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New Comet Discovered By Canadian Astronomer
Rob Cardinal was looking for an asteroid, but ended up finding a comet. There is not much known yet about the Cardinal comet. Scientists are trying to determine more information...
First Child Of U.S. Astronaut Lifts Off
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Americans and a Russian lifted off from Kazakhstan headed for the international space station. On board was a computer game millionaire, himself the son of...
Russell Towle: 1949--2008
Read what's new today in the Wolfram Blog... Russell Towle: 1949--2008 by Stephen Wolfram read more
Magellanic Group And Its Seven Dwarf Galaxies
Astronomers have proposed a new theory for the formation of dwarf galaxies. Researchers solve several outstanding problems by comparing observed dwarfs to supercomputer simulations of their formation.
Mysterious Cyclones Seen at Both of Saturn's Poles
Huge vortices that dramatically outpower Earth-roving hurricanes are likely driven by thunderstorms deep in the atmosphere, researchers say.
Comet Tuttle's Split Personality
First binary comet discovered hints at violent past for our solar system
Space Fly-by Reveals New Insights Into Titan's Life
Cracking the secrets of the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon, and how planetary atmospheres evolve, have come a step closer after evaluation of data from a successful fly-by of...
New Robotic Repair System Will Fix Ailing Satellites
Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the high-flying celestial...
Observatory: Plant Seeds Hitch Rides on Traveling Shoes, Sometimes for Miles
Our own feet may help seeds travel for miles.
U.S. game designer blasts into space on the landmark 100th manned Soyuz flight
An American computer game designer reached space today, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father.
Tides Have Major Impact on Planet Habitability
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers searching for rocky planets that could support life in other solar systems should look outside, as well as within, the so-called "habitable zone," University of Arizona planetary...
Computer Simulations Reveal Exotic Weather on Distant Worlds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer simulations of the atmospheric circulation on Jupiter-like planets around other stars can explain temperature observations of these planets and shed light on the exotic weather experienced by...
Dark energy: the quest for galaxies
South Pole Telescope offers fresh view of Universe's expansion.
Hubble Repair Delay Puts Ares 1-X Rocket Test on Hold
The Hubble servicing mission delay will slow testing of a new rocket.
NASA's Spitzer Gets Sneak Peak Inside Comet Holmes
When comet Holmes unexpectedly erupted in 2007, professional and amateur astronomers around the world turned their telescopes toward the spectacular event.
Hidden Boundaries Of Sunspots Pump Out Plasma Into Interplanetary Space
Complicated networks of magnetic fields power the sun's atmosphere and create both the beautiful structures and violent explosions that scientists study. Active regions, anchored in sunspots, are areas of the...
Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamma-ray bursts, powerful glares of high-energy that wash through the Universe once every day or so are, for a brief time, the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky....
Cosmic Log: Cassini's closest encounter
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Cassini orbiter survives its closest-ever encounter with a Saturnian moon and sends back a fresh crop of pictures and data.
Distant Spacecraft Scans Earth for Signs of Life
Earth from afar, scientists hope to discern what signs of habitability to look for on other planets.
Starwatch
The two brightest planets are on show, though we need to be quick to spy Venus before it drops below the horizon
India's unmanned lunar mission ready for launch
India is making final preparations for its first mission to the moon, officials said over the weekend.
Google founder Brin visits Russian space cosmodrome
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin, considering going into space on a private flight, made a surprise visit to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome on Saturday to wish good luck...
Sniping at Jupiter
Jupiter, often thought to protect the inner planets from space debris, may sometimes hurl material toward Earth.
Bad Science: Detecting faultlines in CO servicing survey
Ben Goldacre: Lloyds Pharmacy is trying to flog carbon monoxide detectors (for only £12.99)
NASA gives budget-busting Mars probe a reprieve
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA needs more money to resolve problems with its next Mars mission and keep it on track for launch next year, and is gambling that...
The Day the World Didn't End
Last month when scientists switched on the Large Hadron Collider, the world did not come to an end. In today's story, a particle physicist explains why not--and why Earth...
How Dust Rings Point To Exo-Earths With Supercomputer's Help
Supercomputer simulations of dusty disks around sunlike stars show that planets nearly as small as Mars can create patterns that future telescopes may be able to detect. The research points...
Cape Cod manatee may get air trip to Fla.
DENNIS, Mass., Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An injured manatee discovered in a Massachusetts harbor may get an air trip back to Florida if would-be rescuers can trap it.