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Astronaut shares photo of Super Bowl from 249 miles up
Ben HooperSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- An astronaut shared a photo he snapped of his brief time being able to see the Super Bowl "in person," from 249 miles...
Novel calibration tool will help astronomers look for habitable exoplanets
Promising new calibration tools, called laser frequency combs, could allow astronomers to take a major step in discovering and characterizing earthlike planets around other stars. These devices generate evenly spaced...
Mirror on the Cosmos: NASA's Next Big Telescope Takes Shape
After more than twenty years, the giant mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is essentially complete -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
ESA image reveals Martian labyrinth of plateaus, valleys
Brooks HaysDARMSTADT, Germany, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The Mars Express, an ESA probe currently orbiting the Red Planet, recently returned an impressive image of a region on Mars called the...
Jamie-Lynn Sigler to guest star on 'CSI: Cyber'
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler is to guest star on a March episode of "CSI: Cyber."
Wife of astronaut Ron McNair reflects on Challenger disaster
Thirty years ago, the nation watched in horror as the Space Shuttle "Challenger" exploded over Cape Canaveral, killing the crew of seven
Bringing time and space together for universal symmetry
New research is broadening perspectives on time and space. Scientists challenge the long-held presumption that time evolution -- the incessant unfolding of the universe over time -- is an elemental...
Ariane 6 design finalized, set for 2020 launch
Ryan MaassPARIS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Airbus Safran Launchers has finalized the architecture for its Ariane 6 launch vehicle, announcing a maiden launch to take place in 2020.
SpaceX successfully tests parachutes for Commercial Crew Program
Brooks HaysCOOLIDGE, Ariz., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The parachutes that will be used to slow the descent of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and help return ISS astronauts to Earth passed...
Antarctic fungi survive Martian conditions on the International Space Station
Scientists have gathered tiny fungi that take shelter in Antarctic rocks and sent them to the International Space Station. After 18 months on board in conditions similar to those on...
Going to space
Operations image of the week: Mission control teams begin intensive simulation training for the launch of Sentinel-1B, part of Europe’s Copernicus programme
Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer meet to discuss 'Top Gun 2'
Wade SheridanNEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have met to discuss the long in-development sequel,"Top Gun 2."
The mysterious cataclysmic variable star Mu Centauri
(Phys.org)—Located about 510 light years from the Earth, Mu Centauri is a very interesting mysterious cataclysmic variable star. It is a dwarf nova, a close binary star system in which...
GPM: Making science fun for kids through comics
To get young students reading about science, NASA is trying something different. Instead of a press release or a scientific paper, the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission has launched a...
30 Years After Uranus Flyby, Voyager 2 Sails On
On Jan. 24, 1986, NASA's robotic Voyager 2 probe zoomed by Uranus, giving humanity its first up-close look at the seventh planet from the sun.
Engineers mark completion of Orion's pressure vessel
NASA's Orion spacecraft is another step closer to launching on its first mission to deep space atop the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. On Jan. 13, 2016, technicians at Michoud...
Russia's Vostochny space port prepares for lift-off
Russia's troubled space port nears launch
Los Angeles Galaxy snatch Premier League's Ashley Cole
Alex ButlerLOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The pipeline of premier soccer talent continues to flow into the United States.
Intelsat rolls out next-gen system
Commercial satellite giant, Intelsat, launches the first of its new Epic spacecraft - a next-generation high-throughput telecommunications system - that will be critical to the future fortune of the company.
See Jupiter Shine with the Moon Tonight
If you've had clear skies the last few nights, you probably enjoyed the sight of the nearly full moon rising in the east. Tonight (Jan. 27), the moon will not...
Stellar parenting: Making new stars by 'adopting' stray cosmic gases
Astronomers have for the first time found young populations of stars within globular clusters that have apparently developed courtesy of star-forming gas flowing in from outside of the clusters themselves....
Israeli vulture thought to be a spy arrested in Lebanon
Daniel UriaBINT JBAIL , Lebanon, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A vulture that flew across the border between Israel and Lebanon was captured on suspicion of being a spy.
Imaged 'Jets' Reveal Cerium's Post-Shock Inner Strength
"Jets" formed after shock waves passed through cerium metal provided the yield stress of cerium in its post-shock state, indicating the stress that would cause it to become permanently...
Largest Solar System Ever Discovered Dwarfs Our Own
A huge alien world orbits 600 billion miles from its host star, making its solar system the largest one known.
McCain: Reinstate U.S. Curb on Russian Rocket Engines
Sen. John McCain on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation to strike bill language that eased a congressional ban on Russian rocket engines.
Josh Brolin impersonates Kim Kardashian on 'The Tonight Show'
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Josh Brolin made a memorable appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," shaving off his mustache and impersonating Kim Kardashian.
Matter Tears Through Sun's Atmosphere As Magnetic Filament Ruptures | Video
On Jan. 26th, 2016, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery (at several different wavelengths) of superheated plasma exploding away from the Sun in a Coronal Mass Ejection event. [The blast...
U.S. Air Force certifies SpaceX Falcon 9 upgrade
Ryan MaassLOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has updated the certification of SpaceX's upgraded Falcon 9, clearing it for use in National Security space missions.