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How 'dancing' dwarf galaxies reveal a cosmic mysteryA survey of thousands of galaxies have found that so-called dwarf galaxies tend to orbit in flat discs around their larger counterparts.
NASA orbiter films Apollo 11 landing siteA NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back images of Tranquility Base, where the fame Apollo 11 mission landed 45 years ago.
Offshore wind farms: A buffet for seals?Researchers tracked the movements of seals through wind farms rooted in the ocean floor. These seals followed the layout of the turbines closely, demonstrating that they were foraging for food, say scientists.
Global warming: How 2013 broke recordsLast year was between the sixth and hottest ever recorded, and other records for extreme weather and melting permafrost have been broken, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Great white shark sightings send tourists running...to the beach!A surge in great white shark populations off the US East Cost has drawn tourists hoping to glimpse the toothy marine predator.
Apollo 11 patch to join astronauts on Mars missionThe US manned mission to Mars, whenever that will be, will include a memento from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.
When will Mount Rainier erupt again? Magma study offers clues.Scientists have mapped the electric and magnetic signatures of magma flows beneath Mount Rainier, which scientists expect to erupt again.
- Space station astronauts mark Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary
Launched 45 years ago today, the Apollo 11 mission to the moon 'raised the bar of human potential,' says one astronaut.
- Does an icy Jupiter moon harbor life? NASA seeking ideas for Europa mission.
The space agency is looking for proposals for instruments to be carried aboard a space probe to Europa, a Jovian moon thought to harbor a liquid ocean beneath its ice.
GE commemorates role in Apollo landing with 'moon boot' sneakersFort-five years after a pair of boots made by General Electric left the first human footprints on the moon, the company will begin selling moon-boot inspired sneakers.
A California comeback for the bald eagle?A mating pair of bald eagles is the first to be discovered on San Clemente Island since eagle restoration efforts began. The national symbol disappeared from California's Channel Islands in the 1960s.
Can you put top-secret satellites into orbit? The US Air Force might want to hear from you.The US Air Force is seeking bids for commercial space launch services outside of its contract with United Launch Alliance.
- A Shazam for birds? Scientists develop birdsong identifier.
Researchers have developed a technology to identify a species of bird by its song, even among many other birdsongs.
Can we predict volcanic eruptions? Scientists map underground magma flows.By measuring the electric and magnetic fields beneath Mount Rainier, scientists could see the journey that molten rock takes from deep inside the Earth to the volcano's magma chamber.
What would happen if Russia stopped selling rocket engines to the US?The US relies too heavily on Russian rocket technology to get into space, experts tell a Senate subcommittee.
One lump or two? Space probe takes closer look at weird-looking comet.As the European Space Agency Rosetta probe closes in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, it is capturing more details about its target's odd shape.
Scientists glimpse brain of 520-million-year-old predatorAn exquisitely preserved fossil of a shrimplike predator from the Cambrian period has been unearthed in China.
United Arab Emirates announces 2021 Mars missionThe UAE announced plans Wednesday for an unmanned mission to the Red Planet in 2021.
- Gigantic hole mysteriously appears in Siberia. What caused it?
A 260-foot-wide crater has been discovered in Siberia's Yamal Peninsula, baffling scientists.
- SS Janice Voss docks with International Space Station
Launched from Virginia on Monday, Orbital Sciences' private Cygnus cargo spacecraft made a successful delivery to the International Space Station.
