| 1 in 4 Brits admit visiting Wonders of the World that no longer exist A quarter of Britons have claimed that they have been to ancient Wonders of the World, wiped off the Earth hundreds of years ago.
Over one in eight (13 per cent) said that they have seen the... | |
| Strange Life Found in Underwater Caves Clues to how life evolved, not only on this planet but also possibly on alien worlds, might be found in underwater caves in the Bahamas, researchers say. The caves in question are called... |
| Signs of Ancient Ocean on Mars Spotted by European Spacecraft A European spacecraft orbiting Mars has found more revealing evidence that an ocean may have covered parts of the Red Planet billions of years ago. The European Space Agency's Mars Express... |
| Could Russia leave US astronauts stranded in space? A leaky Soyuz descent capsule means that astronauts aboard the International Space Station will have to wait another six weeks before returning home. And private resupply missions are not ready for... |
| Ship that hit Ky. bridge has precious space cargo LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The hulking cargo ship that tore through a western Kentucky bridge last month is carrying millions of dollars of rocket components that will be used to blast satellites into... |
| Brightest Galaxy Ever Seen With Gravity Lens Shines in Hubble Photo A fluke of astrophysics has revealed what scientists are calling the brightest galaxy ever seen through a cosmic "zoom lens," NASA officials say. The distant galaxy is 10 billion... |
| Event that wiped out much of Earth's biology happened slowly: study Fresh evidence gathered from a 24-metre layer of rock on an Ellesmere Island fiord has led a 14-member international scientific team — including a University of Calgary researcher — to... |
| Jupiter spacecraft adjusts its course The Juno spacecraft will make the five-year, 400-million-mile voyage to Jupiter and orbit the planet, collecting data for more than one Earth year. Credit:... |
| How to Observe Gemini, the Heavenly Twin Constellation If you head outside around 10:30 p.m. local time this week and look straight up, you'll be looking directly at Gemini, the Twin Brothers. The heads of... |
| Private spacecraft move forward as Soyuz struggles All eyes are on commercial space companies in the wake of the latest setback for Russia's space programme, which has delayed the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station. A... |
| Video: Dancing Water Drops In Earth Orbit ';Zero G Coffee Cup'; from a space shuttle mission he was on in 2008. Now in his second long-duration stint on the ISS, Pettit has a new video series called ';Science off the... |
| New Avalanche in Action on Mars Captured by HiRISE An avalanche on Mars captured by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on November 27, 2011. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. Image cropped and edited by Nancy Atkinson. Its... |
| The Milky Way Galactic Disk – Forever Blowing Bubbles Ten Milky Way Project images most-favourited by volunteers, in no particular order. Coordinates are image centres, image sizes are indicated by the zoom level (zoom). Score another one for citizen... |
| NASA's Juno Spacecraft Refines Its Path to Jupiter -; NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Feb. 1 with the mission's first trajectory correction maneuver. The maneuver is the first of a dozen planned... |
| Tech universe: Tuesday 7 February GOING UP: SpaceX's reusable SuperDraco rocket engine is intended to be able to rescue launching crews and land the vehicle on a planetary body. During a launch the Draco is simply ready as a... |
| Hidden Galaxies May Swarm Near Our Own Milky Way Artist's concept of the four tails of the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy (orange clump on left of the image) orbiting the Milky Way. The bright yellow circle to the right of the Milky Way's... |
| Dating In The Digital Age According to new research, online dating has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the U.S. other than meeting through friends. The team said the new digital age is providing greater and more... |
| Shuttle Engineer Who Warned Of Challenger Dangers Dies February 6, 2012 The rocket scientist who argued vigorously against the fatal launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger has died. Roger Boisjoly led a group of five Morton Thiokol engineers who tried... |
| Surface of Mars may be too dry for alien life The surface of Mars may have been parched for too long for any life-forms to exist on the planet today, a new study suggests. A team of researchers spent three years meticulously examining... |
