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Doomed satellite landed in Pacific, NASA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Debris from a defunct six-ton NASA science satellite that crashed to Earth on Saturday fell harmlessly in a remote area of the South Pacific Ocean,...
Next Space Station Crew Will Launch Nov. 14, NASA Says
A date is set for the first Russian Soyuz launch following an unmanned accident of the same booster.
Rocket lifts off with satellites to probe moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned U.S. rocket blasted off on Saturday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver twin robotic probes to the moon in...
Next-generation rocket booster tested in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Utah company says it tested a solid rocket motor intended as a step toward the design of a next-generation launch vehicle...
European satellite in French Guiana launch
CAYENNE, French Guiana, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A European satellite has arrived in French Guiana for a launch on a Soyuz rocket, the first Soyuz launch to be held...
Pictures: Best Astronomy Photos of 2011 Named
A sharp Jupiter, brilliant auroras, and a moon "hunt" are among the winners of the 2011 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
After Missing Venus, Japanese Spacecraft Tries for 2nd Chance
The Akatsuki spacecraft could get another shot to orbit Venus in 2015.
Fear of Ozone Loss Launched UARS Satellite
NASA first mission dedicated entirely to understanding the chemistry and dynamics of the ozone layer was placed in orbit by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1991. UARS helped climate researchers understand...
Jupiter shot takes prize for heavenly images
Jupiter shot takes prize for heavenly imagesNature News , 09092011 doi: 10.1038/news.2011.529Brian OwensRoyal Observatory gives out annual awards for astronomy photography.
Saturn Moon Has Thin Atmosphere, Astronomers Discover
Magnetic "fingerprints" reveal that the icy body Dione has an atmosphere—and it's possibly made of oxygen, a new study says.
New Photo of Moon's North Pole Reveals Spiral Illusion
The moon looks very different from the top down. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured thousands of photos of our satellite's north pole region.
Earth from space: Sacred stones of the outback
(PhysOrg.com) -- This Landsat image takes us to the Amadeus Basin in the heart of the Australian outback.
Orbiter resumes use of camera
(PhysOrg.com) -- Operators of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are resuming use of the mission's highest resolution camera following a second precautionary shutdown in two weeks.
Tributes to terrorism victims are on Mars
In September 2001, Honeybee Robotics employees in lower Manhattan were building a pair of tools for grinding weathered rinds off rocks on Mars, so that scientific instruments on NASA's Mars...
How slow is slow? EXO knows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cooks think of watched pots. Handymen grumble about drying paint. Kids dread the endless night before Christmas morning.
Remembering 9/11: An Astronaut's Painful View From Space
The 9/11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago this week sent shockwaves not just around the planet, but into space.
The Rings and Moons of Saturn
The Cassini spacecraft has been studying Saturn and its moons since it entered orbit in 2004.
Astronomers detect 'invisible' planet
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've detected a distant planet that alternately runs late and early in its orbit, proof that a second, "invisible" world...
In praise of … supernovae | Editorial
We owe these fiery monsters everything, including the fabric of the planet from which we observe themYou wouldn't want one for a close neighbour – at their fiercest, they can be five...
How to Spot Elusive Planet Mercury This Week
Mercury can be hard to spot. Even Isaac Asimov claims to never have seen it.
"Beam me up, Scotty": 45 years of Star Trek
Exploring the final frontier since 1966, the pop culture classic marks a big anniversary this week
Google buys Zagat, enters original content biz
ZDNET: Search giant's acquisition of reviewer shows it may actually have to own some content instead of just aggregating it
U.S. Planetary Scientist Admits Attempted Espionage
A one-time principal investigator on a NASA mission that is still orbiting the moon...
Lee's remnants continue to drench the Eastern US
Landfalling tropical cyclones can bring a lot of rain, but after Lee made landfall and merged with a stalled frontal system over the eastern U.S. the rain keeps coming. Lee's...
Moonshot delayed to Friday due to wind gusts
Launch postponed one day but weather forecast at Cape Canaveral expected to remain poor
SolarCity plans 160,000 solar energy systems on military bases
The company's $1-billion SolarStrong project would add rooftop solar installations at 124 military housing developments in 33 states. It would double the number of sun-powered systems in the U.S.SolarCity, one...
NASA Spacecraft Sees Wind-Whipped Fires in East Texas
Some of the more than 170 major wildfires that have erupted throughout drought-stricken Texas in the past week are visible in this NASA satellite image of east Texas.
Twinkle No More: Lasers Clear Up Star View
Find out why stars twinkle, how it effects Earth-based skywatching, past and present laser technologies used to counteract the effect and the future implementation of that tech on Europe's Extremely...