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- Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight Fri, May 17, 2013
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to More »
Scientists await QE2 asteroid scan Fri, May 17, 2013An asteroid nine times larger than the QE2 is due to sail past the Earth later this month. More »
- Star Canadian spaceman back on Earth, relishing fresh air Thu, May 16, 2013
A thud, dirt in the window of his capsule and the fresh smell of spring on the Kazakh steppe: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield recalled Thursday his safe return More »
- Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study Thu, May 16, 2013
Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. More »
- Sun's Intensity Sparks Up Powerful Flares Thu, May 16, 2013
The Sun has been unleashing strong solar flares this week and more can be expected in the coming days. More »
- U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source Thu, May 16, 2013
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be More »
- Sun unleashes four potent solar flares Thu, May 16, 2013
The Sun has unleashed four potent solar flares this week, marking the most intense activity yet this year and causing limited interruptions to high-frequency radio More »
- Kepler Spacecraft Hobbled By Faulty Wheel Thu, May 16, 2013
Nasa's Kepler spacecraft telescope is broken – potentially jeopardising its search for other planets outside our solar system. More »
- NASA's Kepler planet hunter appears broken Wed, May 15, 2013
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft appears to be hobbled by a faulty wheel and may be near the end of its four-year mission, space agency scientists said More »
- Warp Speed, Scotty? Star Trek's FTL Drive May Actually Work Tue, May 14, 2013
Scientists at NASA are right now working on the first practical field test toward proving the possibility of warp drive. More »
- Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star Tue, May 14, 2013
Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw More »
- Hyperactive Sun Fires Off 3 Major Solar Flares in 1 Day Tue, May 14, 2013
The sun, it seems, is in overdrive. Late Monday night, the sun unleashed its third major solar flare in 24 hours — the biggest and most powerful solar storm of the More »
- Rohingya Muslims drown off Myanmar trying to flee storm Tue, May 14, 2013
By Jared Ferrie SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar and many were feared drowned at the beginning of More »
- Astronauts Touch Down After ISS Mission Ends Tue, May 14, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield says he is "happily readapting to the heavy pull of gravity" after a six-month space mission that turned him into a global celebrity. More »
- Space crew returns safely to Earth Tue, May 14, 2013
A Soyuz space capsule carrying a three-man crew returning from a five-month mission to the International Space Station has landed safely on the steppes of More »
- John McAfee, sought over Belize death, breaks silence Mon, May 13, 2013
John McAfee, the reclusive software mogul wanted for questioning in Belize over an expat neighbor's death, broke his silence Monday in a US newspaper interview in More »
- Astronaut's 'Space Oddity' music video goes viral Mon, May 13, 2013
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A music video shot aboard the International Space Station went viral on Monday, turning an astronaut into an More »
- Spaceman says goodbye to ISS with David Bowie classic Mon, May 13, 2013
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has marked his upcoming departure from the International Space Station by singing a cover version of David Bowie's classic song More »
- Spacewalk repair halts station leak Sun, May 12, 2013
Astronauts made a rare, hastily planned spacewalk to fix a serious ammonia leak at the International Space Station, and the US space agency said it appeared the More »
- NASA astronauts end spacewalk to fix ammonia leak Sat, May 11, 2013
NASA astronauts performed an emergency spacewalk Saturday to halt an ammonia leak on the International Space Station but it will take weeks or months to determine More »
- Astronauts conduct spacewalk to fix ammonia leak on space station Sat, May 11, 2013
MIAMI (Reuters) - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station began a spacewalk on Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in a cooling system on one of More »
- Spacewalk bid to fix station leak Sat, May 11, 2013
Two astronauts will make a hastily-planned spacewalk to try to fix an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's power system. More »
- Spacewalk planned to fix ISS leak Fri, May 10, 2013
Two astronauts will do a spacewalk on Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system at the International Space Station (ISS). More »
- Space Station: Spacewalk To Fix Ammonia Leak Fri, May 10, 2013
Crew on the International Space Station are preparing for an emergency spacewalk to fix a leak of ammonia. More »
- Timelapse Video Shows Changing Face Of Planet Fri, May 10, 2013
New timelapse video from space has been released showing how much places like Dubai, Shanghai and the Brazilian rainforest have changed over the last 30 years. More »
- Small ammonia leak outside space station: NASA Fri, May 10, 2013
The International Space Station suffered a small leak of ammonia used to cool its power system, but there was no danger to the crew, NASA said. More »
- Buzz Aldrin says US must colonize Mars Wed, May 8, 2013
Buzz Aldrin, the American astronaut who was the second man to walk on the Moon, said Wednesday that the United States must lead the way toward building a permanent More »
- Landing is key puzzle in Mars trip Wed, May 8, 2013
Landing astronauts safely on Mars is one of the biggest technological hurdles for any future manned mission to the Red Planet, even more complicated than last More »
- Chinese tofu feud lands on Obama's plate Wed, May 8, 2013
BEIJING (Reuters) - Internet users in China, a country with a long tradition of petitioning, are appealing to a new authority to resolve grievances and More »
- 78,000 Apply for Private Mars Colony Project In 2 Weeks Tue, May 7, 2013
About 78,000 people have applied to become Red Planet colonists with the nonprofit organization Mars One since its application process opened on April 22. More »
- Every dollar must go to bridge gaps to Mars: NASA Mon, May 6, 2013
Setting foot on Mars by the 2030s is human destiny and a US priority, and every dollar available must be spent on bridging gaps in knowledge on how to get there, More »
- Dream of Mars exploration achievable, experts say Mon, May 6, 2013
NASA and private sector experts now agree that a man or woman could be sent on a mission to Mars over the next 20 years, despite huge challenges. More »
- Boeing Aircraft Sets Hypersonic Flight Record Sat, May 4, 2013
An aircraft designed by Boeing has made history by achieving the longest ever hypersonic flight by a jet-fuel powered aircraft. More »
- Bermuda and UK territories sign anti-tax evasion deal Thu, May 2, 2013
The US Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands are seen in a NASA image released 09 July, 2003. Bermuda, the Turks and Caicos and other British overseas More »
- Nasa Wants Three-Line Poems For Mars Mission Thu, May 2, 2013
Nasa is inviting the public to send in their name and a poem to be put on a DVD that will be carried aboard a Martian-bound spacecraft. More »
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