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NASA satellites 'eyes' changes in Hurricane Katia
Major Hurricane Katia continues to approach the U.S. East coast and stir up rough surf. Meanwhile two NASA satellites have provided a look at the changes in organization and cloud...
Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week - Sept. 4, 2011
Was it the conspiracy theories in the movie "Apollo 18", a giant black hole caught eating one of it's own or something else?
Evidence of ancient Martian lake seen
PARIS, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A European space probe has spotted an ancient delta, an indication a Martian crater was once filled by a lake, astronomers say.
Climate satellite in Calif. for launch
LOMPOC, Calif., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- NASA says an Earth-observing satellite has arrived in California in preparation for an October launch to improve the understanding of long-term climate change.
NASA to Release New Apollo Moon Landing Site Photos Tuesday
The photos could help close some unsolved mysteries about the Apollo missions.
Want to Get Rid of Space Junk? Catch It in a Giant Net
Low-Earth orbit could be free of big pieces of space junk within 12 years.
Aquarius makes first ocean salt measurements
NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface, making measurements from its perch in near-polar orbit.
Louisiana Tech University researchers, NASA partner to conduct zero-gravity experiments
Researchers from Louisiana Tech University will be floating high above the Gulf of Mexico this month to conduct zero-gravity testing of an experimental DNA analysis instrument developed at Tech that...
Chinese researchers look at possibility of capturing asteroids in Earth orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an interesting twist regarding the study of asteroids and what happens when they come close to our planet, Hexi Baoyin and his two colleagues, Yang Chen and...
Mission possible or impossible? UA space systems engineer has the answer
Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light...
UA eyes $30 million Google Lunar X prize
In the second article [first story] about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company...
NASA invites 150 Twitter followers to lunar launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter accounts to a two-day launch Tweetup Sept. 7-8. The Tweetup is expected to culminate in the launch of the...
Alien life more likely on 'Dune' planets
Desert planets strikingly like the world depicted in the science fiction classic "Dune" might be the more common type of habitable planet in the galaxy, rather than watery planets such...
Best Time to See Elusive Planet Mercury This Year Is Now
Mercury makes its best morning appearance of the year for northern hemisphere observers this week.
Satellites observed U.S. heat spell
GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- As much of the United States sweated through a record-breaking humid heat wave during July, satellites recorded the unusual weather from above, NASA...
Calif. said source of global tree scourge
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Researchers say California is a prime suspect in a decades-long mystery of the source of a tree-killing fungus devastating six of the world's...
Cryogenic catering truck comes to the ALMA observatory
The ultimate in high altitude, high-tech catering has arrived in Chile to serve chilled "provisions" to the telescopes at the largest astronomical complex in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter...
Launch Preparations Report
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Project continues to press ahead with launch preparation activities, planning to use additional time before encapsulating the rover in the launch vehicle's nose cone.
Experts: Russian Rocket Crash Spotlights US Need for Private Spaceships
The United States needs more than one way to get to space.
NASA's Space Shuttle Program Officially Ends After Final Celebration
NASA's 30-year shuttle program is over.
FYI: Can I Buy Land on the Moon?
Stake Out Governments can't claim land on the moon, but individuals and corporations may one day be able to. NASA/iStock For now at least, the moon is like the sea: everyone can...
Mars Scientist Philip Christensen to Receive ASU Shoemaker Memorial Award
Philip R. Christensen, the principal investigator for numerous instruments of Mars exploration carried on NASA spacecraft, will receive the 2011 Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Award Oct. 13 at Arizona State University.
Video: iPhone 5 prototype left in bar; Sound familiar?
An Apple engineer lost a top-secret iPhone 5 prototype at a bar in San Francisco - one year after an Apple engineer left an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar....
WikiLeaks releases mystery file
WikiLeaks released a mysterious encrypted file on Wednesday after telling its followers on Twitter to stand by for "an important announcement."
Calif. solar-power rebates might scorch lease market
Abundant sunshine has made Southern California one of the brightest markets for residential solar power in the country. Some might say too bright.
FOR KIDS: Possible new saltwater stains on Mars
Dark streaks that grow in spring, fade in winter may point to saltwater on the Red Planet
New Spacecraft Will Hunt for Mars' Lost Water
Missions like Mars MAVEN will look for signs that the Red Planet used to be wet.
Earth's Crest Over the Lunar Horizon
This view of the Earth's crest over the lunar horizon was taken during the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission.