Jul 27 2011
Monster Waves Behind Sun’s Coronal Heating Mystery?
Powerful Alfvén waves have been detected deep inside the sun's atmosphere, possibly explaining why the solar atmosphere is so hot.
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Jul 21 2011
Nepal To Measure Everest
Nepal is planning to launch a new GPS survey to re-measure the height of Mount Everest.
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Jul 11 2011
Space Junk No Threat to Atlantis and Space Station
If the crew of the final shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) thought the Cosmos would give them a break just because they are making history, they'd be wrong.
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Jul 06 2011
World’s First Global 2-Way Text Messager Unveiled
Slated for this fall, DeLorme's inReach personal communicator promises two-way worldwide texting capabilities.
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Jul 02 2011
We May Not Live in a Hologram After All
By analyzing the gamma-rays emitted by a gamma ray burst, a European satellite may have inadvertently found evidence contradicting the holographic universe hypothesis.
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Jun 16 2011
Iran to Launch a Monkey Into Space
After Wednesday's successful satellite launch, Iran sets its sights on putting a monkey into space this summer.
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Jun 16 2011
Space Station Robot Lands a Job
Pumping fuel may not seem too difficult, but it's definitely a challenge when you're in low-Earth orbit.
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Jun 13 2011
Mars Hit by Cosmic Buckshot, Again
The HiRISE camera on board a NASA satellite orbiting Mars has spotted a recent series of meteorite impacts on the Martian surface, a stark reminder of the dangers that face future Mars colonies.
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Jun 08 2011
Could Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Nurture Alien Life?
The nearest form of extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be "only" a billion miles away.
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Jun 07 2011
Mini Spy Satellites to Track Terrorists
When it comes to keeping tabs on terrorists, the U.S. military is discovering small is beautiful.
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