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Could You See Moon City Lights Or A Greenhouse From Earth? Just For Fun
If there were humans on the Moon - would we see the settlement lights from the Earth? For instance during a thin crescent Moon - could we see the lights...
California Rep. Issa says he's a 'potential candidate' for House Speaker
Doug G. WareWASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- As the race to replace U.S. House Speaker John Boehner evolves, potential successors seem to be coming and going with some regularity. Friday,...
NASA lays out plan for putting astronauts on Mars
NASA aims to put boots on the ground in the 2030s
Is Stephen Hawking Right About Hostile Aliens?
Hawking recently posited that an alien visitation would put Earthlings in the same position as Native Americans when Columbus landed on their shores. Lessons from Earth suggest intelligence and aggression...
NASA outlines obstacles to putting a human on Mars
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- On Thursday, NASA detailed the ways in which its current work will pave a path to Mars.
A mission to a metal world—The Psyche mission
In their drive to set exploration goals for the future, NASA's Discovery Program put out the call for proposals for their thirteenth Discovery mission in February 2014. After reviewing the...
Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Joe Wright re-invent Peter 'Pan' tale for a new generation
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The stars of "Pan" say changing the setting of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan story from the early 1900s to World War II helped...
What are white holes?
Black holes are created when stars die catastrophically in a supernova. So what in the universe is a white hole?
Peeking Into Our Galaxy's Stellar Nursery
Astronomers have long turned their telescopes, be they on satellites in space or observatories on Earth, to the wide swaths of interstellar medium to get a look at the formation...
Asteroid’s rolling stones were once powered by the sun
New model suggests slow-motion space collisions shaped Itokawa’s boulders
Ground Control to 'The Martian': Good Luck with Them Potatoes
Can you really grow and survive on potatoes on Mars, as in the movie "The Martian"?
Orbital ATK Poised for Return to Flight After Rocket Explosion
Following a devastating loss of vehicle last year, Orbital ATK is preparing to send cargo to the International Space Station as early as December, and launch a new Antares rocket...
Week's Best Space Pictures: Star Makes Waves and Apollo Shines
NASA captures a sonic boom with the sun, and a comet gets its close-up.
Wet Paleoclimate Of Mars Revealed By Ancient Lakes At Gale Crater
We have heard the Mars exploration mantra for more than a decade: follow the water. In a new paper published October 9, 2015, in the journal Science, the Mars Science...
Portuguese wonders
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Azore Islands in Portugal, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
NASA Eyes on Earth Aid Response to Carolina Flooding
NASA is using data from Earth-observing satellites in space to aid in the response to the devastating flooding affecting the Carolinas.
Alaska to feel remnants of tropical storm
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The remnants of a tropical storm were expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds to parts of southeast...
Ancient Mars Had Long-Lasting Lakes, Boosting Chances for Life
A series of freshwater lakes within Mars' 96-mile-wide Gale Crater likely persisted for hundreds or thousands of years at a time, and perhaps even longer, according to the new study,...
These 14 Sleek Solar Homes Do More Than Produce Power
Fewer college teams built homes to compete in this year’s Solar Decathlon, but their gee-whiz features offer a surprising glimpse of the future.
Calif. wants renewable energy for half its power by 2030
Gov. Jerry Brown dramatically increased the state's climate-change goals
Mars Is Pretty Clean. Her Job at NASA Is to Keep It That Way.
Catharine A. Conley is not facing aliens, so her main job is to make sure not too many Earth spores from research missions to Mars are left behind.
Private Dream Chaser Space Plane Poised for New Flight Tests in 2016
The Dream Chaser space plane, which would continue the legacy of NASA's shuttle program, is getting ready for a second stage of flight testing.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in 'Sherlock' special trailer
Annie MartinLONDON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will go back in time to Victorian England as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in the "Sherlock" Christmas special.
Lumber Liquidators to pay $10M in DOJ settlement
Amy R. ConnollyWASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Lumber Liquidators has reached a $10 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its used of illegally imported timber.
Can a chemical search engine explain how life began on Earth?
Scientists have developed a new form of 'chemical search engine' which could provide clues to the origins of life on Earth.
Video: Watch lenticular clouds form in the moonlight
Clouds and moonlight are usually the bane of astronomers and astrophotographers. But on a recent evening at Mount Shasta in northern California, the two combined for a stunning look at...
Dunes, dust devils and the Martian weather
I study how windblown desert features can be used to monitor wind patterns and atmospheric conditions in remote places, such as Mars, where there are plenty of pictures of the...
Hamburgers might be on the menu for Russian astronauts
MOSCOW (AP) -- Hamburgers could soon be debuting on Russian menus in space....