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New Video - Counting Down to Hubble's Last Overhaul
Learn more about NASA's STS-125 mission to revamp the Hubble Space Telescope.
Astronomers Discover Missing Link For Origin Of Comets
Astronomers have found an unusual object whose backward and tilted orbit around the Sun may clarify the origins of certain comets. In the first discovery of its kind, researchers from...
Encounter Of A Different Kind: Rosetta Observes Asteroid At Close Quarters
The European Space Agency's comet chaser, Rosetta, has flown by a small body in the main asteroid belt, asteroid Steins, collecting a wealth of information about this rare type of...
ESA’s ATV successfully undocks from International Space Station
ESA PR 36-2008. At the end of a flawless six-month mission, Jules Verne, Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle, undocked from the International Space Station today at 23:29 hours CEST. The...
Thousand-ruby Galaxy: Pinwheel Shines In The Darkness
ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of...
Astronaut welcomes new job as head of Canadian Space Agency
Astronaut Steve MacLean said Wednesday the Canadian Space Agency faces what some would call challenges but he is looking forward to being at its helm as it moves into the...
Gustav Grinds Ashore
This Sept. 1 early morning infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft shows Hurricane Gustav about six hours before the Category Two storm made landfall in Louisiana.
Origin of some cosmic dust is discovered
LONDON, Faeroe Islands, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An Imperial College London scientist says he's discovered some of the microscopic meteorites making up "cosmic dust" originate from an ancient...
PopSci Photo Contest Winner!
Another awesome set of entries to the PopSci photo contest. Thanks to everyone who entered and congrats to this week's winner for the theme "Science Up Close": Freshdopetea (via our...
Colliding galaxies shed light on dark matter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have captured images of a powerful collision of galaxy clusters and say it may shed light on the behavior of dark matter.
Weather data to help monitoring for nuclear tests
GENEVA (Reuters) - Weather data will help scan for nuclear tests and explosions under a tracking system unveiled on Monday by the U.N. weather agency and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test...
Particle physics rap video is a YouTube hit
Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance — about high-energy particle physics.
The adventure of space enterprise in the 21st century
For over a half century, human activities in outer space have increased, but the high point was the Apollo Moon landings from 1969 - 1972. Now the United States...
Galaxy Zoo -- an Internet superstar
Since Galaxy Zoo's launch in July 2007, some 150,000 members of the public, inspired by the opportunity to be the first to see and classify a galaxy, have helped professional...
Sony to launch new PSP-3000 in Japan next month
Japan's Sony Corp. announced Tuesday it will launch its new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co.'s DS consoles.
Secret Of Plasma Heating Revealed
The secret of electron heating in low temperature plasmas has been discovered. Scientists found the answer to a question which has been puzzling scientists for decades -- why electrons in...
New method created to study origin of life
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a computational tool that might lead to new understandings of how life began on Earth.
New Maps Detail Solar System Objects
A planetary map-mapmaker targets Mercury and the moons of Saturn.
Researchers use virtual reality to study complexities of dizziness
Think back to when you slipped on the ice or in the shower: the ground rushing up, your feet shooting out, terror building even as your mind is working a...
Podcast: Ben Goldacre decries bad science in the media
Ben Goldacre and Marcus Chown discuss homeopathy, quantum physics; science coverage in the media; and world happiness
NASA's stark choice: extend shuttle or buy Russian
NASA is looking into extending its space shuttles past their planned 2010 withdrawal from service, according to an e-mail, which would enable it to avoid having to rely on Russian...
Robotic Navigation Systems In Electrophysiology: Update On Cardiac Interventions
Long procedures require long fluoroscopy times with a serious amount of radiation for physician and personnel. The idea is that both the performance of procedures can be improved by robotic...
New Scientist Eureka prize for scientific photography won with toy rocket image
RMIT University’s Phred Petersen won the 2008 New Scientist Eureka Prize for Scientific Photography for photographing a toy rocket with a Schlieren lens. read more
Starwatch: September diary
Only Jupiter is easily visible at present for Northern hemisphere observers
Gustav Grows, Sets Its Eye on Cuba, Gulf
The clearly defined eye of powerful Hurricane Gustav prepares to strike western Cuba in this Aug. 30 afternoon infrared image from NASA's Aqua spacecraft.
Cosmic crash reveals dark matter
Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 25% of the Universe.
Briton to kayak from Norway to North Pole
A British environmental activist will launch his kayak Saturday from Svalbard, Norway, bound for the North Pole.
Secret Of Plasma Heating Revealed
The secret of electron heating in low temperature plasmas has been discovered. Scientists found the answer to a question which has been puzzling scientists for decades -- why electrons in...