| 'Booby trapping' dresses 'fair game' in fiercely fought Miss Universe race Second runner-up at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant, Jesinta Campbell, has revealed that her national dress was sabotaged at the... | |
| NASA eyes swarming spacecrafts that self-destruct to save others NASA is creating a new self-sacrifice mechanism, in which future space probes will see many small spacecrafts working in co-operatio, but will commit hara-kiri if they begin to fail and risk damaging their... |
| What Did One NASA Guy Say To The Other? Get the latest Flash Player. NASA team unwinds after the Apollo 11 launch Credit: NASA via Flickr Commons Ok, that's really lame. In less-lame terms, NASA is a new contributor to... |
| 2 asteroids to pass Earth closer than the moon In an unprecedented event for astronomers, two asteroids will swing past the Earth Wednesday at a distance closer than the moon. The two asteroids, which will not be visible to the naked eye, were... |
| Wanted: Flexible astronaut, works well with others When it comes to flying in space, the makeup of an astronaut crew can be just as important as the mission itself, and the same goes for a team of six volunteers going through the motions of a 520-day... |
| European gravity probe back in action after hitch PARIS (AFP) – A European satellite designed to map Earth's gravitational field is now operational after ground technicians fixed a glitch preventing it from sending its science data back... |
| Medal snub for Russian cosmonaut sparks 'cosmic scandal' MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia's space agency voiced outrage Tuesday after the defence ministry refused one of its cosmonauts a celebrated state honour, in the first such snub in half a century of... |
| NASA: Food, Emotional Support Vital for Trapped Chile Miners A healthy variety of good food and strong emotional support will be vital in the coming months for the 33 trapped Chilean miners awaiting rescue deep underground, a NASA physician said Tuesday. ... |
| Students Help NASA Crash Satellite On Purpose When a NASA satellite met its doom in a fiery blaze in Earth's atmosphere after a seven-year mission, a bunch of college students were at the... |
| SpaceX's Private Space Capsule Aims for October Launch Test The three main parachutes are seen on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft as it descends to the Pacific Ocean during an Aug. 12, 2010 drop test from an altitude of 14,000 feet. Credit: Chris... |
| 2 Asteroids to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon In a rare and unprecedented event, two newfound asteroids will swing close by the Earth Wednesday, passing at a distance that is closer than our moon. The newly discovered asteroids, which were... |
| Spiral Galaxies Could Eat Dwarfs All Across the Universe Stellar streams around the galaxy M 63. Credit: D. Martínez-Delgado (MPIA) For years, astronomers have seen evidence that – at least in our own local neighborhood —... |
| Chinese Broadcasting Satellite Placed in Orbit A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launches the new Chinasat 6A broadcast satellite from the Xichang Space Center in southwestern Sichuan province at 1614 GMT (12:14 p.m. EDT) on Sept. 4, 2010. Credit:... |
| Dog Treats Recalled After Salmonella Detected Posted on: Tuesday, 7 September 2010, 10:25 CDT According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, nearly 75,000 bags of dog treats have been recalled because of salmonella concerns. Hartz... |
| Skeptic misses the point behind UFO book Taken by farmer Paul Trent with his wife in 1950, this classic picture from McMinnville, Ore., is among the most thoroughly analyzed images in UFO... |
| Shuttle Discovery ready for Wednesday move In Orbiter Processing Facility-3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician describes the thermal protection system underneath the shuttle to STS-133 Mission Specialists Tim Kopra and... |
| Saif bin Zayed launches new UAE Mobile Planetarium Sep 7, 2010 - 05:00 - WAM Abu Dhabi, Sep 07th, 2010 (WAM)--The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan launched here today new environment friendly... |
| Airbag Designer Casts Eye on NASA's Escape Ship New airbag technology that mimics nature's way of protecting seed embryos could take the bumps out of spacecraft landings. The system consists of four cylinder-shaped air sacs designed to... |
| Hold off on booze, NASA urges trapped Chile miners SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Already deprived of sunlight, fresh air and their loved ones for 26 days, NASA doctors say 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine must continue to forego two other... |
