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Scientists Reconnect With Cluster Mission
Europe's Cluster mission is back in the fold after controllers fixed a glitch that...
Astronomers Find Brightest Object of Early Universe
The super-bright galaxy ULAS J1120+0641 is also the most distant quasar ever seen.
Scientist accurately gauges Neptune's spin
TUCSON, June 30 (UPI) -- Neptune's rate of rotation has been accurately determined, something extremely difficult to do with the solar system's gas giant planets, U.S. astronomers say.
9 Weird Things That Flew on NASA's Space Shuttles
NASA's space shuttles have flown some peculiar and crazy objects into orbit, including a lightsaber from "Star Wars" and a vial of dirt from the pitcher's mound at Yankee Stadium."
10 Amazing Space Shuttle Photos
NASA's reusable spaceship has had countless photogenic moments over the years, but here are just a few.
Making a spectacle of star formation in Orion
Looking like a pair of eyeglasses only a rock star would wear, a new nebula view brings into focus a murky region of star formation. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope exposes...
Integral challenges physics beyond Einstein
ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory has provided results that will dramatically affect the search for physics beyond Einstein. It has shown that any underlying quantum 'graininess' of space must be at...
Driving a robot from Space Station
(PhysOrg.com) -- Meet Justin, an android who will soon be controlled remotely by the astronauts in ESAs Columbus laboratory on the International Space Station. With this and other intriguing experiments...
Haunting Moon Photo: Shadows Loom Over Huge Lunar Crater
A new picture from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the moon's Tycho crater in a whole new light.
Marking a 50-year-old nuclear blast from the past
A test of a nuclear power source for use in spacecraft opened a new chapter in space exploration
Astronomers reveal a cosmic 'axis of evil'
Astronomers are puzzled by the announcement that the masses of the largest objects in the universe appear to depend on which method is used to weigh them.
Solar loan guarantees announced
(AP) -- The Department of Energy has announced nearly $4.5 billion in conditional commitments for loan guarantees for three California solar projects, the agency said.
U.K., China firms in satellite agreement
LONDON, June 29 (UPI) -- British and Chinese companies say they've signed a deal for three high-resolution satellites to map China's extraordinary growth from orbit.
'Odd couple' binary makes dual gamma-ray flares
In December 2010, a pair of mismatched stars in the southern constellation Crux whisked past each other at a distance closer than Venus orbits the sun. The system possesses a...
Best Time to See Summer Star Clusters Is Now
Late June is the best time in the year for observing globular clusters.
Apollo 11 Revisited, Transformers Style - Premiere Report
Directer Micheal Bay and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Carly) talk about what you can expect out of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.
Mars missions encounter hitch
A letter from Nasa to its European counterpart formally committing to joint operations at Mars in 2016 and 2018 fails to arrive, delaying the construction of spacecraft.
3D galaxies -- coming straight on for you
As we've recently learned, the ATLAS3D project was able to study 260 individual galaxies and do some very amazing things. By imaging in both red and blue shift, astronomers were...
Moon & Venus to Shine Together at Dawn Thursday
July is your last chance to see Venus and the moon together in the dawn sky until the end of summer.
Will We Really Find Alien Life Within 20 Years?
Astronomers agree that SETI is likely to find alien life within 20 years. They'll be helped by the Kepler mission, which is identifying exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones.
Comets Donate Elements for Life on Earth?
Europe's Giotto mission studied Halley's comet and discovered that it's composed of organics and silicates and its "snowy" dust particles may have contributed to life on our planet. The Rosetta...
'Filaments' hold dark matter test
Researchers propose that mysterious "filaments" of radio waves near the Milky Way galaxy's centre could be evidence of the existence of dark matter.
NASA aircraft to study air pollution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two NASA research aircraft will fly over the Baltimore-Washington area of northeastern Maryland through July as part of a mission to enhance the measurement of ground-level air quality...
Frothy bubbles at the edge of our solar system
In this brief but interesting NASA video, we explore the edge of our solar system to learn what a ballerina's skirt and the sun's magnetic field have in common What does a...
News in Brief: Atom & Cosmos
When Jupiter aligns with Mars’ moon, plus a salty Saturn and an eye-catching comet in this week’s news
Gallery: Inside Shuttle Discovery, a Reporter's-Eye View
The space shuttle Discovery is more complex, cramped, and altogether more awesome from the inside than I ever imagined.
Bader Gift Supports a New Sciences Complex at UW-Milwaukee
Donation earmarked for construction of the new research complex. UWM's Center for Gravitation and Cosmology, which will be housed in the complex, will be named in honor of Distinguished Professor...
Multimedia stories show how engineers shape the future
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today released a special report featuring the work of a creative group of researchers--engineers who are investigating new phenomena, devising new capabilities, and designing new...