Makemake Is Named the Newest Plutoid

A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake.

VIDEO: Solar Eclipse Coming August 1

Parts of the Northern Hemisphere will soon see a rare total solar eclipse. Find out how it works, where to watch, and more.

Bubble Fusion Researcher Charged with Misconduct [News]

The tempest over bubble fusion--the much-disputed 2002 claim that collapsing bubbles can spark fusion reactions--may finally have fizzled out. [More]

Ruling expected on climate film

Media regulator Ofcom is due to announce whether a Channel 4 climate documentary broke rules on accuracy and fairness.

NASA in talks for Japanese spacecraft

CHOFU, Japan, July 20 (UPI) -- NASA officials have begun negotiations to purchase a transfer spacecraft from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a Japanese newspaper reports.

'Dark Knight' sets new record

Holy box office, Batman! Fueled in part by the death of Heath Ledger, who gives a maniacal performance as The Joker, "The Dark Knight" has taken in more than $155...

Officials: Cadavers used in NASA project

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 19 (UPI) -- An Ohio State University Medical Center project contracted by NASA used cadavers to create technology for the Orion shuttle, space agency officials...

Video Shows Moon From Other Side

A NASA spacecraft captured a unique view of the moon passing in front of the Earth as seen from 31 million miles away.

NASA Works to Improve Short-term Weather Forecasts

NASA scientists are using an infra-red sounder in space to improve short-term weather forecasting.

Make way Ronaldo, here come the robots

After Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle.

Leggo My Van Gogh

Detecting art forgeries is an inexact science—even some certified masterpieces have a cloud of doubt over their authenticity. But in recent years James Z. Wang and his colleague Jia Li...

Sandia Sends Sensors Into Space to Detect Nuclear Blasts Globally

Imagine you're in charge of a collection of sensors, flying in formation on one of 31 U.S. Air Force satellites in medium Earth orbit. The satellite itself is part of...

Shooting stars on tap for summer

The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration

The Heads of the International Space Station (ISS) Agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met today at ESA Headquarters in Paris, France, to review ISS cooperation.

XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed

XMM-Newton has discovered an exploding star in the Milky Way. Usually that would be important in itself, but this time there is a special twist. Calculations show that the explosion...

ESA Seeks Input From Science Community In Selecting One Of Six Candidate Earth Explorer Proposals

ESA is interested in input from the science community regarding the selection of one of six Earth Explorer proposals. Proposals include studies of biomass, the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide, photosynthesis,...

ISS crew inspired by vision and dreams of Jules Verne

The Expedition 17 crew have recently been treated to some new reading material on board the International Space Station. Amongst the cargo to arrive at the Station with Jules Verne...

Analysts: Tough conditions won't kill radio deal

(AP) -- Meeting a regulator's tough conditions for approval of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. may be tough but isn't likely to derail...

Single Boulder May Prove that Antarctica and North America Were Once Connected

A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once...

Look, up in the sky: N.B. reports record number of UFOs

A record 24 sightings of unidentified flying objects were reported in New Brunswick in 2007 according to an annual report released by the Winnipeg-based Ufology Research Institute.

Victor Emerges in Stormy Battle on Jupiter

Jupiter's Great Red Spot may swallow a smaller storm.

NASA Moon Capsule Running Late, Full of Problems

NASA's money problems may delay a new moon spaceship past 2013.

Gore sets energy goal for next president to heed

(AP) -- Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and...

Second flight for ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang

ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang from Sweden has been assigned as a Mission Specialist on board the 11-day STS-128 mission, currently scheduled for launch with Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International...

Galaxies' Mysterious Magnetic Fields Grew Up Fast [News]

Light from distant quasars--early galaxies that shine with tremendous brightness--has given researchers a new clue to the origin of vast magnetic fields studding today's galaxies: They were running strong when...

Mars Was Warm, Wet, May Have Hosted Life, Study Says

For millions of years, the red planet was a warm and wet place, minerals suggest—a perfect host for the development of life, scientists say.

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Star Mystery, Mars Rift, More

Signs of water on Mars, "colorful" wildfires, and a massive dust storm over the Mideast join this week's roundup of space-themed pictures.

Space science: From the desert to the edge of space

Not all NASA launches need rockets and countdowns. Eric Hand sees the alternative in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.