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Apollo 10 astronauts heard 'outer space' music during 1969 moon mission
Apollo 10 astronauts heard what they described as "outer space type music" during their historic mission around the dark side of the moon in 1969, according to a NASA audio...
NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
President Obama Thursday named six NASA researchers, including one from JPL, as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Obama details plan to close Guantanamo; GOP candidates say they will keep prison open
Andrew V. Pestano and Doug G. WareWASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- President Obama outlined a plan Tuesday to close the controversial Guantanamo naval prison in Cuba -- a move sharply...
Graphic images on packs may not scare smokers away, study says
Stephen FellerCHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- While smokers and non-smokers agree in their disdain for graphic images on packs of cigarettes, smokers say the pictures still won't stop them...
Zack Snyder teases Flash's 'Justice League' costume on Twitter
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Director Zack Snyder has given fans their first look at The Flash's costume in the upcoming superhero team-up film, "Justice League: Part 1."
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to release thousands of Flint water emails
Andrew V. PestanoFLINT, Mich., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will release thousands of emails his staff sent related to Flint's water supply switch that led to pervasive...
Pluto's Frozen Ocean May Have Been Liquid
Freezing and expanding ice may have caused the tears in the surface of Pluto's largest moon, producing scarps, ridges and valleys.
Extremely Hot and Incredibly Close: How Hot Jupiters Defy Theory
Hot Jupiters are some of the strangest, and most common, planets in the universe.
Moon Mail: Earth's Moon Rises on New US Postage Stamp
You can now use the moon to send mail all around the Earth. The U.S. Postal Service is now selling "The Moon," a Global stamp that can be used to...
New York Jets release CB Antonio Cromartie
The Sports Xchange The New York Jets parted ways with Antonio Cromartie on Monday, marking the end of the cornerback's second stint with the team.
Ray Allen, wife, bringing organic fast food restaurant to Miami
Alex ButlerMIAMI, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Sharpshooter Ray Allen is returning to Miami.
Mystery of Disappearing Asteroids Solved
Ever since it was realized that asteroid and comet impacts are a real and present danger to the survival of life on Earth, it was thought that most of those...
Mars 2030: Explore Your Own Virtual Red Planet
NASA is sticking to the 2030s timeline for now, and one way it is promoting it is by letting you stroll on the Red Planet in virtual reality.
Multiple cosmic impacts 790,000 years ago
Approximately 790,000 years ago there were multiple cosmic impacts on Earth with global consequences. Geoscientists have reached this conclusion after dating so-called tektites from various parts of the world.
UA Astronomers Show Exoplanet Changing Over Time
By using a novel imaging technique, it was discovered that the exoplanet known as 2M1207b rotates twice as fast as Earth and has patchy clouds.
Galaxy trailed by stunning plume of gas
Astronomers have discovered a spectacular tail of gas more than 300,000 light years across coming from a nearby galaxy. The plume is made up of hydrogen gas -- the material...
Hitomi spacecraft to enable unprecedented views of the violent universe
Although the star-covered night sky is regarded by many as a synonym of serenity, the cosmos is in fact a rather hostile place. It hosts many extreme environments that would...
Scientists measure methyl alcohol emission from comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS)
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers led by Martin Cordiner of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has conducted measurements of CH3OH (methanol) emission from comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) that could yield...
NASA invites public to send artwork to an asteroid
NASA is calling all space enthusiasts to send their artistic endeavors on a journey aboard NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. This will be the first...
Scientists develope unique in silico model to predict agrochemical activity of small-molecule organic compounds
Scientists from MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) and MSU (Moscow State University), under the leadership of Yan Ivanenkov, developed the first computer model predicting agrochemical activity, the beneficial...
Image: Jarosite in the Noctis Labyrinthus Region of Mars
This image, acquired on Nov. 24, 2015 by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the western side of an elongated pit depression...
How a NASA team turned a smartphone into a satellite business
Satellites aren't small or cheap. The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched by NASA in 2010 weighs about 6,800 pounds and cost $850 million to build and put into orbit.
Alpha Centauri—our first target for interstellar probes?
With the completion of New Horizons' Pluto fly-by, its primary mission, should we now set our sights even higher, ambitiously taking aim at other star systems? If so, Alpha Centauri...
Demi Lovato, Andra Day to perform at White House's Ray Charles tribute
Karen ButlerWASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama says a program called "Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House" is to take place Wednesday.
Best Space Stories of the Week — Feb. 21, 2016
Virgin Galactic revealed a brand-new SpaceShipTwo, NASA revealed geology maps of Pluto, and Stephen Hawking revealed he's really excited about gravitational waves. Here are our favorite space stories from the...
Hawking Finds ‘Kindred Spirit’ Branson In Space | Video
“I have had ALS for over 50 years,” spoke Professor Hawking in this recorded dedication of Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Unity, a craft he is now slated to ride thanks to...
David Morrissey, Keeley Hawes to star in Season 2 of 'The Missing'
Karen ButlerLONDON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- "The Walking Dead" alum David Morrissey and "MI-5" actress Keeley Hawes are to star in Season 2 of the thriller series "The Missing," the...
Amy Adams to star in series based on Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects'
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Amy Adams is to star in the small-screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's 2006 novel "Sharp Objects."