| Better Mars Atmosphere Maps to Come From New Mission The Mars Climate Sounder instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter maps the vertical distribution of temperatures, dust, water vapor and ice clouds in the Martian atmosphere as the orbiter... |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab could be sunk by mobile networks hands on reviews , the Galaxy Tab is impressive, but the burden of carrier contracts may seal the unfortunate fate of the Samsung tablet before it even launches. The Samsung Galaxy Tab was unveiled... |
| Peer-to-Peer Renting Uses Bits to Help Share Atoms Zilok , a startup that offers precisely this service: People post possessions they’re willing to rent out, along with a price. Need a zoom lens for a wedding? That’ll be a mere $15 a day.... |
| NASA to share tips for trapped miners Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- NASA teams usually use their knowledge to help astronauts many miles above the earth's surface. But on Tuesday, a group of experts from the U.S. space agency will share their... |
| Canadian astronaut shows knack for explaining space to earthlings Colonel Chris Hadfield looks over a model of the International Space Station at the Longueuil headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil near Montreal Thursday, September 2,... |
| UMass professor helping to develop moon, Mars rovers Now the University of Massachusetts Amherst professor and field geologist is using his skills to help train the next generation of astronauts and... |
| EU not doing enough to support space sector: Astrium head The EU executive commission is not providing sufficient support to the European space industry, currently locked in close competition with its US counterpart, the head of French space group Astrium... |
| More Than 1,200 Satellites To Be Launched Over The Next 10 Years Euroconsult has forecast that an estimated 1,220 satellites will be built for launch over the next decade. The average of 122 satellites to be launched per year is up significantly from the annual... |
| Fundamental Constant Might Change Across Space New research suggests that the supposedly invariant fine-structure constant, which characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force, varies from place to place throughout the Universe. The... |
| Kick-Starting Israel's Place In Space As part of the country's new five-year plan, the Israel Space Agency has tasked local companies with targeting the civilian industry. One task on the agenda will be switching the photo capabilities... |
| Boeing Offers ISRO Tech Help For 2016 Manned Space Trip The Indian Space Research Organisation has an offer too tempting to resist: Boeing has said it is ready to collaborate and offer technological know-how to Isro for its human space flight programme,... |
| ISRO To Launch Two More Satellites By December The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has planned two more launches - a PSLV and a GSLV mission in December. Talking to reporters after delivering the valedictory address at Aarrush-2010', a... |
| Students Invited To Spin Their Theses ESA is offering European students the opportunity to conduct hypergravity experiments, with a call for proposals for the 2011 'Spin Your Thesis!' campaign. This programme enables university students... |
| Russian Rokot Carrier Rocket To Orbit Gonets-M Satellite A Russian Rokot carrier rocket will take off from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on September 8 to put a Gonets-M satellite into orbit, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday. ... |
| Opportunity Studies Interesting Rocks Opportunity finished her campaign to examine an exposed outcrop of rock that was of interest to the science team. On Sol 2342 (Aug. 26, 2010), the rover's robotic arm (Instrument Deployment Device,... |
| Asteroid survey gathers mixed bag A survey of near-Earth asteroids shows they come in a far wider variety of shapes, sizes and surfaces than previously thought, U.S. researchers say. The findings are based on infrared scanning of... |
| Paul B. Farrell: Forget going green -- Earth doesn't care ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Cover story: "The Earth Doesn't Care If You Drive a Hybrid!" Or recycle. Or eat organic food. Or live in a green house powered by solar energy. Or squander... |
| VIDEO: Astronauts' exercise slows aging Hitting the gym helps slow the aging process in space, as well as on Earth, Canadian scientists have found. Normally, spending six months on the International Space Station can be like taking a trip... |
| Hubble Spies an Amazing Cosmic Spiral The image shows what appears to be a thin spiral pattern of amazing precision winding around the star, which is itself hidden behind thick dust. Mark Morris from UCLA and an international team of... |
