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Rosetta's new to do: hunt for sugars in comet ice?Laboratory simulations of interstellar ices have revealed two sugar-like molecules that if found in comets, asteroids, even meteorites could support the theory that comets delivered the ingredients of life to primordial Earth.
Rare shark birth photographed for the first time, accidentallyA UK researcher hopes the photo will aid conservation efforts for the threatened species.
Does Facebook know you better than your own mother?Researchers have developed a program that can accurately predict your personality – and all it needs is your Facebook profile.
- Disney Research team builds robot that draws in the sand
The testudine Beachbot has a retractable rake that allows it to draw patterns in the sand.
Elon Musk talks Mars colonization, Kerbal Space ProgramIn a Reddit "Ask Me Anything," the founder of SpaceX and Tesla fielded questions from readers.
This tiny fish could be your ancestor, say scientistsA 415-million-year-old tiny fish skull unearthed in Siberia could revise our understanding of the origins of all jawed vertebrates.
Experts surprised, delighted by baby California condorThe surprise appearance of a baby California condor thrilled wildlife biologists tasked with monitoring the critically endangered species.
- Chinese space program achieves lunar milestone
A Chinese spacecraft service module has entered lunar orbit, in preparation for a future unmanned mission to bring back moon rocks.
How SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docked at International Space StationWith the Dragon capsule, SpaceX delivered 2-1/2 tons of food, water, science experiments, and even belated Christmas presents to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station Monday.
SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with space stationAfter two days in orbit, SpaceX's unmanned Dragon supply craft has arrived at the International Space Station.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets toward International Space StationSaturday morning's launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket went flawlessly. It's the company’s fifth formal cargo flight under a $1.6 billion agreement with NASA to resupply the International Space Station.
SpaceX sets ambitious itinerary for 2015: Can it deliver?Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s is one of the newest players in the field of space exploration. For now at least, SpaceX appears to be pulling ahead in the private space race.
Could Earth's slowing rotation break the Internet?The year 2015 will be one second longer to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation – but that could cause big problems for the internet.
Attention-span-challenged Mars rover reaches summit, snaps photoDespite having memory problems, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity provided striking photos of the Red Planet's landscape from the peak of 'Cape Tribulation.'
Astronomers find evidence of black holes merging in clash of cosmic titansIf the evidence holds up, the observation would represent the first time anyone has detected a pair of supermassive black holes at such an advanced stage of merging.
- How a computer program took the gambling out of poker
Researchers at the University of Alberta say they have developed a program that has 'solved' a variant of poker, meaning that it knows the optimal move in essentially every scenario, and therefore can't be beat in the long run.
Are there fossils on Mars?A geologist has noticed striking similarities between sedimentary rocks on Mars and rocks on Earth that are known to have been shaped by microbial life.
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope finds 1,000th alien planetWith the confirmation of eight new exoplanets, including some Earth-like worlds, NASA's Kepler spacecraft has reached a milestone of 1,000 planets discovered.
NASA unravels mysteries of huge space explosionAstronomers have created 3-D models of the binary system Eta Carina, which a century and a half ago began ejecting massive amounts of hot gaseous material.
Fossils on Mars? Geologist unearths intriguing hypothesis.Martian sedimentary structures look surprisingly similar to terrestrial structures formed by microbes. Coincidence?
