| Planck satellite sees giant filaments of cold dust stretching through our galaxy A new image from ESA's (European Space Agency's) Planck satellite has revealed giant filaments of cold dust stretching through our... | |
| Astronomers discover new planet in Milky Way A planet discovered 1,500 light years from Earth is remarkably similar to those in our own solar system, according to... |
| Newly discovered Jupiter-sized exoplanet might become cosmic 'Rosetta stone' An international team of scientists has reported the discovery of a new planet the size of Jupiter that has a temperate climate, which might turn out to be the Rosetta stone in exoplanet... |
| Saturn: A Ringside Seat They are one of the most spectacular sights in the solar system yet the visual serenity of Saturn's rings belies the violent destruction that continually takes place to maintain these remarkable... |
| Finally, A "normal" Exoplanet Saturn . “This is a normal, temperate exoplanet just like dozens we already know, but this is the first whose properties we can study in depth,” said Claire Moutou, who is part of the... |
| 'deep Flow' Migrates Deeper Into The Universe This all-sky view of the entire near-infrared sky reveals the distribution of galaxies beyond the Milky Way and has been desaturated to serve as the background for the dark flow... |
| 'hubble 3d': An Out-of-this-world Documentary "Hubble 3D," a documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, is an extraordinary spectacle. It's the story of the space telescope's launch in 1990 and subsequent repairs, as well as the breathtaking... |
| Us Space Shuttle Program Nears End Of Its Voyage Space Shuttle Lands Safely in Florida The U.S. space shuttle program comes to an end this year, and a debate is underway over what should replace it. The retirement of the shuttle fleet could result... |
| Noaa Head Details Reforms Of Fishery Enforcement By JAY LINDSAYASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BOSTON -- The nation's oceans chief on Thursday detailed reforms on the ways fishermen are policed, including a proposal to force her agency to better justify... |
| Ap Enterprise: Nasa, Cruise Line Got Flu Shots Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the... |
| Nasa Lunar Orbiter Spots Old Soviet Moon Landers (LRO) has been used to locate vintage space hardware lobbed to the moon in the 1970s by the former Soviet Union. LRO has been a "boon for the moon," said Mark Robinson of Arizona State... |
| U.s.-russian Duo Returns To Earth From Space Station said to applause from space officials and controllers. "The capsule is lying on its side." The capsule, charred on re-entry, ended its three-and-a-half-hour ride to Earth in a puff of... |
| Mds Asking For The Moon: Williams Newfoundland and Labrador's physicians have made excessive demands for their next contract, Premier Danny Williams says. Williams, who has been sharply critical of the Newfoundland and Labrador... |
| Saturn: Roller Derby, Strange Weather From our vantage point on Earth, Saturn may look like a peaceful orb with rings worthy of a carefully raked Zen garden, but NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been shadowing the gas giant long... |
| Cosmic Log: The Latest Fashion In Invisibility Quantum fluctuations in space, science, exploration and other cosmic fields... served up regularly by MSNBC.com science editor Alan Boyle since 2002. Alan Boyle covers the physical sciences,... |
| Cassini Sees Saturn's Rough And Tumble Rings The mosaic of the Saturn system, taken by Cassini, glows with scattered light from tiny dust grains. The sun is obscured by the planet in this unusual... |
| Glass Earth Announces New Placer Gold Partner, Approval Of 5:1 Share Consolidation ") announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Placer Gold International Corp. to develop two placer targets in central Otago, New Zealand; and the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has... |
| Cosmic Dust Gives Milky Way A Fiery Mane Rotating in orbit, Planck takes data of the sky in strips, almost the reverse of a chef peeling an apple in one long, thin strip. This image, taken from the scan, shows the structure and form of... |
| Mysteries Of Saturn As Seen By Cassini Probe NASA's Cassini probe took almost seven years to reach Saturn, but the lengthy trip has turned out to be well worth the wait. Since 2004, the probe has scrutinised the ringed planet in unprecedented... |
| Ap Enterprise: Cruise Line, Nasa Got Swine Flu Shots Early On; Cdc Says System Worked Well Mar. 18, 2010 ATLANTA - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal... |
| Nasa, Cruise Line Got Flu Shots Before Some Docs ATLANTA - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise... |
| New Planet Corot-9b Has Earth-like Temperatures The first planet with a "temperate" climate to orbit a distant star has been discovered by astronomers, who claim that the techniques used to study it will be critical in the search for Earth-like... |
| Oklahoma Native Nurses Astronauts Back To Health MIAMI, Okla. (AP) — Her medical kit in hand, Lynette Jennings boards the bus-like crew transport vehicle and double-checks to see she has everything.It's all there. Now she anxiously sits as the... |
| Space Travelers On Russia's Soyuz Spacecraft Return To Earth Back from the International Space Station. A US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft landed safely in Kazakhstan... |
| Space Station Crew Lands In Russian Capsule Astronauts from the United States and Russia landed safely in northern Kazakhstan's chilly steppes on Thursday after spending almost six months on the International Space... |
| This Is Getting Boring: General Relativity Passes Yet Another Big Test! Princeton University scientists (from left) Reinabelle Reyes, James Gunn and Rachel Mandelbaum led a team that analyzed more than 70,000 galaxies and demonstrated that the universe - at least up to a... |
| Unexpected Life Found Under Antarctic Ice Researchers in Antarctica got a surprise visit from a creature in a borehole 185 meters (600 feet) below the Antarctic ice, where there is usually no light. A Lyssianasid amphipod, a shrimp-like... |
| What The Hubble Space Telescope Really Sees Three thousand light-years away, a dying star throws off shells of glowing gas in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Cat's Eye... |
