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New Exoplanet-Hunting Mission To Launch In 2017
TESS An artist's rendition of TESS in space MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics Research via Universe Today TESS will be the first dedicated all-sky exoplanet hunting satellite. Move over Kepler. NASA has recently...
Most Distant Supernova May Shed Light on Dark Energy
The Hubble Space Telescope has spied a supernova that is a record-breaking ten billion light-years from Earth, a new study says.
NASA Upgrades Historic Giant Vacuum Chamber for Space Telescope
The world's largest vacuum chamber is ready for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Power behind primordial soup discovered
Researchers at the University of Leeds may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on Earth.
Wildfire Blazes Near NASA's Kennedy Space Center (Photos)
See photos of a big wildfire near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in April 2013.
NASA Sees Curiosity Rover's Parachute Flapping in Martian Wind (Video)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the unexpected views of Curiosity's huge parachute from space.
New camera system creates high-resolution 3-D images from up to a kilometer away
A new camera system provides high-resolution, 3-D information about objects that are typically difficult to image, from up to a kilometer away. The photo-counting depth imaging system is likely to...
Mars rover takes some downtime
With Mars moving behind the Sun as viewed from Earth, Nasa's Curiosity rover is about to enter three weeks of low activity.
Martian spring break: NASA missions scaled back in April
Every two years Mars missions are halted when the sun blocks the path between Earth and the red planet, making research impossible
New ISS Study Finds Possible Evidence of Dark Matter | Video
An Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is running experiments with the ISS to further investigate dark matter in the universe.
Space History Photo: Saturn V Preparations
A technician works atop the Saturn V rocket which is being prepared for the first manned lunar landing mission.
Matthew McConaughey to star in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar
Nolan's forthcoming film, a science-fiction time-travel drama influenced by physicist Kip Thorne, will include the Texan actorMatthew McConaughey has confirmed he will star in Christopher Nolan's next film, the science fiction-themed Interstellar.The Texas-born actor,...
How Big Is A Galaxy? Milky Way Shown To Scale
Small And Large The M100 galaxy, which is about 60 percent larger than the Milky Way, next to the M97 galaxy. From "Galaxy Size Comparison Chart" by Rhys TaylorBut don't you wish...
Massachusetts crime lab scandal explodes
A second Massachusetts state chemist has been charged with evidence tampering after more than 300 convicted inmates have been released
Rotary valve could help propel craft to Mars one day
(Phys.org) —A rotary fuel delivery valve developed by a UAHuntsville team led by Dr. James Blackmon just might help us get manned space flights out of our immediate neighborhood one...
Measuring the seeds of noctilucent clouds
(Phys.org) —A constant stream of space debris flows toward Earth from the rest of the solar system. Large meteors can sometimes survive the intense friction and heat upon entering Earth's...
NASA flies radar south on wide-ranging expedition
(Phys.org) —A versatile NASA airborne imaging radar system is showcasing its broad scientific prowess for studying our home planet during a month-long expedition over the Americas.
Razor clam research has a sharp edge
(Phys.org) —A barefoot encounter with a Razor Clam is not a pleasant experience, just ask anyone who has had their feet sliced open in the shallows of picturesque Lake Macquarie,...
Final MAVEN instrument integrated to spacecraft
An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of...
Mission to Mars Moon: Student Team Wins Phobos Spaceflight Challenge
A 16-student team drew up plans for a manned visit to the Mars moon Phobos.
'Pre-life' chemistry on Saturn moon?
PASADENA, Calif., April 3 (UPI) -- NASA scientists say complex organic chemistry in unexpected areas of the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan could eventually lead to the building blocks...
Astronomers anticipate 100 billion Earth-like planets
(Phys.org) —Researchers at The University of Auckland have proposed a new method for finding Earth-like planets and they anticipate that the number will be in the order of 100 billion.
Disney to shut down LucasArts, report says
The move could mean that in-house development of "Star Wars 1313" and "Star Wars: First Assault" is over
AMS Data Delivered With Amazing Accuracy | Video
SPACE.com's Miriam Kramer asked Nobel prize winner and NASA's AMS-02 principle investigator Samuel C.C. Ting about the performance of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the ISS (a mission that was...
Green Pea galaxies could help astronomers understand early universe
The rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers' understanding of reionization, a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe, say...
Europe readies for solar storm risks
Europe launched its first space weather coordination centre Wednesday to raise the alarm for possible satellite-sizzling solar storms that also threaten astronauts in orbit, plane passengers and electricity grids on...
Taken under the 'wing' of the small magellanic cloud: First detection of X-ray emission from young stars with masses similar to our Sun outside our Milky Way galaxy
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. In fact, it was so bright that many navigators used this object to make their way...
Astrophysics: Fire in the hole!
Will an astronaut who falls into a black hole be crushed or burned to a crisp?Nature 496 20 doi: 10.1038/496020a