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Mars vs. comet in 2014: Scientists prepare for red planet sky show
A close encounter between Mars and a comet in 2014 is creating both opportunity and anxiety in scientific circles
Edge-On Galaxy Slices Up Night Sky in Stargazer's Photo
Night sky photographer Terry Hancock captured the striking spiral galaxy image with former NASA scientist Fred Hermann.
NASA's Swift sizes up comet ISON
Astronomers have used NASA's Swift satellite to check out comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), which may become one of the most dazzling in decades when it rounds the sun later this...
Valles Marineris: Facts About the Grand Canyon of Mars
This 2,500-mile system is one of the larger canyons in the solar system.
Space Pictures This Week: Mars Gullies, Aurora Borealis, and Dragon Detaches
Mars melt produces gullies and a Dragon detaches in this week's best space pictures.
China preps Earth-observation satellite
BEIJING, March 29 (UPI) -- China says it is planning an April launch for what will be the country's first high-resolution Earth-observation satellite.
FOR KIDS: Out-of-this-world atmospheres
Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere
Mysterious die-off of bees seen worsening
NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) -- A mysterious phenomenon killing honeybees for several years appears to have increased dramatically in the last year, U.S. commercial beekeepers say.
Cosmic Easter Eggs: Start Your Spring Galaxy Hunt This Weekend
Spring is the season for hunting galaxies. Look eastward around 10 p.m. this weekend to explore 'the realm of the galaxies.'
4-Billion-Pixel Panorama Lets You Explore Mars As If You Were Standing Next To Curiosity
Pan and zoom among 400 images from Curiosity's cameras. If you were standing next to the Mars rover Curiosity, this is what you'd see. Estonian photographer and editor Andrew Bodrov stitched together 407...
Buzz Aldrin's Vision for Mars Exploration Detailed in New Book
The pioneering Apollo astronaut plots his vision for the future of space exploration in a new book to be released this spring.
Study finds liquid water flowing above and below frozen Alaskan sand dunes, hints of a wetter Mars
(Phys.org) —The presence of liquid water at and beneath frozen Alaskan sand dunes during Arctic winter suggests that liquid water could also be temporarily stable (or metastable) at frost-covered sand...
Labyrinth of the Night | Space Wallpaper
This space wallpaper is a mosaic showing part of the Noctis Labyrinthus region, the ‘Labyrinth of the Night’, on Mars. It was composed by Bill Dunford using scenes available in...
Is NASA Seeking $100 Million for Wild Asteroid Capture Mission
According to Aviation Week, NASA wants $100 million to jump-start an audacious asteroid capture mission.
Chile: Radio telescope 'will boost technology development'
ALMA, the world’s largest radio telescope, inaugurated in Chile, will benefit science and technology in the country, say experts.
With or without you: The role of the moon on life
From encouraging the first steps of life migrating from the oceans to the land, to stabilising Earth's axial tilt against chaotic excursions, the moon is often put forth almost as...
Citizen science: Volunteers analyze images in crowdsourced scallop research project
They have looked at 140,000 images, identified 42,000 scallops on the bottom of the ocean and donated countless hours of their time—and the scientists that they are assisting don't even...
Stellar 'crime scene' found
One of the youngest supernova remnants in our Milky Way, G306.3-0.9, has been identified.
VIDEO: Historic Soyuz launch to ISS
A Soyuz spacecraft has launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking an historic new landmark in space travel.
Mysterious fairy circles demystified: it's termites
They appear in the desert in southwest Africa and persist for decades: so-called fairy circles, or puzzling rings of grass with a barren center.
The European Space Agency Has Made A Snap-Proof Super-Thin Space Tether
Snap-Proof ESAAw, snap! Electric solar sails use long metal tethers that conduct electricity and interact with solar wind ions and propel a spacecraft. Invented in 2006, the technology could allow us to sail...
Sprial galaxy: Hidden depths of Messier 77 revealed
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red...
Russia's Proton Rocket Returns to Flight with Satellite Launch
Russia's Proton rocket fleet is back in action.
Artist Shepard Fairey Designs Space Mission Patch
Artist Shepard Fairey penned the iconic Obama 'Hope' poster. Now he is aiming a bit higher – space.
NOvA neutrino detector records first 3-D particle tracks
(Phys.org) —What will soon be the most powerful neutrino detector in the United States has recorded its first three-dimensional images of particles.
Space History Photo: Glenn at the Cape
Astronaut John Glenn is shown in his silver Mercury spacesuit during pre-flight training at Cape Canaveral.
Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World
Beetle Wings Bodice Susannah F. LockeMirano makes science high fashion. His clothing has featured beetle wings, galactic sparkles, and actual meteorites. When someone sends me a petri dish invitation to Fashion Week, I'm...
Astrophoto: Beautiful new look at the Orion Nebula
The enormous cloud of dust and gas that makes up the Orion Nebula is featured in this beautiful astrophoto. This image was a joint effort, with images taken by Gary...