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Saturn’s moonlets
Space Science Image of the Week: Small moonlets within Saturn’s rings disrupt their surroundings and leave telltale trails, such as these spied by Cassini
United Launch Alliance launches GPS IIF-12 satellite for U.S. Air Force
Ryan MaassCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- United Launch Alliance launched the 12th and final satellite of the U.S. Air Force's GPS IIF-block, completing its first mission of 2016.
Do venture capitalists matter?
Venture capitalists do help startup firms by closely monitoring their development, say researchers, adding that the availability of direct airplane flights between the two parties helps improve that oversight.
Video shows only known U.S. jaguar roaming in Arizona
"El Jefe" - Spanish for "the boss" - is one of only four or five jaguars that have been spotted in the U.S. in the last 20 years
NASA Jupiter Probe Fine-Tunes Path to Giant Planet
NASA's Juno spacecraft performed an engine burn Wednesday (Feb. 3), lining up Jupiter more squarely ahead of its arrival at the giant planet on July 4.
Polarized light throws birds' magnetic compass off course
Birds are completely disorientated when light is polarized perpendicularly to the direction of the magnetic field
Wichita State president shocks fans with Shockers football helmet
Alex ButlerWICHITA, Kan., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- John Bardo caused a storm Wednesday in Kansas, and it wasn't a tornado.
The Flash to guest star on March episode of 'Supergirl'
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- "The Flash" star Grant Gustin is to appear on the March 28 episode of "Supergirl," CBS announced.
PewDiePie, Lilly Singh and other YouTube stars to headline original shows, movies
YouTube's viral video stars, many of whom have a fan following in the millions, are set to appear next week in original movies and a show, as the video site...
Strange, Dense Matter: The Power of Neutron Stars [Video]
A live Webcast Wednesday evening will discuss the latest science of neutron stars—some of the densest and weirdest objects in space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Illegal Logging Has Become More Violent Than Ever
Criminal loggers and land snatchers are committing more murders around the world, but they almost always escape justice.
Amy Schumer, Seth Rogen campaign for beer in Bud Light Super Bowl ad
Wade SheridanSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer believe that the one thing that brings America together is beer in Bud Light's upcoming ad for Super...
China's Lunar New Year travelers impeded by heavy snow
Elizabeth ShimBEIJING, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- China's largest annual migration event involving nearly 3 billion trips is off to a slow start.
Chris Martin joins James Corden for Carpool Karaoke, pays tribute to David Bowie
Wade SheridanSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joined "Late Late Show" host James Corden recently for Carpool Karaoke.
Consistency of Earth's magnetic field history surprises scientists
Earth's magnetic field is generated by the motion of liquid iron in the planet's core. This "geodynamo" occasionally reverses its polarity—the magnetic north and south poles swap places. The switch...
New study challenges Jupiter's role as planetary shield, protecting Earth from comet impacts
Not only is the "Jupiter as shield" concept, implying that the planet shields Earth from comet impacts, not true, but perhaps Jupiter's most important role in fostering the development of...
Chris Pratt starts work on 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2'
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista and Sean Gunn started rehearsals with director James Gunn on "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."
Examining how terrestrial life's building blocks may have first formed
How did life begin? This is one of the most fundamental questions scientists puzzle over. To address it, they have to look not just back to the primordial Earth, but...
In Images: Drones Take Flight in Antarctica and the Arctic
Aerial drones are seemingly everywhere these days. Even in the most remote places on Earth, scientists are testing the limits of what these robotic devices can do.
Map of Winter Storm Jonas' Wind Shows Destructive Gusts
Winter storm Jonas brought with it record-breaking amounts of snow and winds when it plowed through the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States in late January. Now, scientists at NASA have...
JWST instruments are coming in from the cold
After being tested at extremely low temperatures for more than two months, the four instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope are preparing to come in from the cold. First...
How synthetic biology will solve biological mysteries and make humans safer in space
The release of the hit movie The Martian highlighted the diverse engineering challenges in visiting the distant surface of another world. More recently, the historic landing of SpaceX's Falcon first...
Kristen Stewart lands Chanel beauty campaign
Annie MartinPARIS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart will be the face of Chanel's new Collection Eyes makeup campaign.
The forgotten moon landing that paved the way for today's space adventures
Crashing into a planet is seldom a good idea. If you're trying to travel to another world, you're likely to land at tens of kilometres per second unless you do...
Technology for instantaneous searches of a target image from a massive volume of images
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed technology that is installed on a server to specialize features with a specific functionality. In this way it is possible to search...
Planet-Building 'Flying Saucer' Disk Is Surprisingly Cool (Video)
Everyone knows that UFOs are cool, but the surprisingly low temperatures of one cosmic flying saucer may force astronomers to rethink their ideas about how planets form.
New NASA Spacecraft Will Be Propelled By Light
Solar sails could travel to the outermost regions of the solar system faster than ever before.
The Truth Is Out There: CIA Publishes UFO Investigation Tips
Here are some of the tips that the CIA learned from "flying saucer intelligence" as they assisted with the Air Force's Operation BLUE BOOK for two decades.