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Alcohol And Sugar Molecule Spotted On Comet For First Time
Astronomy: Complex organics formed in nascent solar system, study suggests
LeBron James still ailing; Cleveland Cavaliers cut four
The Sports Xchange Cleveland forward LeBron James remains idle due to a sore back and there are doubts he will be ready when the Cavaliers open the NBA season on...
46 Billion Pixels! Largest-Ever Image of Space Unveiled
Space is big, but it's never been quite this big. A composite image taken by German astronomers is, they claim, the largest image of space to date.
Astronomers peer inside stars, finding giant magnets
Astronomers have for the first time probed the magnetic fields in the mysterious inner regions of stars. Using a technique called asteroseismology, which uses sound waves generated by turbulence on...
Dallas Cowboys trip include visit to Ground Zero
The Sports Xchange IRVING, Tex. - Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is taking his team to New York one day early so they can visit Ground Zero, the September...
How to Tell Star Types Apart (Infographic)
Astronomers group stars into classes according to spectral color and brightness.
Lockheed Martin's F-16V takes flight
Ryan MaassFORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin's F-16V "Viper" took flight for the first time, the company announced on Wednesday.
Flying DeLorean: NASA Launched 'Back to the Future' Car into Space
Hoverboards, self-lacing sneakers and flying cars may still largely be the stuff of science fiction, but at least one DeLorean has taken off to "where we don't need roads" thanks...
Dunes on Pluto? Can a nearly airless world have windblown dunes?
Lori Fenton, Senior Research Scientist and Vice-Chair of the Planetary Exploration Research Thrust at the SETI Institute
Missing gravitational waves lead to black hole rethink
Human understanding of galaxies and black holes is being called into question after an 11-year search for mysterious gravitational waves—famously predicted by Albert Einstein 100 years ago—failed to find anything.
Bob Gale discusses impact of hoverboard
“Back to the Future” screenwriter Bob Gale discusses the fan requests for the hoverboard
Knee problems
Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Scanning knees to reveal cartilage health in space and on Earth
Chris Rock in talks to host 2016 Oscars
Shawn PriceLOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Comedian Chris Rock is in serious talks to host the 2016 Oscars, sources said.
SpaceX's Dragon Enters Mars' Atmosphere | Space Wallpaper
In this artist's conception, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft enters Mars' atmosphere.
San Francisco 49ers believe they're prepared on short week for Seattle Seahawks
By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange The San Francisco 49ers were so focused on snapping a four-game losing streak Sunday, they spent no time last week preparing for an...
You too can learn to farm on Mars
Scientists are helping students figure out how to farm on Mars, much like astronaut Mark Watney, played by Matt Damon, attempts in the critically acclaimed movie 'The Martian.'
First movie of stellar-surface evolution beyond our Solar System
Astronomers present for the first time a movie that shows the evolution of stellar spots on a star other than our Sun. The long-term, highly-sampled, phase-resolved spectroscopic data were made...
Satellite sheds new light on solar system boundary
A team of scientists presents findings from six years of direct observations made by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission of the interstellar wind that blows through our solar system.
James Webb Space Telescope Documentary Will Launch in Early 2016
In a statement obtained exclusively by Space.com, officials from White House Astronomy Night said that the documentary "Telescope" will air on Discovery Channel and Science Channel early next year.
Space Archaeologists Search For Dead Alien Civilizations
Extraterrestrial life might exist, but there’s no guarantee that it hasn’t destroyed itself. Here’s how to detect an apocalypse on another world.
Pillars of Light Shine Over Argentina (Photo)
A gorgeous example of a phenomenon known as "light pillars" was captured in this breathtaking scene over Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina by astrophotographer Sergio Emilio Montúfar Codoñer.
'Eclipsed' starring Lupita Nyong'o heads to Broadway
Marilyn MalaraNEW YORK, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Lupita Nyong'o is headed to Broadway on the shirttails of her debut play "Eclipsed" as one of the forced wives of a rebel...
Study: Most Earth-like worlds are yet to be born
Brooks HaysBALTIMORE, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- New analysis of data collected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Kepler space observatory suggests most Earth-like exoplanets are yet to be born.
Ammonia Leak Locator Heads to ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) is in some ways like most homes -- over time, it occasionally requires repairs. When the ammonia cooling system on the exterior of the ISS...
Apatosaurus Tail May Have Broken The Speed Of Sound | Video
Using computer modeling, researchers have produced scenarios in which the tails of diplodocid sauropods could have whipped at supersonic speeds. They constructed a 1/4 scale model with 3D printing to...
Making the (reactive) case for explosives science
A "reactive case" is a new concept in explosives science currently being tested at Los Alamos National Laboratory. A reactive case would do more than just contain an explosive, but...
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
n the ongoing drive to unlock the secrets of Saturn and its system of moons, some truly fascinating and awe-inspiring things have been discovered. In addition to things like methane...
From Great Red Spot to orange pimple—is Jupiter's superstorm finally blowing over?
It makes our most turbulent terrestrial storms look like mere pipsqueaks. But remarkable new Hubble footage shows that Jupiter's Great Red Spot – an anticyclonic storm system twice the size...