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Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere
The solar wind appears to be ripping big chunks of air from the atmosphere of Mars. This could help solve a longstanding mystery about the Red Planet.
Categories: Space
Discovered: Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object
An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of dark matter.
Categories: Space
Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The planet, called 'Fomalhaut b', orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth.
Categories: Space
NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers
NASA astronomers have set up a monitoring station to scan the night sky for unknown or unexpected meteor showers--and they're finding more than they bargained for.
Categories: Space
Solar Cycle Update: The Sun Shows Signs of Life
A surge of new-cycle sunspots in October may signal the beginning of the end of the ongoing solar minimum.
Categories: Space
Bush takes aim at the environment with late rule changes
The US president looks set to weaken protection for endangered species and relax gun laws in national parks before leaving office
Categories: Space
Computer chips give new spin on saving energy
An exotic processor that handles information in the form of waves rather than current could lead to ultra-low-power processors
Categories: Space
Astronauts Tackle Glitches with Space Water Recycler
A recycling system that converts astronaut urine into drinking water has hit its first glitch.
Categories: Space
NASA Tests Escape Motor for New Moonship
NASA and its contracting team conducted the first full-scale ground test of the U.S. space agency's Moon-bound Constellation program.
Categories: Space
Spacewalkers Tune Up 10-Year-Old Space Station
Two spacewalking astronauts have the space station a tune-up on its 10th birthday.
Categories: Space
Mystery of Rapid Star Birth Solved
Hubble resolves mystery over loner starburst galaxy; galaxy more distant than thought.
Categories: Space
Next Mars Mission: Contamination a Big Concern
High level of sensitivity makes contamination control challenging.
Categories: Space
Buried Glaciers Found on Mars
Orbiter radar reveals glaciers concealed under mid-latitude debris flows on Mars.
Categories: Space
Tracking Ten Years of Space Station 'Stuff'
How astronauts living on the International Space Station make room for all their stuff.
Categories: Space
NASA Whittles Down List of Next Mars Landing Sites
NASA reduces list of potential landing sites for Mars Science Laboratory to four spots.
Categories: Space
Scientists Say Copernicus' Remains Found
Researchers think they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Categories: Space
The Father of SETI
Frank Drake conducted the first modern SETI experiment in 1960.
Categories: Space
Astronaut Laments Lost Spacewalk Tool Bag
Spacewalkers lost a tool bag while working to clean and grease a space station gear.
Categories: Space
Cosmic Rays Might Come from Dark Matter
A puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons is bombarding Earth from space.
Categories: Space
NASA Shifts Gears: Next Mars Rover to Leave Some Equipment Behind
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) will leave a $2 million experiment behind.
Categories: Space
