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NASA extends Boeing contract for International Space Station
Ryan MaassHOUSTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- NASA has decided to keep Boeing as the International Space Station's prime contractor through September 30, 2020, Boeing announced on Tuesday.
India Launches 1st Astronomy Satellite
India’s PSLV rocket on Sept. 28 placed the nation’s first astronomy satellite into a near-equatorial low Earth orbit along with six secondary payloads that included satellites owned by prospective competitors...
NASA captures Typhoon Dujuan's landfall in southeastern China
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Dujuan as it made landfall in southeastern China.
Intense Solar Flare Unleashed from Unruly Sunspot
A strong solar flare took out low-frequency radio communications over South America and the Atlantic Ocean earlier today (Sept. 28), and the unstable sunspot is likely to erupt again.
Putin: Meeting with President Obama 'very constructive and surprisingly open'
Amy R. ConnollyNEW YORK , Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said his first formal meeting with President Obama in two years was "very constructive and surprisingly open."
Week after canonization St. Junipero Serra statue vandalized in California
Tomas MonzonCARMEL, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Just after his canonization last week, the statue of Catholic St. Junipero Serra was vandalized at a church in Carmel, Calif.
Observatory: A New View of a Nebula Full of Newborn Stars
A dazzling image of Messier 17, a reddish nebula 5,500 light-years from Earth, provides a detailed view of its newborn stars, gas clouds and dust.
The AstroCritic: What 'The Martian' Gets Right About Astronauts
"The Martian" gets astronauts right, suggests AstroCritic and former ISS commander Leroy Chiao.
China possibly building its own aircraft carrier
Ryan MaassWASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Satellite images show an unidentified hull in an advanced state of construction of what may be China's first home-made carrier.
Bindi Irwin reunites with boyfriend Chandler Powell
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Bindi Irwin, daughter to late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, reunited with boyfriend Chandler Powell following her "Dancing with the Stars" debut.
Arizona Cardinals: 3 things we learned after 47-7 rout of San Francisco 49ers
The Sports Xchange GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It's early, but it's looking as though the Arizona Cardinals are on the verge of dominating the NFC West. They certainly dominated the San...
Odd comet is result of early merger in solar system
Scientists get to the bottom of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s strange shape
Obama at UN: U.S. willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syrian civil war
Andrew V. PestanoNEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama said he is willing to work with any nation over the Syrian civil war, including Russia and Iran during...
Japan kept no record of talks over revised constitution, report says
Elizabeth ShimTOKYO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Japan did not leave a record of discussions regarding its reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution.
New York prison worker sentenced to up to 7 years for aiding escape
Ed AdamczykPLATTSBURGH , N.Y., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Joyce Mitchell, an upstate New York prison worker who aided in the escape of two inmates in June, was sentenced up to...
Watch NASA scientists explain why they think water still flows on Mars
Some of NASA's top scientists are set to share new findings they say will solve a mystery about Mars. Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science, and Michael Meyer, lead...
Why Comet 67P Looks Like a Rubber Ducky
The cosmic visitor owes its bizarre shape to a collision that welded two smaller objects together 4.6 billion years ago.
Researchers use air-filled modules to grasp, manipulate delicate objects
Much like Baymax, the robot star of the animated feature "Big Hero 6," a soft robot skin developed by Disney Research uses air-filled cavities to cushion collisions and to provide...
UPI horse racing roundup
Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer Some budding stars join the likes of Beholder and Big Blue Kitten in winning Breeders' Cup qualifying races while 2-year-olds take center stage in weekend...
India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft - Results Of First Year Of Methane Search - Not Yet Announced
The Indian ISRO space agency was going to announce the result of their first year of observations in Mars orbit - the Indian Times said - on Thursday. But it...
Stage topples over presidential candidate Carly Fiorina
Tomas MonzonSAN ANTONIO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina narrowly avoided a large bump on the head after part of the stage backdrop fell at an event...
India's historic first mission to Mars celebrates one year in orbit
India's historic first mission to Mars is now celebrating one year orbiting the Red Planet and may continue working for years to come. During year one the spacecraft was highly...
Discovery of the companions of millisecond pulsars
When a star with a mass of roughly ten solar masses finishes its life, it does so in a spectacular explosion known as a supernova, leaving behind as remnant "ash"...
The sun
The sun is the center of the Solar System and the source of all life and energy here on Earth. It accounts for more than 99.86% of the mass of...
India successfully launches its first space observatory
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India says it has successfully launched its first space observatory and six satellites into orbit....
India's Prime Minister tells California crowd 21st Century "is India's century"
Shawn PriceSAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- India's Prime Minister finished his trip to California's Silicon Valley by telling a mostly Indian American crowd "the 21st Century is India's...
Voyage traces stirred-up Arctic heat
Oceanographers gather evidence of a 'vicious circle' of wind-driven turbulence in the Arctic Ocean, stirring up heat from the depths.
IDF fires artillery into Syria after errant rocket lands within Israeli border
Fred LambertJERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Israel shot artillery into Syria after a rocket mistakenly landed inside its border in the Golan Heights.