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Black holes dating to the early universe uncovered
Astronomers discover a collection that could help scientists understand how these black holes are born, how big they grow and how galaxies develop with them.Astronomers have discovered a hidden collection...
Cargo pod is rolled out to Atlantis launch pad
NASA rolled out its final space shuttle mission's cargo pod to the launch pad late Thursday here at Kennedy Space Center, in preparation for installing it on board space shuttle...
Huge Heat Shield Has Huge Task: Protecting NASA's Next Mars Rover
The heat shield protecting NASA's Curiosity rover will endure a trial by fire.
'Hidden' galaxies of the universe have lower amounts of heavier elements
A unique example of some of the lowest surface brightness galaxies in the universe have been found by an international team of astronomers. The galaxy has lower amounts of heavier...
Observatory: The Diving Bell and the Underwater Spider
Water spiders can safely stay underwater for a day or more at a time, longer than previously thought.
The view from space
Striking images of Earth shown on the European Space Agency's Flickr photostream are a huge hitOn October 24, 1946, long before the official dawn of the space age, American soldiers and scientists shot...
A Defect That May Lead to a Masterpiece
So-called stereo blindness — in which the eyes are out of alignment so the brain cannot fuse the images from each one — may actually be an asset when it...
Creationism creeps into mainstream geology
In almost every way, the "Garden of the Gods at Colorado Springs" excursion at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) last year was a normal ...
Mars Illusion Photos: The 'Face on Mars' and Other Martian Tricks
See Martian photo illusions like the "Face on Mars," "Bio Base" and others, all created by tricks of light.
New 'Subatomic Particle' Likely a Fluke, Test Finds
News from a giant atom smasher, that had physicists abuzz, may have been a statistical anomaly.
Oh-My-God Particles
Cosmic rays are really sub-atomic particles, being mainly protons (hydrogen nuclei) and occasionally helium or heavier atomic nuclei and very occasionally electrons. Cosmic ray particles are very energetic as a...
What`s up with Iapetus?
Although Saturn's moon Iapetus was first discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Cassini, its behavior was extremely odd. Cassini was able to regularly find the moon when it was to the...
News in Brief: Earth & Environment
Climate change brings a thirstier West and thinner polar bears, plus parsing the sun and moon's effects in this week's news
NASA building uses space-age technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 11 (UPI) -- A new NASA facility in California designed with the latest Space Age technology will produce more energy than it uses, officials say.
Around the world in a solar yacht
The Turanor PlanetSolar marks the halfway point in its quest to become the first fully solar-powered vessel to circumnavigate the world
Entry, descent and surface science for 2016 Mars mission
The European Space Agency and NASA have announced the scientific investigations selected for their 2016 ExoMars lander demonstrator. They will probe the atmosphere during the descent, and return the first...
Raising the International Space Station: ATV Johannes Kepler conducts the 'Big Boost'
It's the International Space Station's biggest increase in altitude to date, and, thanks to European Space Agency's ATV Johannes Kepler, it will significantly improve the 417-tonne Station's orbital mileage through...
Construction to resume on parts of solar project
(AP) -- Construction can resume on a massive Southern California solar energy project after wildlife officials determined it will not jeopardize the threatened desert tortoise, federal officials said Friday.
Eye say, Adrian is still a powerful hurricane on NASA satellite imagery
Hurricane Adrian has been good at hiding his eye from satellite imagery over the last two days, but the latest Aqua and GOES-13 satellite imagery provides the best look at...
Swiss solar-powered plane set for second cross-border flight
Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will make its second international flight from Brussels to Paris on Saturday, where it will be showcased at an international air show.
Tevatron Did Not See A New Particle After All, Fermilab Says
Fermilab's Tevatron Reidar Hahn/Fermilab America's grand particle smasher may not go out with a bang after all. A bump in data at the Tevatron, reported earlier this spring, turns out to be...
Aquarius Takes Orbit
Geoscience: Joint U.S./Argentina mission sill study ocean circulation, Earth's water cycle.
First iPhones in Space to Launch on Last Shuttle Mission
The iPhones will be loaded with an app to perform experiments in space
An Alice-in-Wonderland universe? Physicist discovers an apparent cosmic parity violation
Does our universe have mirror symmetry? That is the question physicist Michael Longo asked. The answer could perhaps be found by studying the rotation directions of spiral galaxies.
For Mars rovers, a friendly rivalry
NASA's newest Mars rover - or a replica of it, anyway - sat expectantly at the bottom of a hill. After years in design and construction, the grandly named Mars...
Lonely planets, Martian tracks and charred Soyuz - in pictures
Our pick of last month's images includes a planet floating untethered in space, cryptic rover tracks on Mars and a Soyuz capsule scorched during re-entry
Dot Earth: Paul Watson Recalls Civil War's Whale Wars
A modern-day whale warrior looks back at one of his role models - from 1865.
Tests 'reject new particle claim'
Cross-checks on data that hinted at the discovery of a new sub-atomic particle fail to support the observation, say researchers.