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4 Amazing Holiday Space Shuttle Flights
: As we say goodbye to the iconic space planes, here are some of the program's most notable holiday space flights.
Spot the Space Station in Night Sky This Fourth of July
See more than fireworks in the sky this July 4th.
Researchers map the physics of Tibetan singing bowls
Researchers have been investigating the connection between fifth century Himalayan instruments used in religious ceremonies and modern physics.
Big hole filled in cloud research
Under certain conditions, private and commercial propeller planes and jet aircraft may induce odd-shaped holes or canals into clouds as they fly through them. These holes and canals have long...
NASA sues ex-astronaut over moon camera
Edgar Mitchell allegedly tried to auction off camera that went on Apollo 14 mission to the moon
Sun and planets constructed differently, analysis from NASA mission suggests
The sun and inner, rocky planets, including the Earth, may have formed differently than previously thought, report scientists analyzing samples returned by NASA's Genesis mission.
High speed at the edge of space
Students from the Cambridge University Spaceflight team (CUSF) have successfully tested model parachutes for the ExoMars lander. The ExoMars lander project is a European-led robotic mission to Mars. Working in...
For Visits to Asteroid & Mars, NASA Needs New Ways to Do Everything
New rockets, spaceships, landers, and more will be needed for deep space missions.
Haunting Moon Photo: Shadows Loom Over Huge Lunar Crater
A new picture from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the moon's Tycho crater in a whole new light.
Setting his sights on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alfred McEwen, professor of planetary science at the UA's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and principal investigator of the largest imaging campaign ever launched to another planet, has been...
Galaxies Are Slow Eaters, Not Gas Guzzlers, Study Suggests
Distant galaxies grew mostly by steadily ingesting gas, not dramatically merging with other galaxies.
New Private Space Plane Has NASA Roots
The Dream Chaser traces its lineage back to NASA's HL-20 mini-shuttle.
Astronomers study 'zombie' stars
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers say they are studying so-called zombie stars that explode as they die only to come back from the dead by...
Exploded Star Burst With Vibrant Stripes
Accelerated high energy particles produced a series of stripes in the remnants of the Tycho supernova. Chandra X-ray Telescope revealed this feature, showing an expanding bubble of superheated debris.
Planes can punch holes in clouds, alter weather
Airplanes may alter the weather around airports to a small degree by punching holes in clouds and even causing snow or rain, a new study indicates.
Earth Farthest From Sun on Fourth of July—So Why So Hot?
Earth will be at its maximum distance from the sun Monday—but Northern Hemisphere dwellers shouldn't expect relief from the summer heat.
Scientists hope to get glimpse of adolescent universe from revolutionary instrument-on-a-chip
Thanks to technological advances,scientists hope to provide a picture of how the cosmos developed into the kind of place that could support life like that found on Earth.
At the feet of the pharaohs: Capturing the majesty of Luxor in 3-D
For a while, it seemed the revolution in Egypt would end his mission before it had even begun. Thomas A. DeFanti, an expert in data visualization, had been planning for...
Mysterious Light Burst Captured by Hawaii Telescope
What does this mysterious bubble look like to you?
Nasa's costly space ride | Tim Radford
The shuttle's 30 years advanced science – but the investment and risks required were colossalThe final launch of the Nasa space shuttle takes place next week. Dreamed up more than 50 years...
NASA Gives Senate Panel Documents on Heavy-lift Rocket
The deadline Monday passed without a threatened Senate subpoena being issued for NASA documents.
News in Brief: Life
The perils of insect enslavement, bats’ hairy flight and crustacean-inspired optics in this week’s news
Sulfurous signs of life
Any sulfurous molecules that astronomers spot on alien worlds might be a way to reveal whether or not those distant planets host life, researchers suggest.
NASA completes mirror polishing for James Webb Space Telescope
Mirrors are a critical part of a telescope. The quality is crucial, so completion of mirror polishing represents a major milestone. All of the mirrors that will fly aboard NASA's...
Mars missions in summer slow lane
US and European efforts to send joint missions to Mars in 2016 and 2018 are slowed by an inability on the part of the Americans to provide a full financial...
Gallery: Our Amazing Sun
From sundogs to solar pillars, we've put together a gallery of remarkable solar activities.
The seasonal potato: Recalculation of the Potsdam geoid shows time-dependent variation of gravity
The "Potsdam Gravity potato", as this representation of terrestrial gravity has become known, can for the first time display gravity variations that change with time. The seasonal fluctuations of the...
NASA engineer proposes new type of fusion thruster for space travel
(PhysOrg.com) -- John J. Chapman, a physicist working for NASA has presented an idea for a new type of fusion thruster for possible use by space traveling vehicles at the...