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Lights Out | Space Wallpaper
This space wallpaper reveals Galaxy 2MASX J09442693+0429569 imaged by Hubble. This elliptical galaxy has entered a transitional phase from a young, star-forming galaxy to an older, larger, "red and dead"...
3 pals of Boston Marathon bombing suspect arrested: sources
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are under arrest, suspected of removing items from his dorm room after the April 15 attack, sources said Wednesday.Two of...
SpaceShipTwo makes successful powered test flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight Monday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert that moves the company closer to its goal of flying...
Seeing Double: Stargazer Snaps Comet Illusion (Photo)
Veteran skywatcher P-M Heden captured this amazing night sky photo of Comet PanSTARRS and the Andromeda Galaxy over rural Sweden.
The future that never was
A look at bold predictions made by science and science fiction that didn't quite come to pass
China launches natural disaster-predicting satellite - video
Chinese space engineers have launched a satellite that can predict natrual disasters and improve national security
Einstein's gravity theory passes toughest test yet
Einstein's general theory of relativity has been tested by two superdense stars orbiting each other
Atlantis Exposed: Space Shuttle Fully Unwrapped for NASA Exhibit
The Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex will display the retired orbiter.
Earth's core hotter than thought, hot as sun's surface
PARIS, April 26 (UPI) -- New measurements suggest the Earth's inner core is far hotter than previously thought, at 10,8000 degrees F as hot as the sun's surface, French...
Refurbished 'Star Trek' Bridge Aims To Beam To San Diego
A group of dedicated Star Trek fans hope to have a reconstructed display bridge open to tourists next year.
Astronomer studies far-off worlds through 'characterization by proxy'
An astronomer is using Earth's interstellar neighbors to learn the nature of certain stars too far away to be directly measured or observed, and the planets they may host.
Stunning NASA Video Shows 3 Years of the Sun in 3 Minutes
The video offers an unprecedented glimpse of the sun's activity as it waxes and wanes.
NASA mission to study what disrupts radio waves
A NASA-funded sounding rocket mission will launch from an atoll in the Pacific in the next few weeks to help scientists better understand and predict the electrical storms in Earth's...
ScienceShot: Solving the Mystery of Supercharged Lightning
Chance arrangement of satellites gives researchers unprecedented look at terrestrial gamma ray flashes
Planetary Scientists Protest 'Disastrous' NASA Budget Cuts Proposed for 2014
NASA's 2014 would effectively cut planetary science funding by more than $200 million.
This spot on Mercury (almost) never goes dark
Mercury, traveling in its 88-day-long orbit around the Sun with basically zero axial tilt, has many craters at its poles whose insides literally never see the light of day. These...
Great balls of iron: Researchers uncover clue to bird navigation
(Phys.org) —Every year millions of birds make heroic migratory journeys across oceans and continents guided by the Earth's magnetic field. How they detect those magnetic fields has puzzled scientists for...
Astronomer: Asteroid could make close flyby in 2026
MILAN, Italy, April 25 (UPI) -- An Italian astronomer says new data suggest an asteroid 65 feet in diameter could pass dangerously close to Earth's surface in 13 years.
Hunting for Alien Worlds (Part 4): 'Snowball Earth' & Earth-Like Planets
This is part four in an eight-part series dissecting exoplanet science today.
Space Shuttle Tank, Astronaut Mover Board Museum-Bound Ship
The tank will be displayed at the Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum in Florida.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: Russians, Americans Meet in Space
After years competing in spaceflight, the United States and the Soviet Union did a joint mission for the first time in 1975.
Space Debris - How It Got There, What To Do About It? | Video
Experts have estimated that there are 29,000 objects 10 cm or larger orbiting Earth. Only 7 percent are working satellites. The European Space Agency is looking at ways to mitigate...
Dense Cloud Breaks Rules of Star Formation
A dark bean-shaped cloud in the center of our galaxy is the focus of some curious researchers.
Curiosity Wins National Air and Space Museum Trophy
The team in charge of landing NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, received the museum's highest group honor.
LED lamp aims to improve star views
Researchers believe they have designed a new type of LED streetlamp which would radically reduce the amount of light pollution spilled into the sky.
MilkyWay@Home Co-Founder and Rensselaer Professor Heidi Newberg Named Fellow of American Physical Society
Galactic astronomer Heidi Newberg, a professor of physics, applied physics, and astronomy in the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been selected as a fellow of the American...
Space History Photo: Pathfinder Being Prepared for Flight
Technicians make adjustments on the solar-powered, remotely piloted craft before its record-setting flight.
Comet Lemmon, Now in STEREO
An icy interloper was in the sights of a NASA spacecraft this past weekend. Comet 2012 F6 Lemmon passed through the field of view of NASA's HI2A camera as seen...