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Chicago Bulls C Joakim Noah suffers dislocated shoulder
By Scott Powers, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah dislocated his left shoulder on Friday night during the second quarter.
San Antonio Spurs clip Cleveland Cavaliers, remain perfect at home
By Steve Habel, The Sports Xchange SAN ANTONIO -- Finding a way to beat San Antonio at home means unlocking the combination that will open the Spurs' vaunted defense.
Rebooted Kepler spacecraft hauls in the planets
Fresh worlds found by K2 mission push beyond original discoveries.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19126
'X' marks a curious corner on Pluto's icy plains
"X" marks the spot of some intriguing surface activity in the latest picture of Pluto returned from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
Stars arriving at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The stars are arriving at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards.
Monster Galaxy Cluster Is Biggest Ever in the Early Universe
An ancient group of galaxies is the most massive ever found in the first few billion years of the universe, and may eventually grow into one of the largest clusters.
Probability of North Korea hydrogen bomb test low, Japan official says
Elizabeth ShimTOKYO, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The probability is low North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb, a Japanese official said.
Advanced Alien Civilizations Could Live in Globular Star Clusters
Once life gets started in dense stellar groups, it could quickly go interstellar, thanks to old stars and close neighbors.
First 'Twins' of Mysterious Erupting Star Found
Astronomers have found five star systems beyond the Milky Way galaxy that resemble Eta Carinae, a binary star system cloaked in a veil of dust and gas from an enormous,...
Northern Lights and Rocket Launches | Space Wallpaper
Launching experiments in rockets from the Arctic Circle gives ample opportunity to view the Northern Lights.
Police: Roommate assaulted for showering too early in the morning
Daniel UriaTORONTO, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian police responded to a report of assault between two roommates after one roommate claimed the other showers too early in the morning.
9 surprising facts about the solar system
Veronica LinaresWASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A compilation of unexpected facts about the planets in our solar system.
Perimeter Researchers Earn Prestigious Cosmology Prizes
Researchers from Perimeter Institute have won both first and third prizes in the 2015 Buchalter Cosmology Prize competition for work that sheds new light on the workings of space and...
What a 'CERN' for agricultural science could look like
The Large Hadron Collider found success in a simple idea: invest in a laboratory that no one institution could sustain on their own and then make it accessible for physicists...
Evidence for new state of hydrogen: Discovery gives glimpse of conditions found on other planets
Scientists have recreated an elusive form of the material that makes up much of the giant planets in our solar system, and the sun.
Astronomers use bow waves to locate stars on the run
Brooks HaysKISSIMMEE, Fla., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Recently, astronomers scanned the Milky Way looking for bow waves in an effort to locate runaway stars. They found a lot.
Virgin Galactic's Second SpaceShipTwo Spaceliner in Pictures
Virgin Galactic's The Spaceship Company is currently building a second SpaceShipTwo vehicle in Mojave, California. See photos of the new private spaceship for space tourism and more here.
Solar analemma 2015
If you took a picture of the Sun every day, always at the same hour and from the same location, would the Sun appear in the same spot in the...
New method solves 40 year-old mystery on the size of shadowy galaxies
Using the world's largest telescopes, researchers have discovered ancient cold gas clouds larger than galaxies in the early Universe. The discovery was announced today at a press conference at the...
VIDEO: Space exploration: What will 2016 bring?
2015 was a momentous year for space exploration, with high-profile missions to Pluto and Ceres giving us unprecedented images.
Utah Jazz release Elijah Millsap
The Sports Xchange The Utah Jazz waived defensive specialist Elijah Millsap on Tuesday to clear space on their roster.
Beauty Out of Death | Space Wallpaper
The planetary nebula ESO 456-67 shows the beauty that can be created by death, the death of a sun-like star.
With 'smart fitness watch,' Fitbit eyes new players
Fitbit on Tuesday unveiled its "smart fitness watch," aiming to get into the growing smartwatch segment with upgraded fitness tracking features.
Israeli-made AirMule UAV performs first untethered flight
Richard TomkinsYAVNE, Israel, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The AirMule unmanned vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft by Israel's Tactical Robots has performed its first untethered demonstration flight.
What to expect from El Niño and its global impact
NASA satellite images predict this year's El Niño could rival that of 1997-98, which killed thousands worldwide
Huge gyrfalcon said to be hanging out in LaSalle
Ducks in Windsor and Essex County will need to start watching their backs. A predator from the Arctic may still be in the neighbourhood.
Declassified: US Military's Secret Cold War Space Project Revealed
More than 20,000 newly released documents reveal intriguing details about the U.S. Air Force's MOL program, which ran from December 1963 until its cancellation in June 1969.
Build Your Own Enterprise! Celebrate 'Star Trek's' 50th with Mega Bloks
"Star Trek" fans assemble! This year, fans of the sci-fi franchise who also love construction will have the chance to build their own Klingon battle cruiser, transporter room and (of...