Space station crew may face another bumpy re-entry

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) could have a rough return to Earth because their re-entry capsule has the same glitch that caused problems on...

Jupiter's Moon Scarred by Wandering Poles

A shift in Europa's polar locations leaves surface scars.

Milky Way's youngest known supernova discovered

The baby stellar blast happened around 1868, astronomers say. Radio and X-ray techniques are combined to pinpoint the object. ...

Da Vinci to be honored by small helicopter flight

(AP) -- A Japanese man who developed the world's smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius' original idea.

'Indy' gets elected to archaeological group

Actor Harrison Ford, who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen, is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.

Huge 'hole' in the cosmos disappears

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 15 (UPI) -- A British astronomer says a giant hole in the cosmos that shocked astrophysicists when it was discovered might not have existed at...

Carl Icahn Leads Yahoo Shareholder Revolt

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has confirmed he is launching a proxy battle to remove Yahoo's board of directors.

Scientists are wary of lunar dust

HOUSTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. National Space Biomedical Research Institute scientists say they are studying the possible negative effects lunar dust may have on visiting astronauts.

NASA Holds Breath for Phoenix Mars Lander's Touchdown [News]

"Follow the water" has been NASA's mantra as it has explored Mars for signs of present or past life. It will be no different later this month when the Phoenix...

Submarine Captain Recounts Voyage Under Arctic Ice

Capt. Alfred S. McLaren and the crew of the USS Queenfish took their submarine in 1970 beneath the perennial sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean to explore and map...

Study looks at Arizona`s 'Megapolitan' future

Two out of three Americans are expected to live in just 20 “megapolitan” areas in about 30 years, and one of these megapolitans - the Sun Corridor -...

NASA's GLAST Gets Shades, Blankets For The Beach

NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is receiving finishing touches at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, near the beaches of eastern central Florida for its launch. The...

NASA announces educational TV partnership

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has launched a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace to produce educational television programs.

Satellite may help explore ancient Mexico

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. archeologist plans to use National Aeronautics and Space Administration satellite imagery to study ancient Mexico.

Russia and Europe may team up for moon flights

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Europe are teaming up to build a spaceship which will fly astronauts to the moon, Russia said on Wednesday, although the European Space Agency struck...

School to build $34M satellite instrument

BOULDER, Colo., May 14 (UPI) -- The University of Colorado says a $34 million solar instrument package it proposed has been restored to a 2013 U.S. satellite mission.

Interviews: the martian water cycle and climate

Even in the clearest, bluest sky on Earth, there is still water vapour in our atmosphere. If you could condense all the water vapour out of the atmosphere above...

NASA names competition winners

WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has announced the winners of its high school competition to describe the passenger and cargo aircraft of the future.

Mars probe set for risky descent

Scientists prepare for "seven minutes of terror" as the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on the surface.

Europe could get manned spaceship

EADS Astrium announces a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News

NASA: ISS to soon have new water system … First U.S. canine corneal implant reported … 3-D picture of Alzheimer's peptide created … Phoenix mission ready for Mars landing ......

Microsoft unveils its telescope application

WorldWide Telescope allows viewers to focus on a particular planet or cluster of stars. One astronomer say it offers 'almost a cinematic representation' of the heavens. ...

Emergency Links: Researchers Identify 'Sweet Spot' for Radios in Tunnels

Researchers at NIST have confirmed that underground tunnels - generally a difficult setting for radios - can have a frequency 'sweet spot' at which signals may travel several times farther...

NASA Rolls Out Space Shuttle Tires for Loan

NASA announced last week the fate of their flown space shuttle tires.

Solar Lily Pads Gently Floating And Gathering Energy on the River Clyde

The preeminent Glasgow, Scotland based architecture firm ZM Architecture has big ideas for attracting solar energy in a very aesthetic manner. The proposed Water Lily Solar panels for the Clyde...

Satellite communications by laser

Satellites currently use radio waves to exchange data. Now the data rate has been increased a hundredfold by using lasers instead of radio signals. Two test satellites each carried a...

Dino death tied to sun's bounce

Japan tests super fast satellite broadband

Japanese scientists say they have successfully tested a super fast broadband internet connection via satellite with speeds capable of reaching 1.2 gigabits per second.