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James Webb Space Telescope coming together over next two years
The year 2015 marked big progress on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and there are still a number of large milestones before the next generation telescope is launched in 2018....
New satellite with superior x-ray vision launched
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...
January temperatures break another record
Despite U.S. cold snap, Earth sets 9th straight monthly heat record
S.C. Rep. James Clyburn endorses Hillary Clinton
Ann Marie AwadCOLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 19 (UPI) -- S.C. Rep. James Clyburn, the state's only Democrat in Congress and a leading black politician, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Friday.
See the U.K. as You've Never Seen It Before
Video taken by astronaut Tim Peake on the International Space Station showed a sparkling United Kingdom as the ISS flew west to east towards northern Europe.
LIGO-India gets green light
Following this month's announcement of the first observation of gravitational waves arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, the Indian Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister...
U.S., South Korea officials discuss China's role in sanctions
Elizabeth ShimWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken met with a senior South Korean official to discuss ways to expand North Korea sanctions.
New clues in the hunt for the sources of cosmic neutrinos
Incredibly dense and powerful objects beyond our Milky Way Galaxy may prevent the escape of high-energy gamma rays that accompany the production of the cosmic neutrinos detected on Earth by...
Footprints of a martian flood
Water has left its mark in a variety of ways in this martian scene captured by ESA's Mars Express.
Rocket Lab to Launch Spire Satellites
Rocket Lab, a company developing a small launch vehicle, announced a contract Feb. 14 with Spire to launch somes of that company’s smallsats through 2017.
How scientists solved the strange case of the missing asteroids
A couple years ago, astronomers made a surprising discovery: A significant number of asteroids were missing from the central region of the solar system. The space rocks were plentiful in...
High in the Sky: How to Spot 'Circumpolar' Constellations
Here's how to see the circumpolar constellations, such as the Great Bear, which are always with us.
'The Last Man On The Moon' Delivers Rare Archive Footage | Trailer
NASA astronaut Eugene “Gene” Cernan placed the last footprint on the moon in 1972. He "reflects on an extraordinary life" in the new documentary. Opens in theaters on Feb. 26th,...
Eve Harlow to star in ABC pilot 'The Jury'
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Eve Harlow has signed on to star in the pilot for ABC's upcoming courtroom drama, "The Jury."
NASA's 'Star Trek' Replicator Challenges Kid Inventors
NASA is asking youngsters to help design 3D-printed tools and other hardware that would help future space travelers prepare meals or create food.
The truth about exoplanets
Astronomers are beginning to glimpse what exoplanets orbiting distant suns are actually like.Nature 530 272 doi: 10.1038/530272a
Chemistry World Book Club podcast – Adventures in the Anthropocene
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene
Japanese X-ray observatory launches
ASTRO-H will study galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and supernova remnants
Ordnance Survey releases Mars map
British mapping agency Ordnance Survey has released an easy-to-read map of terrain from the planet Mars.
Gases analysed on distant 'super-Earth'
For the first time, astronomers identify which gases are present in the atmosphere of a "super-Earth" planet orbiting an alien star.
Clustered craters
Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s SMART-1 orbited the Moon for 21 months , and sent back many striking views of the lunar surface
Coming up on radar
Technology image of the week: a close-up glimpse of a microchip designed to provide high-frequency radar for future space missions
Revisit the launch
From ESA’s control centre, watch the replay of the 16 February event to celebrate the launch of the first satellite for the Sentinel-3
Sinosphere: China Telescope to Displace 9,000 Villagers in Hunt for Extraterrestrials
Thousands of villagers in Guizhou Province are being relocated to make room for a $184 million telescope to detect signs of alien life.
Follow the Salt: Search for Mars Life May Focus on Driest Regions
If life ever existed on Mars, its last outposts near the Red Planet's surface might have been in very salty environments, a new study posits. This hypothesis might help guide...
Sun’s Busy, 'Buzzy' Life - 1 year In 2.5 Minutes | 4K Video
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has snapped 1 photo every 12 seconds at multiple wavelengths since early 2010. Shown here, at 171 angstroms the year of Jan. 1, 2015, to Jan....
Jennifer Lawrence Narrates 3D Space Footage in IMAX 'Beautiful Planet'
A new IMAX 3D space movie promises to let you "experience Earth like never before." In "A Beautiful Planet," footage captured by the astronauts on board the International Space Station...
Stunning Blue Star Enjoys Spotlight Moment in Dazzling New View (Video)
A star known as HD 97300 lights up a nearby cloud of dust and gas particles, creating a "reflection nebula." The reflection nebula featured in the new image is called...