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Could we stop an asteroid impact? NASA audit raises doubts.NASA's Near Earth Objects program, which is tasked with identifying and cataloguing potentially hazardous space rocks, needs to be better organized and staffed, reports an audit from the agency's inspector general.
MIT scientists build stealthy robot 'cheetah'Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a battery-powered robot bounds across surfaces at up to 10 miles per hour.
Rosetta mission: Scientists choose landing site on cometThe Rosetta orbiter will launch its Philae lander in November toward a touch-down site on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This mission represents the first attempt ever to land on a comet.
- Where will Philae touch down? ESA unveils site for comet lander.
The European Space Agency has announced the landing site on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko for the Rosetta mission, which aims to study the structure and composition of comets.
While you sleep, your inner wordsmith keeps vigilA pair of experiments show that humans can classify words in their sleep, suggesting that the brain remains in some sense aware of its environment even after its owner has nodded off.
Mars rover Curiosity reaches ultimate destination: Mt. SharpThe lower layers of Mars' Mt. Sharp are of particular interest because they were deposited on what could have been an ancient lake bed. Curiosity will be looking for organic compounds.
Humongous dinosaur was 'half duck, half crocodile'Spinosaurus, the first semi-aquatic dinosaur known to science, was larger than the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover finally makes it to Mount SharpAfter an 18-month drive, NASA's Mars rover is set to begin taking drill samples from an outcrop of rock within the next two weeks.
Dinosaur was a terror in water: Think of a huge, flesh-eating 'crocoduck'Paleontologists describe the fiercely clawed Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the biggest top-of-the-food chain dinosaur yet, as 'half duck and half crocodile' and better suited to hunting in water than on land.
Scientists unveil gibbon genome, reveal secrets of our endangered ape relativesScientists announced on Wednesday that they successfully sequenced the genome for the gibbon, the last of the living ape species to have its DNA revealed.
Astronaut who witnessed 9/11 from space recalls tragic dayNASA astronaut Frank Culbertson, who was aboard the International Space Station during the 9/11 terror attacks, recounts how he spotted the column of smoke streaming from Lower Manhattan and the gash in the side of the Pentagon.
European spacecraft snaps selfie with comet in backgroundThe European Space Agency released on Wednesday a photo with a spectacular view: the Rosetta spacecraft front and center, with Comet 67P in the background.
Humongous solar flare: How to watch it live.The sun blasted a huge solar flare in our direction, of the kind that is often accompanied by a stream of plasma that could disrupt our electrical grid, say astronomers.
Ozone layer on track to recover, UN saysA United Nations assessment of the ozone layer indicates that the layer of protective gas will largely return to 1980 concentrations by midcentury.
X-class flare hurtles toward Earth: Why NASA isn't worriedWednesday's X-class solar flare poses no danger to anyone on Earth or the astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, say NASA officials.
Jurassic 'squirrels' push back clock on emergence of mammalsIn placing three newly discovered species along the mammal family tree, researchers conclude that mammals emerged and exploded in diversity between 235 million and 201 million years ago.
Spacecraft from US, India to arrive at Mars this monthTwo new orbiters, including India's first Mars probe, are due to arrive at the Red Planet by the end of September.
- Buried beneath Stonehenge, even more henges?
Using ground-piercing radar and other high-tech equipment, scientists have detected at least 17 other ancient monuments buried beneath Stonehenge.
'God particle' could destroy universe, says Stephen HawkingGod particle: The Higgs boson, frequently referred to as the 'God particle' over the objections of scientists, could usher in a quantum doomsday, says renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.
Underground map reveals mysteries of StonehengeUsing ground-penetrating radar and other high-tech devices, archaeologists at Stonehenge have discovered a complex of monuments buried beneath Britain's iconic paleolithic shrine.
