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BLOG: Let's not abandon the space station
The sky could literally fall if the International Space Station is abandoned for the lack of a vehicle to transport astronauts up there. Left alone, the whole complex, which is...
How to Spot New Supernovas in Nearby Galaxy
Look with binoculars or a telescope near the Big Dipper in the early evening hours.
A star that changes into a diamond planet?
A star that changes into a diamond planet? What sounds like science fiction is apparently reality. Researchers found the diamond planet with the help of the 64-meter Parkes radio telescope...
Astrophysicists solve 40-year-old Mariner 5 solar wind problem: Turbulence doesn’t go with the flow
Astrophysicists have resolved a 40-year-old problem with observations of turbulence in the solar wind first made by the probe Mariner 5. The research resolves an issue with what is by...
Submerged Sunspots: “Sussed-Out” By Science
With a techniques borrowed from earthquake detection, researchers are learning to predict where sunspots will boil-up. That gives officials in charge of satellites, power grids and radio communications more warning...
El Niño linked to civil conflict in tropical countries
The El Niño climate cycle has been linked to almost 30 per cent of civil conflicts in tropical countries in recent history.
Milky Way's Baby Stars Linked to Stellar Growth Spurt
The unique relationship between age and the pulsing of Cepheid variable stars allowed astronomers to determine that the star formation in the Milky Way more than tripled a few million...
Moonset on Cerro Paranal, Chile
The moon sets on Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), in Chile.
VIDEO: Suspected meteor lights up Peru sky
A suspected meteor streaked across the sky over the city of Cusco in Peru.
Dusty history
Japan's Hayabusa asteroid mission returned a tiny sample of dust - but some remarkable insights
Observatory: Asteroid Dust Confirms Meteorite Origins
Last year, a Japanese spacecraft brought asteroid dust back to Earth for the first time, and now researchers who studied it have confirmed that most meteorites on Earth originate from...
Space Pictures This Week: Mars Pit, Warped Galaxy, More
NASA probes a Martian "skylight," a galaxy gets bent, a meteor falls on the Andes, and more in the week's best space pictures.
US Military Video Shows Hypersonic Aircraft Test Flight
The shaky, minute-long video shows the hypersonic HTV-2 drone streaking through the sky.
Russia hunts for crashed spacecraft
Russian helicopters searched Thursday for the wreckage of the unmanned spaceship that crashed and exploded in a forested area in Siberia.
Space station left vulnerable by Russian failure
Space station left vulnerable by Russian failureNature News , 20110825doi: 10.1038/news.2011.507Geoff Brumfiel
Exotic galaxy reveals tantalizing tale
A galaxy with a unique set of characteristics is helping astronomers understand processes that probably were more common when the universe was much younger.
Cloud Formation May Be Linked to Cosmic Rays
From Nature magazineIt sounds like a conspiracy theory: 'cosmic rays' from deep space might be creating clouds in Earth's atmosphere and changing the climate. Yet an...
Researchers Detail How A Distant Black Hole Devoured A Star
Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA’s...
Daybreak at Gale crater
This computer-generated images depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight, with an area including Gale Crater, beginning to catch morning light.
NASA's next generation robotic lander gets sideways during test (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- During a recent test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., the robotic lander prototype, known as Mighty Eagle, performed a hover test flying up to...
André Kuipers in training
ESA's next space-bound astronaut, André Kuipers, has spent most of the summer intensively training for his upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
Z-prime search may hurdle Higgs hunt
If you're bummed about humanity's biggest accelerator not producing a Higgs particle yet, maybe the latest effort to find a Z-prime will make you feel better.
Neil Armstrong urges return to the Moon
Neil Armstrong has urged a return to the Moon to train for missions to Mars as the United States contemplates the future of its space programme following the end of...
How to See Mars & Moon Together Thursday Morning
The moon and Mars will shine together Thursday morning, but expect better Mars views ahead.
McGuinty promises heart institute expansion
There are plans for a major expansion and renovation to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, it was announced Wednesday.
Galactic bull's-eye came naturally
A strange cosmic object isn't the result of a galactic crash
Samsung NC215 solar netbook arrives in Korea
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung has released the NC215 solar-powered netbook in Korea. The netbook carries a solar panel on the lid, which can turn two hours of sunlight into one hour...
NASA Science Teams Prepare to Study Asteriod Samples
Beth Ellen Clark, associate professor and chair of the physics department at Ithaca College, has received a $2.7 million grant from NASA to support her participation in the first U.S....