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SpaceX: Ice Buildup Suspected in Botched Rocket Landing
The rocket had descended with pinpoint accuracy onto a drone ship before a landing leg buckled, causing the booster to tip over and explode.
Paper proposes method to create gravitational fields
Producing and detecting gravitational fields at will using magnetic fields, controlling them for study, working with them to produce new technologies—it sounds impossible, but Prof. André Füzfa of Namur University...
Houston Rockets rally to beat Indiana Pacers in overtime
By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange The Rockets mustered the defensive might late to fend off the Pacers 107-103 in overtime on Sunday night at Toyota Center.
Don't Miss These 12 Must-See Skywatching Events of 2016
Here are some of the more noteworthy sky events that will take place this year. Space.com's Night Sky column will provide more extensive coverage of most of these events as...
Fireball Down Under: Researchers Uncover Older-Than-Earth Meteorite
When a greenish fireball streaked above the Australian Outback in November, meteorite researchers went searching for the space rock that caused this cosmic display. This week they announced they had...
AUDIO: How to take a picture of a black hole
Astronomer Feryal Ozel speaks to the BBC's Jonathan Webb about the Event Horizon Telescope.
Ancient gas cloud may be a relic from the death of first stars
Researchers have discovered a distant, ancient cloud of gas that may contain the signature of the very first stars that formed in the Universe.
Fracking test explosions allowed
Fracking firms exploring for shale gas are to be allowed to sink boreholes and set off explosive charges without planning permission.
New space robot would hop—not drive—across other worlds
Explorer could leap 4 meters in a single bound on Mars
Asteroid-Mining Company 3D-Prints Object from Space Rock Metals
Planetary Resources, which aims to extract water and other useful materials from asteroids, has 3D-printed an object using metals from a space rock.
Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer star in Balmain ad
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Big Five supermodels Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer reunited for the stunning Balmain spring/summer 2016 ad campaign.
Student-built instrument headed to asteroid and back
Who can say they’ve been to an asteroid and back? In 2023, more than 50 MIT students may claim this feat, at least through the activities of a small, shoebox-sized instrument named...
Recent study predicts that Higgs particles are much heavier than earlier observation
In 2012, a proposed observation of the Higgs boson was reported at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN. The observation has puzzled the physics community, as the mass of the...
Cosmology is in crisis – but not for the reason you may think
Science is advancing rapidly. We are eradicating diseases, venturing further into space and discovering a growing zoo of subatomic particles. But cosmology – which is trying to understand the evolution...
Exploring the solar system—the best of what you can look out for in 2016
This year is shaping up to be another exciting one for space after a bonanza of discoveries and celestial events in 2015.
Pupils make radio call to Tim Peake
Sandringham School in St Albans makes a small piece of history by making the first amateur radio call from the UK to a British astronaut on the space station.
San Francisco Giants claim OF Denard Span
The Sports Xchange The San Francisco Giants confirmed Thursday that the team reached agreement with free agent outfielder Denard Span on a three-year contract.
Stephan's Quintent: Galaxies Shimmering and Shining | Space Wallpaper
This galactic group, originally discovered in 1877, uses data from multiple observation technologies.
View of Exploding Star Appears, Right on Cue
Astronomers predicted for the first time when a supernova would appear in the sky, using physics that played out as scripted by Einstein.
Week's Best Space Pictures: Orion's Lightsabers and Dust Doughnuts
Saturn’s moons form a near-perfect bullseye, and a galaxy glows pink with X-rays.
This Week’s Night Sky: Winter Solstice and a Christmas Moon
Celebrate the shortest (or longest) day of the year, and check out the holiday season’s best celestial events.
From Bee Larvae to Toilet Rats, Our Favorite Videos of 2015
We were surprised, shocked, and awed by these videos, from National Geographic explorers and beyond.
Week's Best Space Pictures: Enceladus' Faces and Space Jets
A dwarf planet shows signs of stress and a distant galaxy wags a glowing blue tail.
This Week’s Night Sky: New Year’s Comet and a Meteor Shower
Try out a new telescope or binoculars with these celestial sights.
Week’s Best Space Pictures: Frozen Fractals Crisscross Mars
Earth majestically rises over the moon’s dark side and the International Space Station spots a desert megacity.
This Week’s Night Sky: Close Encounters With Planets
Watch shadows dance across Jupiter on Sunday night.
Massive Calif. gas leak may take months to repair
Infrared video shows a geyser spewing at least 70,00 pounds of gas every hour into Los Angeles suburb
All the winter's a weird weather stage; Here are the players
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get ready for weather whiplash as powerful climatic forces elbow each other for starring roles in a weird winter show....