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Giant Asteroid Headed Your Way? - How We Can Detect And Deflect Them
You often see sensational news stories, saying a giant asteroid will hit Earth, or nearly miss us. Many of us worry about these things. So what is the truth behind...
Prosecutor says Patrick Kane accuser's mom lied about bag
The Sports Xchange The prosecutor overseeing the sexual assault investigation of Blackhawks star Patrick Kane said Friday there was an "elaborate hoax."
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Read about ESA's next astronaut mission: Tim Peake will be launched to the International Space Station on 15 December
'Fossils' of galaxies reveal the formation and evolution of massive galaxies
Astronomers have observed massive dead galaxies in the universe 4 billion years after the Big Bang. They discovered that the stellar content of these galaxies is strikingly similar to that...
NASA's BARREL team returns from Sweden
After seven balloon launches in the bright Arctic sun, the BARREL team has returned home from a 4-week campaign in Kiruna, Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle. Each research balloon...
India's 1st Mars Mission Celebrates One Year at Red Planet
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, also known as Mangalyaan, arrived at the Red Planet on the night of Sept. 23, 2014 (Sept. 24 GMT and Indian Standard Time) —...
Video: Hubble's Tinkertoy solution
In April 1990, workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, were packing up a very special shipment to be delivered via Space Shuttle to low-Earth orbit -...
Mysterious neutrinos take the stage at SLAC
Of all known fundamental particles, neutrinos may be the most mysterious: Although they are highly abundant in the universe and were discovered experimentally in 1956, researchers still have a lot...
Alleged Arizona freeway shooter charged with 16 felonies
Shawn PricePHOENIX, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday charged the suspect in the Arizona freeway shootings with 16 felonies, including aggravated assault and drive-by shooting, according to the Maricopa...
LeBron's son does spot-on imitation
Alex ButlerCLEVELAND, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- We already know that LeBron James' sons have enough talent on the basketball court to make a name of their own.
Milky Way’s Black Hole Shows Signs of Increased Chatter
Three orbiting X-ray space telescopes have detected an increased rate of X-ray flares from the usually quiet giant black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy after new...
Chicago's WGN-TV apologizes for offensive Jewish graphic in newscast
Doug G. WareCHICAGO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Chicago's WGN-TV on Wednesday apologized for using an inappropriate graphic in a newscast Tuesday night -- which reported on the Yom Kippur holiday.
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015 Winning Photos
See the winners of the 2015 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Insight Investment and BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
Amy Poehler, Nick Kroll allegedly go separate ways, sources say
Marilyn MalaraLOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Actors Amy Poehler and Nick Kroll have split after two years of dating, according to sources close to the couple.
5 Teams Share First Round of NASA Cubesat Prizes
Five teams, ranging from university students to a group of engineers dispersed across the country, received $20,000 each from NASA in the first milestone of a competition to develop deep...
Nikki Bella gushes about boyfriend John Cena
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- "Total Divas" star Nikki Bella opened up about her relationship with fellow wrestler John Cena, calling the WWE champion her "knight in shining...
Private firms spy a market in spotting space junk
As satellites proliferate, defence contractors are starting to supplement government tracking of orbital debris.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2015.18425
Here’s what Ridley Scott has to say about the science in The Martian
Science chats with the movie’s director, novelist, and science adviser
French Navy receives 15th NH90 helicopter
Richard TomkinsMARIGNANE, France, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 15th of 27 NH90 Caiman multi-mission helicopters to the French Navy.
Ancient Bright Starburst Galaxies Framed The Present Universe | Video
Extremely luminous early galaxies – such as those simulated here in infrared light – established the structure of galactic clusters observed today by sub-millimeter wavelength telescopes.
Why are some galaxies a thousand times brighter than the Milky Way?
New simulation may explain secret of superluminous galaxies
Guyana says Venezuela deployed troops along its borders
Tomas MonzonGEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Guyana's recently elected President David Granger said Venezuela deployed troops along its borders.
U.S. Navy tests upgraded missile
Richard TomkinsDULLES, Va., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile successfully hit a mobile ship target in a live-fire test of its modified software.
Flight Crew to Flight: NASA Names 1st Astronaut-Turned-Flight Director
Timothy "TJ" Creamer, who this week joined the ranks of Chris Kraft and Gene Kranz as one of NASA's newest flight directors, is no stranger to Mission Control. Creamer is...
September 24th, 2015 - Just Another Day In Space - Asteroid Flybys, "Blood Moons" And Armageddon Demystified
Is anything going to happen on September 24th? Well, the astronomers say, no. It is an ordinary day in space, nothing remarkable of note at all on that day by...
See a glowing 'honey moon' and unique star trails in new night sky timelapse
The "stars" of a new 3-minute timelapse are some very unique star trails and a glowing fireball that is actually a giant 'honey moon'—the full Moon in June. Gavin Heffernan...
Remembering the Vela incident
Thirty-six years ago today, a strange event was detected over the Southern Indian Ocean that remains controversial. On September 22nd, 1979, an American Vela Hotel satellite detected an atmospheric explosion...
Regular dusting bolsters solar panel performance
Perth residents who are the proud custodians of solar panels could boost the amount of power that the arrays produce over an extended period of time by simply removing dust...