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Phoenix Lander Prepares to Taste Martian Dirt
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is gearing up to perform its first taste test of red planet's arctic dirt.
NASA looks at systems for lunar outposts
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it's completed a review designed to help determine the systems needed to establish an outpost on the moon.
Astronaut selection test: Try this!
ESA is giving the astronaut applicants who have passed the first hurdle an opportunity to test themselves before starting the next step in the selection process. In fact, everyone can...
Earth 'not at risk' from collider
Our planet will not be sucked into a black hole made in a new European physics facility, a report concludes.
Laser fluorescence could find life on Mars
A team of scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom has developed a technique using ultraviolet light to identify organic matter in soils that they say could be...
Astronomy without borders on show in China
CANBERRA, Australia, June 23 (UPI) -- Australian astronomers working in China say they've remotely controlled telescopes in three nations and streamed the data to a New South Wales...
Scientists Get the Scoop on Moon Exploration
Historical lunar scoop clues in future moon digs.
NASA picks two science proposals to pursue
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has selected two science proposals to be its next Explorer Program Mission of Opportunity investigations.
Jupiter rocket eyed by space enthusiasts
ORLANDO, Fla., June 22 (UPI) -- A rocket design so far eschewed by NASA could get the United States to the moon faster than current designs and save...
Earth's laws apply throughout Universe
A team of international researchers have discovered that the laws of nature are the same in the distant Universe as they are on Earth.
Blue sky thinking: 10 ideas that changed the course of history
Plato's Philosophy | Sun-centred (Copernican) Theory of the Universe | Cartesian Cogito
NASA Takes a Giant Leap in Space Fashion
NASA announced last week that a new company would produce spacesuits for the next phase of the American space program.
A Bounty of Midsize Planets Is Reported
The newly identified planets range in mass from slightly bigger than Earth to about twice as massive as Neptune.
White Patches Found in Mars Trench Are Ice, Scientists Say
Now, scientists will be able to tackle the main question they hope to answer: Did the ice ever melt and turn Mars into a habitable place?
NASA Astronaut Settles in Aboard Space Station
NASA astronaut Gregory Chamitoff is settling into orbital living.
Artistic Endeavours: Space Shuttle Statues to be Painted for Student Scholarships
Over 100 space shuttles will land this November at Kennedy Space Center.
Scientists: Martian chunks must be ice
TUCSON, June 20 (UPI) -- Scientists with the U.S. space program say chunks a rover scooped up from a Martian trench must be ice because of the way...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Mars Lander Finds Ice, NASA Says
It's a first. "Perfect evidence" of water ice—a key ingredient for life—has been found on Mars, NASA says.
Space Tourism Firms Set for Big Leaps
Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures are set for private spaceflight strides.
Apollo Relic Reveals its Secrets
Imagine landing on the Moon, climbing down the ladder of your spacecraft, and looking around the harsh lunar landscape—to see another, older spacecraft standing only 200 yards away. read more
Ocean-monitoring satellite blasts off from Calif.
(AP) -- A rocket carrying a U.S.-French ocean-monitoring satellite lifted off early Friday from the central California coast.
Moon to Hide Star Cluster
On June 30, the Moon will cross in front of the Pleiades Star Cluster.
Life in outer space? Astronomers hunt aliens
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.
Meteorite could hold solar clues
A rare meteorite that could hold clues to the Solar System's birth has been bought by the Natural History Museum.
Chemical clues point to dusty origin for Earth-like planets
Higher than expected levels of sodium found in a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite suggest that the dust clouds from which the building blocks of the Earth and neighboring planets formed were...
New System Helps Police Match Tattoos To Suspects
An automatic image retrieval system has been created, whereby law enforcement agencies will be able to match scars, marks and tattoos to identify suspects and victims.
Summer Solstice Facts for When "The Sun Stands Still"
The longest day of the year falls on Friday's midsummer solstice—unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere. Get the facts on why solstice occurs and how to celebrate.
Jodrell Bank future looks better
The future of eMerlin, an upgrade to the world-famous Jodrell Bank observatory, is starting to look brighter.