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Will Curiosity be NASA's last Mars rover?Budget cuts have forced NASA to drastically scale back its planetary science missions. But the space agency still has hopes for a future mission that will collect samples of Martian soil and bring them to Earth.
NASA probe spots bizarre lightning storm on SaturnNASA's Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has spotted intense blue daytime lightning on the ringed planet. Previously lightning had only been detected on Saturn's night side.
Monstrous iceberg breaks free of Greenland glacier. Is climate change to blame?An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland, raising concerns about North Atlantic shipping lanes and oil platforms.
Why did Neanderthals have such humongous right arms?An analysis of Neanderthal bones indicates that they had disproportionately huge biceps and triceps on their right arms, and that spear thrusting does not seem to fully account for their lopsided muscles.
Ancient spiral galaxy baffles astronomersUsing data from the Hubble telescope, scientists have found the oldest spiral galaxy in the universe, a galaxy that, according to current models, isn't supposed to exist.
Dumping iron in the ocean could slow global warming, say scientistsIron fertilizer can help prompt algae blooms, which absorb carbon dioxide and bury it on the ocean floor for centuries, a new study reports.
New invasive, swarming insect found in the US for the first timeThe elm seed bug, which resembles a small cockroach and is usually found in Europe, has been spotted in Idaho.
Have archeologists located Mona Lisa's skeleton?Archeologists in Florence, Italy, have found a tomb that they say might hold the remains of Lisa Gherardini, who was immortalized in Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic 'Mona Lisa.'
- Video shows highlights of SpaceX Dragon ISS docking
Dragon is the first US spacecraft to attach to the International Space Station since the end of the Space Shuttle program, in July 2011.
Scientists find new alien planet, smaller and hotter than EarthThe NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals astronomers a new alien planet possibly covered with molten lava.
Could dumping iron in the oceans slow global warming?Using iron fertilizer to create algae blooms could help our oceans absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, say researchers.
- Astronomers discover oldest spiral galaxy in the universe
The discovery with Hubble Space Telescope of a spiral galaxy, long before other galaxies are known to have formed, surprised scientists
Pioneer Anomaly solved: No need to rewrite physics just yetThe gradual slowing of NASA's Pioneer space probes launched in the early 1970s could not be explained by our current model of gravitation, until now.
- NASA hopes Mars rover landing will be 'grand and profound'
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet on August 6, is the most advanced robot ever sent to another world.
- Gigantic iceberg breaks away from glacier in north Greenland
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken off from a north Greenland's glacier, raising concerns of global warming.
Multi-telescope view two million times sharper than human eye reveals black holeScientists spaced thousands of miles apart discovered a super massive black hole inside a quasar some five billion light-years from Earth
NASA says Mars Odyssey orbiter will likely recover from glitchThe 11-year-old orbiter tasked with monitoring Curiosity's landing has lost the use of one of its three reaction wheels, but NASA says it will be fine.
Disintegrating Greenland glacier photographed from spaceA NASA satellite has spotted An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan breaking away from a glacier in northern Greenland.
- Huge iceberg breaks off from glacier in north Greenland, just as predicted
An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has conformed to scientists' predictions by breaking free of its northern Greenland glacier.
- Spacecraft glitch means NASA will have to wait to learn if Mars rover lands safely
A glitch in a spacecraft orbiting Mars will make for a blind landing of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, which is scheduled to touch down on the Red Planet next month.
