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North Korea freight train en route to launch pad
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A freight train has begun moving in the direction of North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan province.
Labs 'open their ears' to the cosmos
The Advanced Ligo experiment in North America formally begins the observations that will seek finally to detect the ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Einstein.
Hungary builds fence as Croatia closes border crossings
Ed AdamczykZAGREB, Croatia, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Hungary's prime minister said a fence to deter refugees is under construction on its southern border, while Croatia closed roads leading to its...
6 Months in Space, Astronaut Scott Kelly Misses Food, Outdoors and Loved Ones
Halfway through his 342-visit to the ISS, astronaut Scott Kelly talks about what he's looking forward to, and what he misses.
Earth's Record Streak of Record Heat Keeps on Sizzling
Earth's record-breaking heat is sounding an awful lot like a broken record.
Awesome SpaceX Images Show How Its Dragon Spaceship Will Land on Mars
Private spaceflight company SpaceX released a series of gorgeous images that show its crewed Dragon capsule touching down on the Red Planet.
Supermoon Lunar Eclipse: How Science Explains the Epic Night Sky Event
On Sept. 27, skywatchers throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa and western Asia will witness a total eclipse that happens to occur when the moon looks abnormally large and bright in...
Seconds Before Philae's 1st Comet Touchdown Visualized | Video
Seven images were taken by Philae's ROLIS instrument from 219 Feet (67 meters) to 30 Feet (9 meters) of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko surface.
RapidScat and Aqua satellite see Tropical Depression 9 developing
The ninth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season developed in the central Atlantic on September 16, 2015. The day before, NASA's RapidScat instrument analyzed the surface winds of...
Astronauts Hit Halfway Mark in Year-Long Mission
Two astronauts on the International Space Station are entering rarely tread territory as they pass the six-month mark in a year-long stay in orbit.
Bindi Irwin strips, wows on 'Dancing With The Stars'
Marilyn MalaraLOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Australian television personality Bindi Irwin earned top scores on her rock-infused debut on the Monday night premier of 'Dancing With The Stars.'
Video: NASA's SDO catches a double photobomb
On Sept. 13, 2015, as NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, kept up its constant watch on the sun, its view was photobombed not once, but twice. Just as the...
Image: Rough fire still burning in California
Clouds over California are obscuring the telltale signs of fire activity. Smoke and clouds are intermingling in this natural-color image which was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer...
American Airlines flight diverted after passenger allegedly punches flight attendant
Tomas MonzonINDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- American Airlines flight 1284 was forced to land in Indianapolis Monday instead of Chicago as a female passenger allegedly became violent aboard the flight.
All-electric propulsion satellite by Boeing now fully operational
An all electric propulsion satellite from Boeing is a world-first and it has started operations. Boeing announced it earlier this month. The satellite started service on August 31 —that is,...
The movie The Martian shows how close we are to exploring Mars
The Martian, which opens in theatres Oct. 2, gives you an intimate, unique view of Mars - showing you how close we are to exploring Red Planet and yet how...
Virgin boosts rocket capability
British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's space company says it is boosting the capability of its forthcoming satellite launcher.
ESA Moon challenge
ESA invites university students around the world to compete in designing a mission scenario for the next step in space exploration: a human–robotic partnership for exploring the Moon
This Week's Night Sky: Famed Comet Buzzes Beehive
Comet 67P passes in front of a star cluster, and Jupiter poses with Mars and Venus.
Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Black Man in a White Coat,’ a Doctor Navigates Bruising Terrain
Damon Tweedy’s memoir is at once a painful self-examination and a look at the health implications of being black in a country where blacks are more likely to suffer from...
Observatory: Ceres’s Bright Spots of Mystery
New images captured by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft were the best view to date of bright spots on the dwarf planet — though nobody yet knows what they are.
David Beckham recruiting Wayne Rooney for Miami's MLS squad
Alex ButlerMIAMI, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Word of a long-awaited stadium deal isn't the only exciting news coming out of Miami from David Beckham's camp.
Russia successfully launches satellite with Proton rocket
Russia on Monday successfully launched a Proton rocket, carrying a Russian telecoms satellite, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in the second successful launch since the disastrous loss of a...
'Star Trek' Fan's Chief O'Brien Book Beams onto Kickstarter
While fans of Star Trek love to talk about "away missions" to the surface, a new Kickstarter campaign asks you to consider the lonely crewmember left behind who must beam...
Kate Middleton debuts new hairstyle with bangs
Annie MartinABERDEENSHIRE, Scotland, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, was spotted with freshly-cut, side-swept bangs as she made her way to church with Prince William.
Robert Herjavec, Kym Johnson 'really happy' together
Annie MartinBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- "Shark Tank" panelist Robert Herjavec said he is "very grateful" to have met girlfriend and pro dancer Kym Johnson on "Dancing with...
Poland to Receive U.S. cruise missiles
Richard TomkinsORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Poland is to receive air-launched cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin.
University of Saskatchewan team wins Mars Rover competition
A group of students at the University of Saskatchewan have made exploring the surface of Mars a little easier.