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Micro black holes could form at lower-than-expected energies
Colliding particles act like gravitational lenses and focus energy to form a single black hole
NASA Spacecraft Snaps Last Close-Up Photos of Icy Saturn Moon
The Cassini probe has captured its last up-close images of Rhea, Saturn's second-largest satellite.
Mega-planet's ingredients point to solar system like ours
A planet several times more massive than Jupiter, orbiting a star 130 light years away, is part of a solar system that is likely very similar to our own, a...
Ribbon cut on astronomy giant Alma
Giant telescope up and running in Chile's Atacama Desert
Colorado Student Receives $100,000 Intel First Prize
Sara Volz, of Colorado Springs, cultivated populations of algae under her loft bed for her winning project in the Intel Science Talent Search.
NASA to Launch Student-Built Radiation Shield on Orion Capsule Test Flight
The winning space radiation shield would launch on NASA's 2014 Orion test flight.
Is there really any life 'out there'?
Mankind should not assume that it will definitely find life on alien planets according to a hypothesis being presented at the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science, this...
Scientists describe 'melting' of the moon
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 12 (UPI) -- Spacecraft data suggests molten rock may have been present on the moon more recently and persisted for longer periods than previously thought, NASA...
Shuttle Endeavour's Museum Trip Stars in L.A. Photo Exhibit
Space shuttle Endeavour's L.A. trip is immortalized in photos and videos.
Space Snapshot Reveals California's Catalina Eddy
Source of summer bummer's coastal fog spotted from space.
Same Day Earth Eclipse And Lunar Transit Seen By Sun Observatory | Video
Both the Sand Moon blocked NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory's view of the Sun on March 11, 2013.
Two space launch workers burned at Calif. base
(AP)—Two workers for a company that launches spacecraft for the U.S. government were seriously injured in an electrical explosion at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.
Dot Earth Blog: A New York Times Column on Climate and Energy
The Times launches a new column on global warming and energy.
Recipe for Conclave’s Black and White Smoke Remains a Mystery
Progress during the papal conclave will be measured in the colors of the smoke that will emerge after the voting, but just how those colors are made remains a mystery.
Q & A: Why Do Clouds Appear White?
Water droplets disperse the wavelengths of light evenly, so no color predominates and the clouds appear white.
Large 2011 arctic ozone hole explained
GREENBELT, Md., March 11 (UPI) -- NASA says a combination of extreme cold temperatures, man-made chemicals and a stagnant atmosphere caused a significant hole in the arctic ozone layer...
Space station to get special telescope
CHICAGO, March 11 (UPI) -- NASA says it's giving $4.4 million to five U.S. universities to help the agency build a telescope for deployment on the International Space Station...
Astronomers conduct first remote reconnaissance of another planetary system
Researchers have conducted a remote reconnaissance of a distant planetary system with a new telescope imaging system that sifts through the blinding light of stars. Using a suite of high-tech...
Ancient Egyptian Pigment's Future Now Even Brighter
First artificial ink is still blue, but now known to emit near-infrared rays when irradiated with light.
SpaceX’s Reusable Grasshopper Rocket Makes Fiery Leap | Video
The rocket made its highest leap to date, 262.8 feet/80.1 meters, and landed safely on March 7th, 2013. Set to 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash. Video courtesy of SpaceX
Mars Colony Project Signs Deal to Study Spacesuits, Life Support
Mars One has contracted with Paragon Space Development Corp. to do a conceptual design study.
Cold telescope faces hot death
Herschel space observatory nears its end after unravelling star formation and tracking dust from supernovae.Nature 495 151 doi: 10.1038/495151a
Southern skies may go unmonitored for asteroid risk
Dangerous asteroids could go undetected if the Southern Hemisphere's only telescope survey to track them closes in July.
Hold On: No Life Found in Vostok After All?
Another member of Russian team discounts previous announcement
13 Ways to Hunt Intelligent Aliens
We have yet to detect a signal from an alien civilization -- so scientists are thinking up novel (and often extreme) ways we may make first contact.
Kirk Flies in New STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS Trailer
A new STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS trailer premiered in front of 'Oz' and we have the action-packed minute plus right here.
New BlackBerry coming to the US on March 22
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will launch its new touchscreen smartphone in the U.S. with AT&T on March 22. The release will come several weeks after RIM launched the much-delayed devices...
Sunspot Time-Lapse - February 2013 | Video
The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory's Helio-Seismic and Magnetic Imager snapped imagery of the Sun during a time that was predicted to be part of Solar Maximum (the peak of the...