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Europa, Jupiter's Cracked And Crinkled Moon
Jupiter's moon Europa is believed to possess a large salty ocean beneath its icy exterior, and that ocean, scientists say, has the potential to harbor life. Indeed, a mission recently...
New Horizons offers full view of Pluto's crescent
Brooks HaysPASADENA, Calif., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- On Thursday, NASA released another image of Pluto's crescent, this time fully exposed.
VIDEO: Passenger space balloon test flight
BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.
Dawn starts steep descent to most dazzling orbit of Ceres
The most dazzling views ever seen of dwarf planet Ceres and its mysterious bright spots are what's on tap by year's end as NASA's amazing Dawn spacecraft starts a gradual...
Carrie Underwood set to headline ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- ABC announced Wednesday that Carrie Underwood will be headlining {i:New Year's Rockin' Eve} with host Ryan Seacrest on Dec. 31.
Einstein Is Right About General Relativity — Again
Using planetary orbits, physicists have pinned down just how precisely right Einstein was: Any deviations from his theory of general relativity are so small they would change calculations by just...
Why the International Space Station is riddled with 'germs'
Forget Ridley Scott's Alien. There's a new, real-life horror story in space. As one national newspaper headline warned this week, the International Space Station is 'filled with germs'.
Image: Debris fragment recovered after the launch loss of the 1996 Cluster mission
Human spaceflight and operations image of the week for 27 October 2015: All Hallows' Eve celebrates the cycle of destruction and rebirth, which our Cluster mission knows well.
Artificial intelligence finds messy galaxies
An astrophysics student has turned to artificial intelligence to help her to see into the hearts of galaxies. She was inspired by neural networks to create a program to single...
Earth Bloomed Early: A Fermi Paradox Solution?
According to observations by Hubble and Kepler, the universe has only just begun to produce habitable worlds — what does this mean for the evolution of intelligent life?
Does Science Drive the Success of 'Star Trek'?
With several "Star Trek" fan projects getting funded by independent crowdsourcing platforms lately, it's clear the franchise still has a lot of support after nearly five decades since "Star Trek:...
Wave-particle interaction in atmosphere
A new study sheds light on the impact of plasma waves on high-energy electrons streaking into Earth's magnetic field from space.
Why Earth is so much bigger than Mars: Rocky planets formed from 'pebbles'
Using a new process in planetary formation modeling, where planets grow from tiny bodies called 'pebbles,' scientists can explain why Mars is so much smaller than Earth. This same process...
Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani cover 'Hotline Bling'
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- "The Voice" coaches Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani covered Drake hit "Hotline Bling" on Monday's episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
Engineering students 'talk' to satellite
With the help of enthusiastic European ham radio operators, engineering students now have two-way communication with their home-built ESA-sponsored satellite AAUSAT5 that was sent into orbit around Earth from the...
Scientists experimentally optimize operation of first wall-less Hall thruster prototype
Hall thrusters are advanced electric rocket engines primarily used for station-keeping and attitude control of geosynchronous communication satellites and space probes. Recently, the launch of two satellites based on an...
'Dancing with the Stars': Bindi Irwin's scary routine gets perfect score
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Bindi Irwin continues to dominate "Dancing with the Stars" earning her second perfect score in two weeks.
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate slated for mom comedy
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate will star in a forthcoming movie about moms letting loose directed by "The Hangover" writers.
Arizona Cardinals top Baltimore Ravens, earn rare Monday night win
The Sports Xchange GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals might be on the verge of solving their losing ways on "Monday Night Football." The Baltimore Ravens, meanwhile, still have their...
Lockheed Martin delivers 31st C-5M Super Galaxy to U.S. Air Force
Ryan MaassMARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin delivered the 31st C-5M Super Galaxy to the U.S. Air Force on October 23, the company announced.
Building a microscope to search for signs of life on other worlds
In March of this year, a team of bioengineers from Caltech, JPL, and the University of Washington spent a week in Greenland, using snowmobiles to haul their scientific equipment, waiting...
Watching water helps better understand climate change
A new research facility launched today will allow scientists and researchers to better understand the relationship between wind, ocean and sky.
Hayes Grier gets the boot on 'Dancing with the Stars;' Leah Remini helps out as co-host
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Hayes Grier and Emma Slater were eliminated from Season 21 of "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles Monday night.
NASA seeks student experiments for edge-of-space balloon flight
NASA is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate university students to fly their science and technology experiments to the edge of space on a scientific balloon mission.
Image: Enceladus lit by the sun
Enceladus is a world divided. To the north, the terrain is covered in impact craters, much like other icy moons. But to the south, the record of impact cratering is...
Physicist links dark matter to dinosaur extinction in new book
Dark matter: The world's brightest physicists know it's there, but can't say for sure what it is.
Own a Piece of Space History With Gemini 3 Computer Chip
Computing and space history buffs will both appreciate this RAM chip from 1965, part of the first computer that ever flew on a manned space mission.
Cornell, Museum of Science Fiction Announce CubeSat Competition During White House Astronomy Night
Cornell University, The Museum of Science Fiction and NASA Space Grant consortia grantees are hosting a competition for high-school students to get CubeSat projects they develop launched into space. The...