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Mystery of Saturn's Walnut Moon Cracked?
The giant ridge around the middle of Saturn moon's Iapetus that makes it resemble an oversize walnut may have essentially formed as a "hug" from a dead moon, researchers say.
Elephant on Mars Sculpted by Lava Flow
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:26 AM
The dried flood of lava over the surface of Mars has created the spitting image of the eye and trunk of an elephant.
North Korea Poised for Controversial Rocket Launch
Monday, April 09, 2012 8:52 PM
North Korea is potentially days away from launching a controversial rocket mission that, the country says, will send a new Earth-observing satellite into orbit. Many nations, including the United States, have criticized the impending launch, which they see as a missile test in disguise.
Proposed Satellite Would Beam Solar Power to Earth
Monday, April 09, 2012 3:22 PM
PASADENA, Calif. — An energy-hungry Earth is in need of transformational and sustainable energy solutions, experts say.
Cosmic Collision Likely Spawned Massive Nearby Galaxy
Sunday, April 08, 2012 6:19 PM
An enormous nearby galaxy traces its birth to a cataclysmic collision between two older galaxies, new observations from two European spacecraft suggest.
Urban Skywatching: NYC Amateur Astronomers Take In the Night
Saturday, April 07, 2012 6:47 PM
NEW YORK — Anyone who thinks you can't do backyard astronomy in Manhattan should take a stroll along the city's High Line park on a Tuesday evening.
How Huffing and Puffing Could Remove Space Junk
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:04 AM
The problem of menacing space junk has spurred all sorts of ideas to deal with it, from garbage scows and huge nets to laser blasts and debris-snagging Nerf balls.
Existing Rocket Could Launch Private Space Taxis by 2015
Saturday, April 07, 2012 3:04 AM
An unmanned rocket that three private spaceflight companies hope will be upgraded to help launch NASA astronauts into orbit could be operational by 2015, the rocket's builders said Wednesday (April 4).
Amazing Photo Captures Robot Cargo Ship's Space Station Arrival
Saturday, April 07, 2012 2:31 AM
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured an extraordinary photo of an unmanned European cargo ship as it docked to the orbiting outpost last week.
Plutonium Production May Avert Spacecraft Fuel Shortage
Saturday, April 07, 2012 12:46 AM
New batches of plutonium-238 may become available to NASA starting in 2017, perhaps preventing feared shortages of this vital spacecraft fuel.
Teens Make Flavor Strips for Tastier Astronaut Food
Friday, April 06, 2012 11:40 PM
Astronauts who go heavy on the hot sauce may welcome a less-messy space food idea from four high school students. The students are developing "Stellar Strips" — melt-in-your-mouth strips containing condiment flavors strong enough to jolt any sense of taste that has been dulled by life aboard a space station or spacecraft.
Full Moon, Saturn and Star Doing a Stately Dance for Skywatchers
Friday, April 06, 2012 9:35 PM
Thanks to an unusually close full moon this month, there will be a rapidly changing lineup of the moon, a bright star and a bright planet tonight and tomorrow night (April 6 and 7).
Black Holes May Get Supermassive by Eating Stars
Friday, April 06, 2012 7:16 PM
The supermassive black holes thought to lurk at the heart of most galaxies attained their enormous sizes by eating stars, a new study suggests.
How the Moon Affects the Date of Easter
Friday, April 06, 2012 6:42 PM
Friday (April 6) brings us the first full moon of the new spring season.
Huge Martian Dust Devil Churns in New Photo
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:32 AM
A gigantic dust devil races across the surface of Mars in a stunning new photo snapped by a NASA spacecraft.
Young Asteroids Got Smacked Around Just As Earth Did
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:12 AM
Shortly after Earth and Mars were born, they found themselves in a lengthy bout of cosmic bumper cars with comets and space rocks. A new study now suggests the asteroids of the inner solar system were also subjected to such impacts.
NASA T-38 Supersonic Jets Fly Over US Capital
Friday, April 06, 2012 3:12 AM
A pair of NASA supersonic jets buzzed the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area today (April 5), creating a unique photo opportunity for lucky spectators in the nation's capital.
Surprise! Venus May Have Auroras Without a Magnetic Field
Thursday, April 05, 2012 11:34 PM
The same magnetic phenomenon that causes auroras on Earth has now surprisingly been discovered creating giant magnetic bubbles around Venus, a planet without a magnetic field.
Scientists Closing in on Black Hole at Center of Our Galaxy
Thursday, April 05, 2012 10:11 PM
Though scientists have suspected for a while that a giant black hole lurks at the center of our galaxy, they still can't say for sure it's the explanation for the strange behavior observed there. Now researchers are closer than ever to being able to image this region and probe the physics at work – potentially shedding light on the great conflict between the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Telescopes Team Up to Form 5,000-Mile-Wide Mega-Scope
Thursday, April 05, 2012 7:26 PM
Radio telescopes in Australia and South Korea have linked up for the first time, forming a mega-instrument roughly 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) across.
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