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A mystery object from space is about to whizz close by Earth on Wednesday. It won't hit our planet, but scientists are stumped by what exactly it is.
NASA's new planet-hunting telescope has found two mystery objects that are too hot to be planets and too small to be stars.
About 1.3 million acres of Maine are protected permanently as public reserved lands and as state and national parks or through easements on private land, which guarantee public access for recreation.
Clouds from a light snowfall shroud the peaks of the Bigelow Mountain Range, which reigns over western Maine forest trails, luring snowshoers and cross-country skiers on a winter afternoon.
A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.
Scientists are on their way to discovering thousands of new planets, potentially including hundreds of worlds the size of Earth, in Earth-like orbits around sunlike stars. They expect to achieve that goal within three years or so. But they'll start with the weirdest worlds.
Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei changed the world by peering through a 3-foot-long telescope and spying the moons of Jupiter. Today, the world — or, more accurately, our collection of worlds — is on the brink of a change that could be just as dramatic.
Never again can Pluto be the ninth planet. Or the littlest planet. Or the most distant planet. But does that make Pluto a non-planet?
The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space.
So it comes down to this: Donny Osmond, Kelly Osbourne and Mya. The showman, the Cinderella, and the … person who is a much better dancer than either the showman or the Cinderella.
Dramatic pictures sent back over the weekend from an icy moon of Saturn show water erupting into space from fissures on the surface.
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an "amazing" flight that resupplied the International Space Station.
There is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station, a top Russian space official said Thursday.
Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word on the birth of one crewman's daughter Friday, as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.
A new Russian research module is on its way to the International Space Station.
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Is America's space effort due for a major course correction? Or is staying the course and sticking with NASA's five-year-old plan to return to the moon the best strategy?
Wary of China's rapid advancements in space programs over the last decade, military commanders said Tuesday that the U.S. needs to improve its satellite presence in the Southern Hemisphere to better track launches from Asia, even as officials work to improve relations with Beijing.
Guy Laliberte, a billionaire who once worked as a stilt-walker and fire-eater, said Tuesday that he accomplished his mission by using a 10-day trip to the International Space Station to promote a humanitarian cause.
Scientists said NASA's moon-smashing mission produced enough data on Friday to address questions about lunar water ice — but the crash didn't come close to meeting public expectations as a cosmic fireworks show.
NASA plans to make a big splash on Oct. 9 when its LCROSS lunar probe smashes into a crater on the south side of the moon. But there have been other crashes in and from space too.
The rich circus showman who bought a $35 million ticket to the International Space Station said Tuesday it's been worth every penny — and more.
Mystery object to whizz by Earth WednesdayA mystery object from space is about to whizz close by Earth on Wednesday. It will not hit the planet, but scientists are stumped by what exactly it is.
Mystery Space Object To Whizz By Earth on Wednesday: When And How To Watch!A mystery object from space is about to whizz close by Earth on Wednesday. It won't hit our planet, but scientists are stumped by what exactly it is.
Urine clogs space station water recyclerNASA is finding it is not just mechanical glitches that make the International Space Station a tough place to operate.
NASA set to try reviving frozen Mars landerNext week, NASA will begin attempts to revive the frozen Phoenix Mars Lander, which has been coated in ice in the Martian arctic for more than a year, to see if it can live up to its name and rise from the ashes.
NASA plans on-time shuttle liftoff despite snagNASA is still hoping to launch the shuttle Endeavour in early February as engineers scramble to repair broken hoses on the new space station module set to ride aboard the orbiter.
Alien dust kicked up by baby planet collisionsIn the search for other planetary systems like Earth that are capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, scientists have come across some very alien systems indeed. But the latest ones have researchers truly perplexed.
Observations: A galaxy of new worlds: Dispatch from the American Astronomical Society meetingThe American Astronomical Society meeting, held here this week, was officially the largest congregation of astronomers (3,400 of them) in history—the most extraordinary collection of cosmic knowledge that has ever gathered together with the possible exception of when Isaac Newt …
Florida airport gets okay for spaceport licenseThe sky's no longer the limit for Cecil Field airport in Jacksonville, Fla. The airport was awarded a federal license on Monday to fly commercial space vehicles being designed to ferry tourists, researchers and others beyond Earth's atmosphere.
'Hubble-hugging' astronaut leaves NASAAstronaut John Grunsfeld, famous for visiting the Hubble Space Telescope three times on space shuttle missions, has left NASA to help lead the observatory's science work.
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Missing matter mystery in small galaxiesDiminutive they may be, but the smallest galaxies seem most able to muscle out visible matter, and so are darker than their larger cousins. This deepens a mystery about where all of the universe's visible matter has gone.
NASA extends life of Chandra X-ray missionThe orbiting X-ray observatory, initially built for a five-year mission in 1999, is getting a new lease on life - one that could extend its mission through 2013, and possibly longer.
Thank your dusty stars for our existenceWe owe our existence to a star that exploded long, long ago. That's the conclusion of a study that aimed to solve the mystery of why our solar system is enriched in a rare form of oxygen.
Rocks from moon and Everest to fly into spaceTwo small rock samples - one from the top of our world and the second returned from another world - are ready to launch to the International Space Station as a symbol of NASA's continuing mission to explore.
NASA chief touts international cooperationThe United States must reach out to other countries to increase international cooperation in space, NASA chief Charles Bolden told an audience of astronomers this week.
Distant planet is second-smallest super-EarthIt is the latest extrasolar planet to join the ranks of the so-called "super-Earths,"worlds slightly larger than our own.
Small Galaxies Have Highter Percentage of Dark Matter"As we looked at smaller objects - individual galaxies and satellite galaxies, the normal matter content gets steadily less..."
Falcon 9 rocket passes last engine testThe successful second-stage test clears the way for its maiden flight in the next few months. The demonstration launch is targeted to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
EU's delayed navigation system set for 2014The European Union executive on Thursday gave Germany's OHB System AG a (EURO)566 million ($810 million) contract to build the first 14 satellites for the EU's new space-based navigation system Galileo.
New sky-mapping telescope takes first photoA sea of stars takes center stage in the very first photo released from NASA's newest space telescope built to map the entire sky.
Space shuttle takes cold trip to launch padNASA braved below-freezing temperatures in Florida on Wednesday to move the space shuttle Endeavour to its seaside launch pad for a planned Feb. 7 blastoff to the International Space Station.
Black hole's mysterious eating disorder solvedNew X-ray images of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way have helped astronomers determine why that black hole is starving.
Plenty of solar systems like ours expectedThe bad news is that solar systems like ours are in the minority in the Milky Way. The good news is that's still an awful lot of potential twins out there.
Hubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe - Yahoo! NewsHubble telescope shows earliest photo of universe!
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