Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June.This scene might seem ordinary except that the recently unveiled snowmobiles are unmanned,autonomous,toy-size robots called SnoMotes,the first prototype netwo
The Pinwheel galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.The fluffy-looking galaxy,(Messier 101),is dominated by a mishmash of spiral arms.In Spitzer's new view,infrared light is color coded,the galaxy sport
A dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune has been designated the third plutoid in the solar system and given the name Makemake,the International Astronomical Union said on Sat.The red methane-covered dwarf planet formerly known as 2005 FY9 or "Easterbunny"
Scientists and engineers are preparing the European Space Agency's Mars Express for several close flybys of the martian moon Phobos.Passing within 100 kilometers of the surface,Mars Express will conduct some of the most detailed investigations of the moon
A contender for the title of brightest star in our Milky Way galaxy has been unearthed in the dusty metropolis of the galaxy's center.Nicknamed the "Peony nebula star," It blazes with the light of an estimated 3.2 million suns."The Peony nebula star is a
"The machine is different from all the other projects that aim to derive energy out of waves. It can be used in a calm sea as the Mediterranean, even if its efficiency in the ocean could be five times bigger" Grassi said.
Richard Perez, an international expert in the science behind solar energy, is the recipient of the Daylight and Building Component Award for 2008. Perez will receive 100,000 Euro from The Villum Kann Rasmussen Fonden and The Velux Fonden for his contribut
NOAA will lead a research expedition July 7-26 to study the wrecks of three German submarines sunk by U.S.forces in 1942 off the coast of N.Car.Researchers will survey visible sections of 3 subs,U-352,U-85 and U-701.
using non-invasive methods.The survey
Arecibo Observatory,the world's largest radio telescope and the source for the SETI@home data that your computer analyzes,faces massive budget cuts that will end its ability to continue the search for life beyond Earth.The decision to ensure full funding
Scientists are using the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy.They seek to discover new,complex molecules in interstellar space that may be precursors to life.As molecules rota
2 University of Iowa space physicists report that the Voyager 2 spacecraft,which has been traveling outward from the Sun for 31 years,has made the first direct observations of the solar wind termination shock.At the termination shock the solar wind,which
A delicate ribbon of gas floats eerily in our galaxy.A jet from a black-hole?Actually this image is a very thin section of a supernova remnant caused by a stellar explosion that occurred more than 1,000 years ago.On or about May 1,1006 AD observers from
<p>The ESA/NSA SOHO spacecraft just discovered its 1500th comet,making it more successful than all other comet discoverers throughout history put together.SOHO's record breaking discovery was made on 6/25.The small and faint
Kreutz-group comet was</p>
NASA's Cassini mission is closing one chapter of its journey at Saturn and embarking on a new one with a two-year mission that will address new questions and bring it closer to two of its most intriguing targets - Titan and Enceladus.On June 30,Cassini>>
Astronomers recently announced that they have found a novel explanation for a rare type of super-luminous stellar explosion that may have produced a new type of object known as a quark star.A quark star is a hypothetical type of star composed of ultra den
