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NASA's Orion Crew Module Arrives in Florida to Prep for 2018 Flight
The crew module of NASA's Orion capsule, which is scheduled to fly around the moon on a 2018 test flight, arrived at the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida...
The Original Starship Enterprise from 'Star Trek' Is Getting a Face-Lift
The voyages of "Star Trek's" USS Enterprise now include an extensive restoration at the hands of the National Air and Space Museum.
New Galaxy-hunting Sky Camera Sees Redder Better
A newly upgraded camera that incorporates light sensors developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is now one of the best cameras on the...
Is Spring Near? Punxsutawney Phil Doesn't See His Shadow
Early this morning, the Punxsutawney Phil signaled that spring is near as he saw his shadow in his 130th prediction. How often does he get it right?
Lockheed Martin's GPS III completes thermal vacuum testing
Ryan MaassDENVER, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin's Global Positioning System III satellite for the U.S. Air Force recently completed thermal vacuum testing to validate the design.
CubeSats Will Swarm NASA's SLS First Flight | Video
NASA's Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1), the first flight of the new Congressionally-mandated Space Launch System, will test the Orion capsule and 13 CubeSats.
Astronomers reveal how black holes power the brightest objects in the cosmos
What is the brightest object in the night sky?
Raytheon developing radar upgrade for Patriot system
Richard TomkinsANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The main radar array of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense system is being upgraded by Raytheon for enhanced 360-degree coverage capability.
Scientists Try to Grow Peruvian Potatoes on "Mars"
A South American experiment seeks to find if potatoes could be grown on Mars as a food source for future astronauts. They also hope the data will help them better...
'Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens' officially announced
Wade SheridanBURBANK, Calif., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. Interactive has officially announced the next game in their long-running Lego series, Lego "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
Students develop an affordable everyday radio telescope
(Phys.org)—A team of undergraduates from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) at the College of Engineering in Trivandrum, India, has designed and constructed a portable college-level radio...
Eye of Sauron-like nacreous clouds appear above Northern Ireland
Ben HooperCOOKSTOWN, Northern Ireland, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A cloud formation making it appear as if the Eye of Sauron was watching Northern Ireland Tuesday was part of a larger...
Galileo signals covering more of the sky
Europe's ninth and tenth Galileo satellites have started broadcasting working navigation messages.
Cosmic encounters with alien life
Numerous books have been penned on the exciting subject of life on other worlds, and the news almost daily carries stories about potential new habitable sites, ranging from water on...
Stephen Hawking’s second Reith Lecture: Annotated transcript
More on black holes, from Stephen Hawking's second Reith Lecture
Researchers quantify unidentified gamma-ray sources
In 2011, Francesco Massaro, a researcher at the University of Turin (Italy), and Raffaele D'Abrusco, a post-doc in the astrophysics group at the University Federico II of Naples (Italy), using...
Chicago Bulls send Mike Dunleavy to D League for rehab
The Sports Xchange The Chicago Bulls assigned veteran forward Mike Dunleavy to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League, the team announced Monday.
Mark Kelly Remembers Those Lost Aboard Shuttle Columbia
It was 13 years ago that we began to hear the terrible news: Space Shuttle Columbia had been lost during re-entry into our atmosphere.
Violent weekend pushes Chicago to most homicidal January in 16 years
Doug G. WareCHICAGO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The start to the new year has been deadly in Chicago, where officials say more murders were committed this January than any other...
New tool provides successful visual inspection of space station robot arm
Gas station attendant, electronics installer, home inspector: is there any fix-it job that NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) can't tackle during its four-year career? As NASA takes a break in...
Hundreds of people report seeing a fireball shoot across the sky Saturday
Hundreds of people, including some in southern Ontario, reported seeing a fireball shoot across the sky on Saturday night.
Virginia man's dashcam captures bright fireball in the sky
Ben HooperFALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A Virginia motorist's dashboard camera captured footage of a luminescent fireball streaking across the dark evening sky.
Robotic Comet Lander Philae Says Good-Bye
The European Space Agency has declared the spacecraft’s mission at an end -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Phoenix Suns fire head coach, former player Jeff Hornacek
The Sports Xchange Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek was fired Monday morning.
'Harry Potter' siblings Rupert Grint, Bonnie Wright reunite
Annie MartinORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright, who played siblings Ron and Ginny Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies, reunited at Universal Studios in Orlando.
A heat-seeking slingshot: Liquid droplets show ability to cool extremely hot surfaces
Turn on a skillet and let it heat up until it is well above the boiling point of water. Then sprinkle a teaspoon of water on the skillet and watch....
Keira Knightley tapped to star in biopic 'Colette'
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Keira Knightley is in talks to star in "Colette," a biopic based on the famous French novelist of the same name.
Japan assembles new squadron of F-15 fighter jets
Elizabeth ShimTOKYO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Diplomatic tensions are spiraling between China and Japan as territorial disputes show no signs of easing.