in delivering global objectives
Ministers in charge of space activities within the now 18 ESA Member States and Canada will meet in The Hague (the Netherlands) on 25 and 26 November to implement the...
Scientists detect matter torn apart by black hole
The team of European and US astronomers used ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope, both in Chile, to study light from Sagittarius A at...
UK to auction carbon permits
The UK's auction of emissions permits to power firms could raise between 1.5 and 2bn euros over the next 5 years.
Unexplained nausea, fever hits passengers, crew on Montreal-Vancouver flight
Health officials inspected an Air Canada flight from Montreal that landed at Vancouver International Airport Monday night after a group of people on board began feeling ill.
Signs of Weather Seen on Dwarf Planet
The nitrogen and methane ice covering Eris could be the result of weather on the dwarf planet.
Cosmic Log: Past and future meteors
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Leonid meteors put on a show for a lucky few — and even if you missed the sky display, there are more celestial fireworks...
Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Massive Oceans
As much as a third of Mars could have been underwater, scientists say. An international team of scientists who analyzed data from the Gamma Ray Spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Odyssey...
NASA Satellites Capture Images Of Southern California Wildfires
Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern California.
Shuttle Endeavour Heat Shield in Good Shape
The vital heat shield aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour appears to be in fine shape.
Scientists warm to possibility of moon ice
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Researchers at Brown University and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., say they're checking the lunar poles for evidence of ice.
Super-tough Sunshield To Fly On The James Webb Space Telescope
Imagine sunglasses that can withstand the severe cold and heat of space, a barrage of radiation and high-speed impacts from small space debris. They don't exist, but Northrop Grumman engineers...
Software Glitches Delay GeoEye Satellite Use
The GeoEye-1 high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite will not enter commercial service until December.
Shock Waves Needed to Create Planets
Shock waves around dusty, young stars might be creating the raw materials for planets.
Starwatch: Cepheus and Cassiopeia
Jupiter and the more brilliant Venus are heading for a spectacular conjunction low in the SW at nightfall. As they sink towards the horizon, a pair of celestial royalty is...
Science Weekly podcast: Dark Matter, John Gribbin, a carrot mob, Nasa's Martian probe and Darwin's beard
This week's guest is astronomer and prolific author John Gribbin. We discuss dark matter and why the moon is so important. Plus, why the Earth, the universe and everything is...
US space-funeral company plans to launch lunar cemetery
A US funeral business that specializes in launching cremated human remains into Earth's orbit has begun taking reservations for landing small capsules of ashes on the moon, announced the company's...