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Andreas back on Earth
Human spaceflight and operations image of the week: Andreas Mogensen returns to Earth after completing his iriss mission
Newest Pluto Pictures Show Jumbled Mountains, Possible Dunes
The spigot has opened again, and Pluto pictures are pouring in once more from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
Stephen Hawking Hasn't Solved the Black Hole Paradox Just Yet
The mystery of black holes and information loss is too thorny for a quick resolution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
RapidScat looks at Tropical Storm Henri's winds
NASA's RapidScat instrument analyzed the sustained surface winds of Tropical Storm Henri on Sept. 8 as the storm was intensifying.
Bride Amy Duggar supports in-law Anna after husband Josh Duggar's scandal
Marilyn MalaraBENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Anna Duggar attended in-law Amy Duggar's wedding solo earlier this week, and for her time, the bride thanked the scandal-ridden wife with a...
First estimate of the number of small, primordial galaxies in the early universe
Astronomers have generated the most accurate statistical description yet of faint, early galaxies as they existed in the universe 500 million years after the Big Bang.
Middle East Sandstorm Can Be Seen From Space
NASA on Tuesday shared an image from space of an intense and deadly sandstorm sweeping the Middle East.
Venezuela closes last border crossing with Colombia as leaders urge talks
Andrew V. PestanoCARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Venezuela closed its last major crossing with Colombia on Monday as the country's presidents expressed the desire to enter discussions on the...
Cosmic Hourglass Reveals Tricky Birth of Giant Stars
Researchers probing the heart of a massive-star-forming region found an intricate surprise: an unusual hourglass structure shaped by multiple jets of gas. Those jets suggest the structure hides two bulky...
NASA's Europa Mission May Land on Ocean-Harboring Moon
While the main thrust of the Europa mission, which NASA aims to launch by the mid-2020s, involves characterizing the icy satellite from afar during dozens of flybys, the space agency...
Researcher discusses where to land Mars 2020
In August 2015, more than 150 scientists interested in the exploration of Mars attended a conference at a hotel in Arcadia, California, to evaluate 21 potential landing sites for NASA's...
Will the Big Bang go backwards?
Imagine the Big Bang in your mind. You're picturing galaxies hurtling past in all directions, like so much star shrapnel from a celestial pinata.
Canada dominates European Rover Challenge 2015
Canadian teams have dominated the second edition of the biggest European competition for Mars rovers that took place on Sept. 5-6 at the Regional Science-Technology Centre in Podzamcze, Poland. The...
New model predicts the force required to tie simple knots
Got rope? Then try this experiment: Cross both ends, left over right, then bring the left end under and out, as if tying a pair of shoelaces. If you repeat...
Ex-QB, current QBs guide Ohio State past Virginia Tech
The Sports Xchange BLACKSBURG, Va. -- No. 1 Ohio State found a way to get all three of its star quarterbacks involved in its 42-24, season-opening win over Virginia Tech...
New York Jets QB Geno Smith won't press charges against IK Enemkpali
The Sports Xchange New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith said Monday that he does not intend to press charges against former teammate Ikemefuna Enemkpali, who punched him during a locker-room...
Two Texas high school football players suspended for hitting referee
Alex ButlerSAN ANTONIO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The most vicious hits in a Friday night football game in San Antonio came from players leveling a referee.
Watch a Grand Canyon lightning strike in slow motion
The strike comes at a time when thunderstorms are common in the area, leading to heavy rain and sometimes hail
A humanoid robot to liaise between space station crews
A team of researchers has developed "an autobiographical memory" for the robot Nao, which enables it to pass on knowledge learnt from humans to other, less knowledgable humans. This technological...
Meet Texas coach Charlie Strong's alter ego: Chuck
Alex ButlerAUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- His Texas tenure is still young, but the Longhorns are starting to take notice of Charlie Strong's temper.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aide shot in head at festival
Andrew V. PestanoNEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Violence erupted ahead of a festival in New York City, leaving one man dead and several injured, including the first deputy counsel...
TransCanada investigates pipeline blaze that sent fireball into sky south of Emerson
TransCanada says it's looking into what may have caused a natural gas pipeline fire that sent a large fireball into the sky south of the Canada-U.S. border in Minnesota over...
Surprising giant ring-like structure in the universe
(Phys.org)—Five billion light years is a distance almost inconceivable, even on a cosmic scale. To better illustrate the extent of this physical quantity, it's enough to say that 35,000 galaxies...
Meteor lights up Thai skies and social media
Thais were left stunned Monday after a suspected meteor streaked through the daytime skies in a phenomena that also quickly lit up social media.
France prepares for Islamic State airstrikes in Syria
Amy R. ConnollyPARIS, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- French President Francois Hollande announced Monday he ordered preparations to begin for airstrikes on Islamic State militants.
CAT scans consider non-wetting soils
Australian soils which seem to fear water are now receiving hospital-grade attention through the use of three-dimensional CAT scan medical imaging.
Image: The Magellanic Clouds and an interstellar filament
Portrayed in this image from ESA's Planck satellite are the two Magellanic Clouds, among the nearest companions of our Milky Way galaxy. The Large Magellanic Cloud, about 160 000 light-years...
Image: Hubble peers into the heart of a galactic maelstrom
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is of about the...