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Wasp turns spider into zombie slave before killing it
Mind-controlling Japanese wasp forces spider host to do its bidding, then sucks it dry and makes a cocoon from its silk
From a million miles away, NASA camera shows moon crossing face of Earth
A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth last month....
Galaxy star birth regulated by black-hole fountain
Astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth. Hubble Space Telescope's exquisite high resolution...
Best Planets to See in August's Night Sky
Saturn will shine during the month of August, and with luck stargazers will be able to catch a glimpse of Mars and Venus if they know when to look with...
'Daily Show' Science: 7 Times Jon Stewart Got Nerdy
Jon Stewart's final episode as host of "The Daily Show" airs tonight, August 6, after 16 years on-air. Here are 7 times he got the science right.
NASA renews contract with Russia for rides to space station
Jared M. FeldschreiberMOSCOW , Aug. 6 (UPI) -- NASA is extending its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency to transport U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station.
Astronomers locate protogalaxy linked to the cosmic web
Brooks HaysSAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Astronomers at Caltech have identified a protogalaxy 10 billion light-years from Earth -- a still-forming galaxy accreting primordial gas from the cosmic web.
Moon’s Farside Crosses Earth’s Face | DSCOVR Satellite Time-Lapse Video
Orbiting 1 million miles ‘sunward’ of Earth, a four megapixel CCD camera/telescope captured Luna crossing over the Pacific Ocean from the Deep Space Climate Observer’s point of view on July...
New online exploring tools bring NASA's journey to Mars to new generation
On the three-year anniversary of the Mars landing of NASA's Curiosity rover, NASA is unveiling two new online tools that open the mysterious terrain of the Red Planet to a...
The Compound Eye lossless digital imaging system
The imaging process is often affected by the field of view, wavefront aberration, ambient light, as well as the resolution of the optical imaging system and detector. In such cases,...
Video: Lionel Messi head-butts French defender
Alex ButlerBARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- As arguably the greatest soccer player in the world, Lionel Messi demands the camera lens on and off of the soccer field.
Quest to trace origin of Earth’s water is ‘a complete mess’
Understanding the origin of Earth’s water is hard enough, and it’s made harder by not knowing where all that water is hiding.
Ancient Galaxy Is Most Distant Ever Found
The newfound galaxy, known as EGSY8p7, lies about 13.2 billion light-years from Earth — meaning astronomers are now seeing the mass of stars as it existed just 600 million years...
BREAKING: Obama announces nominees for NSF Deputy Director, head of DOE Office of Science
Engineer Buckius pick as NSF Deputy Director, physicist Murray for DOE science office
Study: All planetary rings governed by particle distribution principle
Brooks HaysLEICESTER, England, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- According to new research, planetary rings share a universally similar particle distribution.
Opuntia or Ogmios? New Exoplanet Names To Be Announced Next Week
Thirty-two exoplanets will get new names that were chosen in an open vote by the general public. The naming announcement will come next week (Aug. 11) at an international meeting...
Drones in Space! NASA's Wild Idea to Explore Mars (Video)
NASA's Swamp Works development team wants to put drones on Mars, distant moons and the airless, sunless landscapes on asteroids.
Southwest flight crew gives takeoff a 'Top Gun' theme
Ben HooperHOUSTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A Southwest Airlines flight crew had some fun while taking off from Houston by playing music from the movie Top Gun and quoting the...
Terrance Howard becomes Rick James on 'Lip Sync Battle'
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Terrance Howard brings out his inner Rick James in this new preview for his upcoming {i:Lip Sync Battle} face-off with "Empire" co-star Tarji...
Perry, once top GOP contender, edged out of Fox News debate
Amy R. ConnollyWASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Fox's lineup for the first prime-time Republican presidential candidate debate leaves ex-Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal off main stage.
The ghost of a dying star
This extraordinary bubble, glowing like the ghost of a star in the haunting darkness of space, may appear supernatural and mysterious, but it is a familiar astronomical object: a planetary...
Fateful instinct: Open windows can be dangerous for cats
The summer months are dangerous for indoor cats. A large number of cats have accidents every year when they fall out of open windows or from balconies. Veterinarians strongly recommend...
Physicist unveils plan for entangling massive objects
(Phys.org)—Roman Schnabel, a physics professor at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics has published a paper in the journal Physical Review Letters outlining a plan for entangling two "massive"...
Tiny Cubesat Will Hunt for Water Ice on the Moon
NASA has given the go-ahead to a mission called Lunar IceCube, a public-private partnership that will send a tiny cubesat to do water-ice prospecting from an elliptical orbit around the...
MARS mission aims to make historic Atlantic crossing
A pioneering project has been launched to design, build and sail the world's first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean.
The mystery of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
The largest and most powerful hurricanes ever recorded on Earth spanned over 1,000 miles across with winds gusting up to around 200 mph. That's wide enough to stretch across nearly...
Cosmic threads may hide some of universe’s missing matter
Half the normal matter in the universe might be hiding in cosmic threads strung between clusters of galaxies.
Galaxy caught cannibalizing its neighbors
Firm evidence that galaxies grow big by cannibalizing small fry