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North Korea defends human rights record ahead of U.N. meeting
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- North Korea slammed the U.N. for its plans to discuss its human rights record, but lawmakers in Seoul are moving forward with a North...
Rosetta's big day in the sun
ESA's Rosetta today witnessed Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko making its closest approach to the sun. The exact moment of perihelion occurred at 02:03 GMT this morning when the comet came within 186...
NASA's RapidScat sees diminishing winds in Tropical Storm Hilda
As Tropical Storm Hilda creeps closer to the Big Island of Hawaii, NASA's RapidScat instrument that flies aboard the International Space Station observed its diminishing winds.
Taiwan orders Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pod
Richard TomkinsORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin is to provide its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod for F-16 fighters of Taiwan, the 20th international customer for the targeting system.
Image: Seasonal flows in Mars' Valles Marineris on anniversary of orbiter's launch
Among the many discoveries by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter since the mission was launched on Aug. 12, 2005, are seasonal flows on some steep slopes. These flows have a set...
Philae silver lining: robot lab shielded from sun
When a comet whizzes past the Sun on Thursday it won't mean certain high-temperature death for a European robot lab riding on the chunk of ice and dust.
NASA Europa Mission Team Meets for 1st Time
The chief goal of the meeting was to start refining the mission's planned science operations, with a particular emphasis on how its nine instruments will work together to investigate Europa's...
NASA's Terra satellite sees Molave regain tropical storm status
Tropical Depression Molave showed a burst of thunderstorm development when NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead on August 11, as it regained tropical storm status.
Study: Universe is slowly dying
Brooks HaysHONOLULU, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The universe is slowly dying. According to new research, the universe boasts just half the galactic energy it had 2 billion years ago.
Ukraine MH-17 crash investigators find suspected Russian missile parts
Andrew V. PestanoTHE HAGUE, Netherlands, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Investigators of the Malaysia Airlines MH-17 crash announced they found fragments of a suspected Russian missile system from the crash site...
2 Russian Cosmonauts on ISS Conduct Spacewalk
Two Russian crewmembers at the International Space Station have begun a spacewalk to install new equipment and inspect the orbiting outpost's exterior.
Actress Melissa Gilbert announces congressional campaign
Danielle HaynesDETROIT, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert said Monday she's running for Congress for Michigan's 8th District.
Lake may have held last signs of life on Mars
Scientists have discovered remnants of 3.6 billion-year-old lake on the Red Planet, which could have supported life
Peanut-Shaped Asteroid Zooms Past Earth in Incredible Video
The resulting radar images, which researchers combined into an asteroid flyby video, show that the asteroid, known as 1999 JD6, is a "contact binary" consisting of two lobes joined together.
ISS crew completes spacewalk, washes windows
While their shipmates enjoyed space-grown veggies inside, two Russian cosmonauts performed maintenance operations outside
Survey puts figure on fading cosmos
A survey examining 200,000 galaxies in multiple wavelengths offers the best estimate yet of how fast the Universe is fading.
SpaceVR Kickstarter Project Aims to Put Virtual-Reality Camera in Space
SpaceVR launched a Kickstarter campaign today (Aug. 10) to help get its high-definition 3D camera, known as "Overview One," to the International Space Station.
Bill Murray will appear in new 'Ghostbusters'
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Bill Murray, who portrayed Dr. Peter Venkman in the original "Ghostbusters," is confirmed for the female-led reboot with Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy.
Mountaineer Spies the Milky Way from the Himalayas (Photo)
This stunning image of the Millky Way was taken over Mt. Manaslu in the Himalayas. Mumbai-based amateur astrophotographer, Kuntal A. Joisher, took this image in fall of 2014 during a...
Detecting Ripples in Space-Time, with a Little Help from Einstein
An unusual kind of observatory is opening a new lens to the universe.
Depth-sensing camera gleans 3-D information in bright sunlight as well as darkness
Depth-sensing cameras, such as Microsoft's Kinect controller for video games, have become widely used 3-D sensors. Now, a new imaging technology addresses a major shortcoming of these cameras: the inability...
How Best To Explore A Galaxy - Replicating Machines Or Colonies? Is This Why ET Isn't Here Yet?
Most people, when they think about exploring the galaxy, think about sending out human colonies. It's natural to think we would explore it just as we do the Earth, it's...
NASA unveils exhibit featuring Challenger, Columbia wreckage
NASA is displaying pieces of the wreckage at the Kennedy Space Center
Team records neutrinos from the Earth's mantle
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers working on the Borexino Collaboration at Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy is reporting that they have detected neutrinos emanating from the Earth's mantle. In their...
Engineering students to launch experimental 3-D printer on NASA mission
How would a 3-D printer work in the microgravity of suborbital space after surviving a jarring ride 100 miles above the earth? A group of Virginia Tech College of Engineering...
Epic Year-Long Mock Mars Mission to 'Launch' in Hawaii
New "Marstronauts" will head to a Hawaiian simulation facility for a year, starting Aug. 28. Officials with the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) mission announced the selection of...
Surprising Math Rules of Saturn's Rings Revealed
As particles race around Saturn at breakneck speeds, their jostling and crashing may look random and haphazard — but a new mathematical theory brings a simple kind of order to...
Explosion kills soldier during military operation in Chechnya
Fred LambertGROZNY, Russia, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A homemade explosive detonated during a Russian military reconnaissance operation in Chechnya, killing one and injuring two others.