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GOES-R satellite could provide better data for hurricane prediction
The launch of the GOES-R geostationary satellite in Oct. 2016 could herald a new era for predicting hurricanes, according to researchers. The wealth of information from this new satellite, at...
Green comet LINEAR soon visible in Northern Hemisphere
Brooks HaysGREENBELT, Md., March 25 (UPI) -- Comet LINEAR is currently streaking across the skies of the Southern Hemisphere, but will soon be visible in the Northern Hemisphere.
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' star Melissa Fumero welcomes son
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, March 25 (UPI) -- "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Melissa Fumero and husband David Fumero welcomed their first child, son Enzo, on March 24.
Explosions heard in Brussels counterterror raid; one person 'neutralized'
Amy R. ConnollyBRUSSELS, March 25 (UPI) -- At least one person has been "neutralized" after up to three explosions were heard during a police raid of a home in Brussels...
International 'Moon Village' Is Way To Go According To European Space Agency | Video
The director general of ESA, Johann-Dietrich Woerner, believes that the world should collaborate to create a permanent lunar base for "science, business, tourism or even mining."
The Phases of 2016's Only Total Solar Eclipse (Photo)
The total solar eclipse of moves through its phases in this collage taken by astrophotographer Justin Ng from Palu, Indonesia on March 9, 2016.
New simulation of the sun shows both large and small scale processes
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from the U.S., China, and Japan has developed a computer simulation of the sun that is able to show both large and small scale processes. In...
How astronomers could find the 'real' planet Krypton
The search for exoplanets, worlds orbiting stars other than our own, has become a major field of research in the last decade – with nearly 2,000 such planets discovered to...
Image: Alluvial fans in Saheki Crater, Mars
Alluvial fans are gently-sloping wedges of sediments deposited by flowing water. Some of the best-preserved alluvial fans on Mars are in Saheki Crater, an area that has been imaged many...
Image: The Etosha salt pan in northern Namibia, from orbit
The Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over northern Namibia in this image from 18 September 2015.
Why does Moscow need Syrian Kurdistan?
Sergei Demidenko, Special to Russia Beyond the HeadlinesMOSCOW, Russia, March 25 -- Moscow's support for the Syrian Kurds has been a tactical instrument, with Russia remembering them mainly after the...
Comet Pan-STARRS' reflective properties provide size estimation
Astronomers at the Planetary Science Institute made observations of Comet Pan-STARRS (P/2016 BA14) using the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea, Hawai'i that show that it reflects less...
Tallest Peak on Saturn's Huge Moon Titan Identified (Photo)
Images and radar data taken by Cassini peg a 10,948-foot-tall (3,337 meters) mountain in an equatorial range called Mithrim Montes as Titan's loftiest peak, mission scientists announced today (March 24).
Mercury Spacecraft Departs Cosmosphere for 3-Year Exhibit in Indiana
Liberty Bell 7, the capsule that launched the second U.S. astronaut to space, has left its museum home for the home state of its pilot. The spacecraft, which was flown...
Spaceplane: Suborbital Vehicle for Space Tourism & Science
Spaceplane, developed by Airbus Group, would send tourists to an altitude of 60 miles (100 km) above Earth.
With the Right 'Words,' Science Can Pull Anyone In (Op-Ed)
Even complex astrophysics is beautiful when seen as a "song of the stars."
Saturn's moons younger than the dinosaurs, new research says
Brooks HaysMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 24 (UPI) -- New research suggests some of the gas giant's moons and portions of its rings were formed after the reign of the dinosaurs,...
To the Moon! NASA Contest Kick-Starts Innovative Space Tech
A new NASA program rewards tech companies for building machines destined for Earth orbit — or even the moon.
J.J. Abrams docuseries on Google Lunar XPrize launches
A new Web series from J.J. Abrams follows the teams competing to get to the moon
New view of the X-ray sky
The 2RXS catalogue is the second publicly released ROSAT catalogue of point-like sources obtained from the ROSAT all-sky survey observations performed between June 1990 and August 1991, and is an...
Michigan Stadium to host Real Madrid, Chelsea
Alex ButlerANN ARBOR, Mich., March 24 (UPI) -- The Big House will get a big game Saturday, July 30 when it hosts an International Champions Cup match between Chelsea and...
RuPaul: 'Lip Sync Battle' a ripoff of 'Drag Race'
Marilyn MalaraNEW YORK, March 24 (UPI) -- Television personality RuPaul isn't impressed with Spike TV's hit show "Lip Sync Battle," hosted by LL Cool J. Instead, he says it's a...
[Letter] Basic science: Bedrock of progress
Authors: Francis S. Collins, James M. Anderson, Christopher P. Austin, James F. Battey, Linda S. Birnbaum, Josephine P. Briggs, Janine A. Clayton, Bruce Cuthbert, Robert W. Eisinger, Anthony S. Fauci,...
[In Depth] Crunch time for dark matter hunt
This month, in a cavernous laboratory 1.4 kilometers beneath Italy's Apennine Mountains, physicists will begin filling a cylindrical tank with frigid liquid xenon. The tank is the heart of XENON 1 Ton (XENON1T),...
Psychedelic Simulation Studies Real Sun’s Magnetic Field | Video
Much of our Sun exists in the ‘fourth state of matter:’ plasma; more energetic than normal gasses. This plasma’s viscosity and turbulence shapes our star’s magnetic field.
Suzuki at 80: David Suzuki celebrates birthday
The Nature of Things turns the lens on its host with a special show airing Thursday night on CBC
'All That' cast to reunite for 22nd anniversary special
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, March 24 (UPI) -- "All That" stars Danny Tamberelli, Kel Mitchell, Josh Server, Lori Beth Denberg and Kenan Thompson will reunite for an anniversary special on The...
Teamwork
Operations image of the week: A team of teams at ESA’s operations centre assumes control of humanity’s next mission to the Red Planet