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US Air Force's Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Passes 1 Year in Orbit
The U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane program has passed another milestone: Its latest mission marked one year in orbit this week. The reusable unmanned X-37B space plane, flying what the U.S. military calls the Orbital Test Vehicle 3 (OTV-3) mission, began its second flight on Dec. 11,…
SPACE.comChina's Jade Rabbit rover sends first moon photos
China's Jade Rabbit rover sent back its first pictures from the moon, as officials on Monday lauded the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades as a step forward for "mankind as a whole". "Exploration of outer space is an unremitting pursuit of mankind," China's space agency, the State…
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AdChoices CompareCards.comSponsoredIs Alien Life Surfacing Nearby?
Extraterrestrial life may be showing up in some obvious places. No, this is not about hairless aliens that have come to Earth in saucer-shaped craft, but less sophisticated life just next door. A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our…
Huffington PostTo Learn About Obesity, Researchers Turn to Grizzly Bears
In Washington State, scientists hoping to identify new treatments for obesity study grizzly bears. Ursus arctos horribilis isn't the typical lab rat.
The Wall Street Journal'Bird Strike' Research Suggests DNA Technique Can Help Stop Bird-Airplane Collisions
Birds are no friends of airplanes. They routinely delay flights, and in the worst case, collide with windows and engines and cause crashes. Bird strike, as the problem is called, costs the airline industry about $1 billion per year, and engineers have tried to reduce it using everything from…
Huffington PostSTEM Stories: How Mentors Are Changing the Conversation For Young Women (SHARE YOURS)
It can be lonely for a woman in the technology field. And while women make up 47 percent of the overall workforce, they constitute only 27 percent of the science and engineering workforce. Isolation and lack of mentors often prevent women from pursuing and advancing in science, technology,…
Huffington PostAgriculture the most promising market for drones
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres.
Associated PressPresident Rouhani cheers return of Iran’s second monkey-astronaut
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has a lot on his plate these days, not least of all the world’s focus on Iran’s nuclear program. But he still managed to find time to tweet not once but three times about Iran’s successful second launch of a monkey into space. International media noted reports of…
Christian Science MonitorOdd Octopus: What It's Like to Be a Clever 8-Armed Creature
To learn more about these marvels, LiveScience caught up with Katherine Harmon Courage, a freelance journalist and contributing editor for Scientific American, to talk about her new book "Octopus! The Most Mysterious Creature In the Sea" (Current Hardcover, October 2013). [8 Amazing Octopus…
LiveScience.comChina's Chang'e-3 lunar probe (6 photos)
China said Monday it was on track to launch a fifth lunar probe with the aim of bringing back lunar soil and rock samples following the successful moon landing of a space probe. The new mission planned for 2017 would mark the third and final phase of China's robotic lunar exploration program and…
Yahoo NewsNavy expands sonar testing despite troubling signs
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to increase sonar testing over the next five years, even as research it funded reveals worrying signs that the loud underwater noise could disturb whales and dolphins.
Associated PressFossils of 4.4-Million-Year-Old Horse Found
Scientists poking around Ethiopia's fossil-rich badlands say they have discovered the first pieces of an extinct species of horse that was about the size of a small zebra and lived about 4.4 million years ago. The leg bone bits indicate this horse had longer legs than its ancestors.
LiveScience.comChinese unmanned spacecraft lands on moon
By Pete Sweeney SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon on Saturday, state media reported, in the first such "soft-landing" since 1976, joining the United States and the former Soviet Union in managing to accomplish such a feat. The Chang'e 3, a probe named after a…
ReutersHow Many Partridges Are Really in That Pear Tree?
The annual Christmas Bird Count is revealing big changes in the avian world, thanks to us ground-dwellers. David Biello reports
Scientific AmericanThe No-Surgery Facelift That Horrifies Surgeons
Women across the country are saving thousands of dollars on plastic surgery by reducing the appearance of wrinkles from the comfort of their own home.
AdChoices SkinCareSearchSponsoredIran sends second monkey into space
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday it has successfully sent a monkey into space for a second time, part of an ambitious program aimed at manned space flight.
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Scientists Discover Crocodilians Use Enticing Twigs to Attract Birds
ABC NewsSLIMMING SPACE SUIT
NEWSMOVIE: NASA has created a new slimmer space suit design, which will allow astronauts be more flexible and mobile. The current suit used by astronauts is bulky and doesn't allow for much movement. The new design is meant to provide safety and accelerate development of research for a planned…
TouchVisionChina's flag-bearing rover photographed on moon
BEIJING (AP) — China hailed its lunar probe mission a success after the country's first moon rover and the landing vehicle that carried it there took photos of each other on the surface, state media reported.
Associated PressChristopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' Trailer Lifts Off with NASA Footage (Video)
Alan Shepard, Neil Armstrong and the space shuttle Atlantis make cameos in the first teaser trailer for "Interstellar," the highly-anticipated 2014 science fiction film from director Christopher Nolan. The two-minute clip features actor Matthew McConaughey narrating a series of scenes mostly…
SPACE.comScary Chinese Space Robots Invade the Moon!
Is this a "crisis" of confidence for America, or an "opportunity" for investors?
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