| Virgin Galactic ramps up for spaceship flights The first WhiteKnightTwo / SpaceShipTwo launch system has undergone extensive tests. Next are critical rocket-powered flights of the two-pilot, six-passenger... |
| Russian woes show need for private spacecraft An artist’s rendition of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft with solar panels fully deployed on orbit. NASA is depending on developers of these private... |
| ExoMars cooperation between Nasa and Esa near collapse BBC February 6, 2012 The American space agency looks set to pull the plug on its joint missions to Mars with the European Space Agency. Nasa has told Esa it is now highly unlikely it will be able... |
| NASA: Record number of astronaut applicants, but no spaceships The space agency received more than 6,300 applications between Nov. 15 and Jan. 27 during the search for new astronauts - making it second-highest turnout ever and double the normal response, NASA... |
| Russia's Space Woes Stress NASA's Need for Private Spaceships The recent delay of the next manned launch to the International Space Station due to a damaged Russian space capsule highlights NASA's critical need for commercially built vehicles, space policy... |
| Mars 'Super-Drought' May Make Red Planet Too Dry for Alien Life The surface of Mars may have been parched for too long for any life-forms to exist on the planet today, a new study suggests. A team of researchers spent three years meticulously examining... |
| Will Tim Tebow go 'Dancing With the Stars'? By Anna Chan ABC's ballroom bash "Dancing With the Stars" has had quite a few athletes on its dance floor: Ochocinco, Metta World Peace (aka Ron Artest), Emmitt Smith, Hope Solo, Hines... |
| How NASA Makes Those Incredible High-Res Images of Earth Suomi NPP satellite, these pictures portray our planet’s incredible beauty with 8,000- by 8,000-pixel and 11,500- by 11,500-pixel detail. How were these highly detailed images created? The... |
| Intelligent, Condescending Life Discovered In Distant Galaxy HOUSTON—Marking a momentous leap forward in humankind's understanding of the universe, NASA scientists announced today they had received a radio transmission confirming the existence of... |
| Stephen Colbert Touts NASA's Life Improving Research The politically charged comedian gives his appreciation for the space agency's research on the International Space Station that is helping to create vaccines to the some of the world's... |
| Planets Can "Ping Pong" From Star to Star Scientists had previously theorized that gravitational interactions among multiple planets orbiting a star can sometimes cause a world to get ejected from its system, leaving the rogue planet to... |
| Samsung Galaxy S III Set For May Launch Samsung may be preparing to launch its thinnest smartphone yet, according to new rumors. The new Galaxy S III will be only 7 millimeters thick and will launch in May. At 7 millimeters, the Galaxy S... |
| Hauntingly Beautiful Aurora Video Time-lapse photographer Christian Mlhauser braved sub-zero temperatures and frozen camera equipment to capture this stunning aurora footage from Norway during the last week of January 2012.Powerful... |
| Google Pulls 'Atlantis' From Google Earth "Atlantis," reads my copy of The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, "a vast island-continent submerged under the waters of the Atlantic towards the year 9560 BC; parts of it are still... |
| A Telescope as Sharp as Hubble but on the Ground (VIDEO: 30 Years of the Space Shuttle: What Now?) In fact, though, the Hubble is relatively puny. The mirror at its heart is just 7.9 ft. (2.4 m) across, which gives it only about one-seventeenth of... |
| Sun's Super Bowl Spitfire: Pre-Game Solar Fireworks The Sun unleashed a whipping filament hundreds of thousands of miles long on Sunday February 5th, starting around 1:45pm EST. The display was caught by the many different filtered camera's... |
| Wanted: 'Astronauts' with the right stuffing If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars ... well, sort of. Scientists at Cornell University... |
| Sauteing With the Stars: Celebrities Cook Up a New Way To Stay In Limelight It's as natural a pairing as steak and baked potato. Americans love their celebrities, and Americans love to eat. So why not celebrity cookbooks? Except ... Eva Longoria desperately hawking... |
| Economic squeeze takes shine off Lunar spending Chinese shoppers on their Lunar New Year holiday were less lavish than expected at Hong Kong jewellers. They also curbed spending on beauty brands and slowed spending at South Korean stores. They may... |
| Wanted: Mock Astronauts for Mission to Mars ... in Hawaii If you've ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut and have four months to spare, you might have the "right stuff" to fly to Mars … well, sort of. Scientists at Cornell... |
