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Astronaut celebrates Easter in space (Easter eggs, included)
Children around the world aren't the only ones having an Easter egg hunt today. Astronauts in space will get Easter treats, too. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who commands the International Space...
North Korea's Photoshop skills, IRS spoofs Star Trek: This week in off-beat tech stories
A look back at some of the quirky and strange stories from the week
Solar-powered plane to make cross-country flight
An ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring
Saturn's Rings and Moons are Solar System Antiques
The dazzling rings of Saturn and its moons are likely more than 4 billion years old — the cosmic remnants of the solar system's birth, scientists say.
Grand Canyon View From Space Reveals Jaw-Dropping Scenery
Colorado River's majestic span seen from space.
Petition Asks White House to Reverse NASA Outreach Sequester Cuts
NASA is suspending many of its public-outreach efforts as a result of sequestration.
Collision course? A comet heads for Mars
Over the years, the spacefaring nations of Earth have sent dozens of probes and rovers to explore Mars. Today there are three active satellites circling the red planet while two...
Student helps investigate a stellar 'crime scene'
(Phys.org) —An undergraduate astronomy student at the University of Sydney is proud to have played her part in investigating NASA's discovery of the remains of a shattered star.
New clues to Wikipedia's shared super mind
(Phys.org) —Wikipedia's remarkable accuracy and usefulness comes from something larger than the sum of its written contributions, a new study by SFI Research Fellow Simon DeDeo finds.
A champagne supernova in the sky – or rather the W49B: a month in space – in pictures
Also featuring in our pick of images from our solar system and beyond from February is the Chelyabinsk meteor explosion and a robot called R2, who may or may not...
XCOR Announces Significant Propulsion Milestone on Lynx Suborbital Vehicle
XCOR Aerospace today announced a first in aviation and space history, the firing of a full piston pump-powered rocket engine. This breakthrough is the foundation for fully reusable spacecraft that...
Mars' Moons: Facts About Phobos & Deimos
The two small bodies that orbit the red planet raise a number of questions about the formation of the early solar system.
UFO Memo Is FBI's 'Most Wanted' Record
A memo recounting a strange story about three 'flying saucers' in New Mexico has been viewed nearly a million times in the past two years.
Sun block for the 'Big Dog': Astronomers detect titanium oxide and titanium dioxide around the giant star VY Canis Majoris
Astronomers have successfully identified two titanium oxides in the extended atmosphere around a giant star. The object VY Canis Major is one of the largest stars in the known universe...
Circles mysteriously form on NY pond -- but alien theory's on thin ice
By Marc LallanillaLiveScienceIn the small town of Eden, N.Y., the recent appearance of mysterious circles in a frozen pond has residents baffled.Last Friday, during an early spring snowstorm, Eden resident...
Rare find backs shape-shifting neutrino
Physicists announced further proof Wednesday for a theory that mysterious particles called neutrinos which go "missing" on the journey from the Sun to Earth are in fact shape-shifting along the...
Murdoch's Sun tabloid to go behind paywall
Britain's top-selling newspaper The Sun, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is to start charging readers for access to its website, a spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
Tweaking the universe
Scientists with the European Space Agency’s Planck satellite program released findings last week that refined our understanding of the universe, showing it to be a little older, containing a bit more mysterious dark...
Exploring the Makeup of Extrasolar Planets
Using a new technique for processing and analyzing incoming starlight, astronomers can decipher the chemistry of extrasolar planets.
NASA provides a super-speed look at Webb Telescope progress
NASA released a new sped-up, 32-second video that shows engineers working on some of the James Webb Space Telescope's flight components to integrate them together to ensure they will work...
Space Photographer Brings Amazing Night Sky Views Down to Earth
An exhibit at a gallery in Brooklyn is showing off some amazing photography done by one man on his driveway in Connecticut.
Space History Photo: Inspection Institute Aeronautical Science Group
A display of a turbojet engine is shown during investigation at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory of NACA.
Lunar cycle determines hunting behavior of nocturnal gulls
(Phys.org) —Zooplankton, small fish and squid spend hardly any time at the surface when there's a full moon. To protect themselves from their natural enemies, they hide deeper down in...
UFOs Over Texas: Unidentified Floating Fireballs?
The strange lights over the Texas night sky have been identified.
The Search For Another Earth | Video
Is our galaxy filled with life? Or is Earth a beautiful, lonely aberration? Astronomers are rapidly discovering planets orbiting other stars. Will any be worth exploring up close? ...
Moon and Jupiter Shine Among Trees in Stunning Photo
Photographer VegaStar Carpentier captured this dazzling view of the moon and Jupiter on March 17, 2013.
Space tourism: the annoying details
The prospect of safe and affordable travel into space is one that excites many people. But modern tourism comes with a wide variety of complaints, and there's nothing to say these won't...
'Star Trek' Stunt Warps Drones Into Urban Frontier
A sky full of commercial unmanned aircraft is not far off.