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Nearly half of North America's aerosols come from Asia, SaharaNearly half of the tiny particles found high in the atmosphere over North America come from foreign lands, with 88 percent of that coming from Asia.
India plans 2014 Mars missionFour years after a successful moon mission India now plans to send an unmanned probe to Mars's orbit.
NASA launches $1.1 billion deal with private spaceflight companiesA trio of private spaceflight companies – Boeing, SpaceX, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation – are to get $1.1 billion in funding from NASA under a new deal to launch US astronauts into space.
NASA Mars rover: What if we find signs of life?If NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, safely touches down on Sunday night, it will begin searching for organic molecules in the Red Planet's soil. What would happen if the rover found something?
Curiosity's Mars landing on track, say scientistsNASA's Curiosity is scheduled to land on Mars on Sunday. A dust storm and a wobble have added complexity to the mission, but scientists say, 'we will get there and get there safely.'
Greenland ice: Less vulnerable to climate change than fearedFluctuations in ice melting over time in Greenland may mean that the trajectory towards a complete melt is less direct than previously thought. New research suggests that future sea level rise predictions should be made cautiously.
Search for life: Mars rover's target crater a 'geologist's paradise'The ultimate destination of the NASA rover Curiosity is a gigantic mountain in a huge crater, where scientists will be looking for signs of life. But geologists are also excited for the possibilities right where the rover lands.
NASA's high stakes Mars rover landingExcitement builds up for Sunday's scheduled touchdown of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, the most complex robotic explorer ever launched.
How do elephants make such low sounds? At last, scientists figure it out.Elephants produce sounds like humans do, a recent study suggests. But their vocal cords are eight times longer and they can be heard up to six miles away.
Google creates virtual tour of Kennedy Space CenterTo celebrate NASA’s Kennedy Space Center's 50th birthday, Google Street View invites users to discover the landmark site like never before.
Curiosity Mars rover could offer stunning views of Red PlanetNASA's Curiosity Mars rover contains the most advanced robotic cameras ever sent to Mars. If Curiosity lands successfully, it could send back never-before-seen images from the Martian surface.
Why Earth still absorbing our carbon dioxide?Our planets ocean's and plants are soaking up unexpected levels of manmade carbon dioxide, but scientists say we cannot count on nature to do so indefinitely.
Will NASA's $2.5 billion Mars rover crash on Sunday?NASA's Curiosity Mars rover faces a terrifying seven-minute plunge through the Red Planet's atmosphere using a first-of-its-kind landing system involving a supersonic parachute and a 'sky-crane' that will lower the rover to the Martian surface.
- India plans 2013 mission to Mars
Four years after its successful unmanned mission to the Moon, India plans to send an unmanned orbiter to the Red Planet next year.
Stephen Colbert offers a tip of the hat to NASA's Mars RoverNASA administrator and veteran astronaut John Grunsfeld appeared on the Colbert Report on Wednesday, where he discussed the planned landing of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to land on the Red Planet on Sunday night.
Why Mars rover will be blasting its heat ray as it searches for lifeThe Mars rover Curiosity, which is due on the Red Planet next week, is outfitted with an infrared laser and telescope package called ChemCam that will vaporize bits of rock to study its chemical makeup.
New spiral galaxy image shows pair of supernovaeThe European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope in Chile captured a very detailed image of a galaxy that hosted two supernova explosions within the past 30 years.
Mars rover: Scientists target huge crater in the search for signs of lifeNASA's Curiosity probe is scheduled to make landfall on Mars early Monday. If the nail-biter landing goes according to plan, the $2.5 billion probe will be looking in a massive crater for conditions that may have once hosted life.
- Everything you need to know about the Mars rover Curiosity
How does the rover get its power for roving? How many cameras does it have? Here are the essential facts about Curiosity, NASA's Mars rover that is scheduled to land on the Red Planet on Sunday night.
NJ's MetLife Stadium to host huge celebration of TalmudIn what is being hailed as the "largest celebration of Jewish learning in the last 2,000 years," nearly 100,000 people are expected to gather in New Jersey's MetLife stadium in East Rutherford Wednesday night to mark the completion of a seven and a half year exercise in reading the entire Talmud.
