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'Best Meteor Shower in Years': Perseids Put on a Spectacular Show
The moon posed no obstacle as the Perseid meteor shower peaked last night, giving skywatchers the best views of shooting stars in years — even in areas that normally have...
Research nixes link between solar activity, climate change
Brooks HaysHONOLULU, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- In a new study, researchers argue that a sunspot counting method called the Group Sunspot Number is fundamentally flawed.
Astronauts Snack on Space-Grown Lettuce for First Time
For the first time (at least officially), NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station have tasted the product, or produce, of their work. They chomped on the lettuce freshly...
NASA Contest Offers $25,000 for Earthquake Detection Ideas
NASA needs your help to bolster current earthquake detection technologies, and they’re offering $25,000 to the team that develops the best way to detect an oncoming quake.
24-eyed telescope takes full-sky movies every night
The Evryscope, a 24-telescope array in northern Chile, will nearly continuously watch for changes in the southern sky.
Megyn Kelly replaces Trump as RedState keynote
Marilyn MalaraATLANTA, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Fox News host Megyn Kelly will replace disinvited Donald Trump as the keynote speaker at the RedState gathering Saturday night.
Going Up? 'Above and Beyond' Museum Exhibit Takes You There
If you ever want to travel truly "above and beyond" then you'll be interested in a new interactive flight exhibition – one that just launched on a multi-city tour to...
Jets' Dee Milliner out 6-8 weeks, Antonio Allen for season
The Sports Xchange The New York Jets' secondary took two major hits on Friday.
Streaking Chicago Cubs take care of San Francisco Giants
By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Cubs left-hander Jon Lester had less control and only two strikeouts, but still had enough working to close down the San Francisco...
QB Nick Foles lands two-year extension with St. Louis Rams
The Sports Xchange The St. Louis Rams and quarterback Nick Foles reached agreement on a two-year contract extension through the 2017 season, the team announced Friday night.
See Mercury, Jupiter and Bright Star Light Up Sky
Over the next few nights, observers with clear skies and a great view of the low western horizon may be able to observe a triple conjunction between t
Oddball Asteroid Outcasts Spied by Infrared Space Telescope
NASA's NEOWISE mission has tracked down an elusive family of asteroids that shun regular orbits in the asteroid belt, instead preferring a crazy roller coaster ride through the solar system's...
NASA joins Tumblr, starts multiple blogs
Brooks HaysWASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Already one of the most public-facing and media-literate government agencies, NASA is now expanding their public outreach to a new platform: Tumblr.
Q&A: Outgoing HHMI chief reflects on leading $18 billion biomedical charity
Robert Tjian has expanded support for young investigators, launched new journal
Top stories: Top sites for the 2020 Mars rover, turning skin cells into neurons, and why you’re always cold at work
This week’s top science news
'Spider-Man' defeats trash-talking nemesis in Times Square
Ben HooperNEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A Times Square visitor captured video of a costumed "Spider-Man" taking down a real-life villain -- or at least a pretty rude person.
Week's Best Space Pictures: Side-On View of Saturn's Ring
Two of the ringed planet's moons make an appearance, and a telescope spies quirky asteroids lined up in a row.
From Atlas to Vulcan: 34 Years of Rocket Evolution in 1 Image
Tory Bruno, the president and chief executive of United Launch Alliance, took to Twitter to discuss the heritage of his company's new Vulcan rocket.
Keeping Skyscrapers From Blowing in the Wind
Giant counterweights, or dampening systems, installed at the top of New York’s skinny skyscrapers help reduce swaying.
Stars Wander Far From Home – Here's How We Know | Video
About a third of our Milky Way's stars have migrated far from their birth-places. Astrophysicists, using the Apache Point Observatory's Galactic Evolution Explorer spectrograph, profiled the chemical signatures of 146,000...
The Wanderlust spirit at a new Hollywood yoga mega-studio
Wanderlust Hollywood aims to reinvent the yoga studio by helping patrons internalize the Wanderlust philosophy: Find your true north (that is, your best self).
Salt flat indicates some of the last vestiges of surface water on Mars
Mars turned cold and dry long ago, but researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially...
French hostage Isabelle Prime freed in Yemen
Ed AdamczykPARIS, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Isabelle Prime, a French woman abducted in Yemen in February, was freed and will return home, the French President's office announced Friday.
Giant Mystery Ring of Galaxies Should Not Exist
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a truly monstrous structure consisting of a ring of galaxies around 5 billion light-years across — and it defies cosmological theory.
Bobby Cannavale, Olivia Wilde star in 'Vinyl' trailer
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Bobby Cannavale and Olivia Wilde star in a first teaser trailer for Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's upcoming HBO musical drama...
UPI Horse Racing Weekend Preview
By Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing WriterWASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Tonalist heads a classy field in the Whitney and 2-year-old champ Take Charge Brandi returns in the Test at Saratoga,...
Ryan Phillippe to star in pilot for drama series 'Shooter'
Karen ButlerUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Ryan Phillippe is to star in the USA Network pilot "Shooter," which is based on "Point of Impact," the best-selling novel by...
Video: Liquid nitrogen and ping-pong balls collide
What happens when you place liquid nitrogen in a container filled with 1,650 ping-pong balls?