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Space Photos of the Week: Nebulae, Rockets, and a New Earth
The Horsehead glows and Earth gets another twin in this week's best space pictures.
The sun sends two CMEs toward Mercury
On the night of April 24 and the morning of April 25, 2013, the sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar phenomena that can send billions of tons...
'Urgent need' to remove space debris
There is now so much debris in orbit that the space environment is close to a cascade of collisions that would make space extremely hazardous, a major international meeting has...
Rare Meteorite Grains May be from Supernova That Sparked Solar System
Two Antarctic meteorites contain sand grains that likely come from a single supernova.
Space History Photo: Technician Setting up RCA Television Camera
A technician focuses a television camera on a ramjet engine in a wind tunnel.
NASA sends smartphones into orbit in low-cost satellite test
GREENBELT, Md., April 23 (UPI) -- NASA says three smartphones are performing well after being launched into orbit in a low-budget, experimental satellite program using off-the-shelf components.
Whoa! Suspected Meteor Adds Fireworks to Argentina Concert (Video)
Don't miss this awesome video of a fireball over Argentina on Sunday (April 21).
Mars and the machine
Without hi-tech magnetic sensors, rovers wouldn't be able to roam around Mars. These same sensors will soon boost terrestrial travel by improving the machinery that moulds parts for cars and...
Black hole radiation said a window into universe's past and expansion
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 22 (UPI) -- Israeli researchers say they've developed a way to use black holes to measure distances of billions of light-years within the universe with...
Private Mars Colony Won't Seek Life on Red Planet
Mars One will do its best to avoid disturbing potential Red Planet life.
Google Earth works with Leap Motion to let you "fly" over the planet
The search giant's integration with a 3D motion-sensing device makes exploring Google Earth a more visceral experience
Manned Mars Mission May Use Night Vision Gear in 2018
A bold Mars flyby slated for 2018 will make its closest approach on Mars' night side.
NASA Satellite Images Provide Clues to Understanding Fire across the Globe [Slide Show]
Wildfires can start spontaneously; vegetation can become so dry that sunlight can ignite it. Farmers also set deliberate, controlled fires, usually to clear crop residue in preparation for a new...
Earth Day founder's 'living' building signals new era of sleek sustainability
In cloudy, drizzly Seattle, Denis Hayes, the environmental activist who organized the first Earth Day in 1970, is pulling the wraps off a six-story office building that generates all of...
Did you spot the suspected meteor over Argentina?
A suspected meteor was spotted over the Argentine city of Santiago del Estero in the early hours of Sunday morning. Did you spot it? Share your footage via Guardian Witness
The Mathematical Butterfly: Simulations Provide New Insights on Flight
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NASA doubles down on exoplanets and SETI institute will be part of the search
NASA's Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Mission to fly in 2017. TESS will follow in the footsteps of NASA's pioneering Kepler Mission, continuing the...
Hug a Tree! 5 Fun Facts About Earth Day
From its origin in the countercultural '60s to its global reach, here are 5 fun facts about Earth Day
Life on Mars to become a reality in 2023, Dutch firm claims
Thousands apply to become one of four astronauts selected to set up a human colony in a plan that comes with snagsA few months before he died, Carl Sagan recorded a message...
Drone 'space ship' app to help robots on future missions
European Space Agency scientists have developed a smartphone app that turns a toy drone into a virtual spacecraft on a mission to dock with the International Space Station, and uses...
Dry weather has firefighters ready for battle
In L.A. County, tests show brush is drying out fast this year because of lack of rain. In Ventura County, firefighters say the parched conditions are more typical of June...
Secret weapon? How thermal imaging helped catch bomb suspect
Thermal-imaging devices have been used to seek out pot-growing operations, map Martian geology — and now, to watch the second suspect in this week's Boston Marathon bombings as he was...
Comet ISON Meteor Shower
A new model of the debris flowing from Comet ISON suggests that the sungrazer could dust the Earth with meteoroids in early 2014. Experts discuss the possibilities today's story from...
NASA urged to preserve funding for planetary science missions
LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- Members of Congress say they've urged NASA to spare planetary science funding and resist pressures to make disproportionate cuts to the science budget.
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Winnipeg, Toronto host 48-hour hackathons for NASA
A smartphone app that warns about incoming meteors is just one practical application that could be developed this weekend.
Spacewatch: Will Nasa bag an asteroid?
The most eye-catching feature of Nasa's proposed budget for 2014 is the inclusion of a future unmanned mission to capture a small asteroid and drag it into a stable orbit within the...
Russia launches 'Noah's Ark' satellite for space biology research
MOSCOW, April 19 (UPI) -- Russia says it has launched an orbital Noah's Ark to study the effects of spaceflight on animals to prepare for human interplanetary flights.