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EDRS launch in short
Watch the replay of the launch of the European Data Relay System's first laser node from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on 29 January at 22:20 GMT
Challenger Disaster 30 Years Ago Shocked the World, Changed NASA
Thirty years ago today, NASA suffered a spaceflight tragedy that stunned the world and changed the agency forever. NASA astronauts had died on the job before, but the Challenger disaster...
Realistic Data Needed to Evolve the 21st Century Power Grid
PNNL is helping to create open-access power grid datasets for use in testing new grid technologies.
Comet landscape: Exploring Imhotep
This beautiful landscape feels within arm's reach in this stunning view across the Imhotep region on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
Hundreds turn up for 'Star Wars' snowball fight in D.C.
Ben HooperWASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Hundreds turned Washington's Dupont Circle into a makeshift ice planet Hoth for a massive Star Wars-themed snowball fight following the weekend's blizzard.
Hubble: New galaxy defies conventions
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Nebula NGC 5408 was first spotted in June of 1834 by astronomer John Herschel. Nearly 200 years later, the object is being reclassified as...
Poll: Should the Moon Be Humanity's Next Step Into Space?
The moon is so close and visible to everyone on Earth. Should we go live there?
KC-46A Pegasus tanker completes first refueling flight
Ryan MaassSEATTLE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Aircrews from the U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker refueling mission 20,000 feet above Washington state.
Planet 9 from outer space: How science decides if it's a planet
The title of "planet" seems to be as rock solid as the surface of Neptune these days. McMaster University Astronomer Robert Cockcroft offers up his planet flow chart for the...
Dying Star Betelgeuse Keeps Its Cool ... and Astronomers Are Puzzled
How do dying stars shed their mass and become red supergiants? New observations of the red supergiant Betelgeuse are surprising and confusing to scientists.
NASA's MMS Spotted from Tokyo
Looking like artificial shooting stars, the four Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, spacecraft appear as greenish streaks in this series of photos taken with a DSLR camera from Japan on Nov....
Voyager mission celebrates 30 years since Uranus
Humanity has visited Uranus only once, and that was 30 years ago. NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft got its closest look at the mysterious, distant, gaseous planet on Jan. 24, 1986.
Explorer dies in Antarctic crossing
Explorer Henry Worsley dies after suffering exhaustion and dehydration during a solo attempt to cross Antarctica.
Antarctic permafrost may not be habitable for microbes – so is Mars?
Here's some bad news for anyone still hoping life exists on Mars: Antarctic permafrost very similar to the permafrost on Mars seems to be too cold and dry for microbes...
California upends No. 12 Arizona
By Jake Curtis, The Sports Xchange BERKELEY, Calif. -- California showed Saturday why it was ranked No. 14 in the preseason Associated Press poll.
Best Space Stories of the Week – Jan. 24, 2016
Astronomers have found evidence of a big, undiscovered "Planet Nine" far beyond Pluto, and a SpaceX rocket nearly landed soflty on a ship at sea after a successful satellite launch....
Astronaut Witnesses 'Rare Thundersnow' from Space
Scott Kelly witnessed the massive storm hovering over the East Coast of the United States from his perch on the International Space Station.
David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess to star in 'Feed the Beast' series
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess are to star in the upcoming original series "Feed the Beast," a co-production between AMC Studios and Lionsgate.
"Otherworlds" exhibit casts new light on space using raw data
Using photos snapped by NASA spacecraft over 60 years, photographer Michael Benson gives an up-close, detailed glimpse of our solar system
'Cold Feet' stars reunite for script read-through
Karen ButlerLONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- James Nesbitt, Robert Bathurst, Hermione Norris, John Thomson and Fay Ripley took part in a read-through this week for their revived dramedy "Cold Feet."
Bezos space firm duplicates reusable rocket breakthrough
Two months after the breakthrough launch and vertical landing of a reusable rocket, the space firm created by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos did it again.
Joe Biden in Turkey to discuss Syrian border, response to dissent
Marilyn MalaraISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden is meeting with Turkish leaders Saturday to discuss securing the country's Syrian border.
Scientists eager for info from Juno spacecraft
Johanna Wagstaffe explains the significance of the solar power NASA craft
Cold-blooded lizards literally get hot when it's time to get down
Tegu lizards are officially cold-blooded, but it turns out they literally turn up the heat when it's time for some lizard love — a surprising finding that could help scientists...
Geno Atkins, Odell Beckham, Aaron Donald, Devonta Freeman named Pro Bowl captains
The Sports Xchange Atkins and Freeman will be paired together, while Beckham and Donald will work as a duo.
Next-Gen Spacesuits - NASA Builds On Old Technology | Video
The space agency takes a look back at spacesuit history and leaps forward to how the latest suits were designed. NASA has been developing and testing new spacesuits to be...
Newly discovered star offers opportunity to explore origins of first stars sprung to life in early universe
A team of researchers has observed the brightest ultra metal-poor star ever discovered.
Seth Meyers samples Boston accents in fake movie trailer
Marilyn MalaraNEW YORK, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- "Late Night" host Seth Meyers stars in a fake movie trailer showcasing the variety of accents found in the greater Boston area.