Zambian police on Sunday ordered a forensic probe into a bizarre report that a woman believed to have died and been buried 11 years ago has suddenly reappeared in the capital Lusaka. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is sending a spacecraft closer to the sun than any probe has ever gone – and what it finds could revolutionize what we know about our star and the solar wind that influences everything in our solar system. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The handling of the matter by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "raises grave questions about the integrity of scientific research" at the agency, "as well as the treatment of its scientists," U.S. Reps. John Dingell and Bart Stupak said. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

Hey, it's their headline - not mine! picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Nasa is to launch a spacecraft on a nine-month journey to Mars, where it will dig below the surface for clues to the existence of past or present life. picked by pjanaway 1 year ago

The name of the mission is Solar Probe+. It's designed to plunge deep into the sun's atmosphere sampling solar wind and magnetism. Launch could happen as early as 2015. Planners believe it will solve two great mysteries of astrophysics and make many new discoveries along the way. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. NASA's MESSENGER probe captured never-before-seen views of the Mercury during its encounter on Monday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

It's like reaching the end of the internet!!! picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has begun snapping images and making scientific measurements of Jupiter, as it nears its closest approach to the planet on 28 February. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Sci­en­tists are re­turn­ing this week to the world’s deep­est known wa­ter-filled sink­hole, to re­sume tests of a NASA-funded ro­bot sub­ma­rine. The de­vice is de­signed to seek out life in one of the most ex­treme re­gions of our plan­et, and pos­si­bly on oth­er worlds. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Perched on a rock, she could be waiting for a bus.
But if so, she could be in for an awfully long wait.
This photo of what looks remarkably like a female figure with her arm outstretched, was taken on Mars. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Small moons are acting as shepherds using their gravity to herd dust and boulders in Jupiter's faint rings, NASA scientists reported on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The US spacecraft Dawn, due to launch on Sunday, will take a close look at two massive asteroids to try to penetrate the mystery of our solar system's origins 4.6 billion years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft, launched from Earth just over a year ago, is heading for a close encounter with the giant planet Jupiter. "Jupiter's just a waypoint to take us to our ultimate destination, which is, of course, the planet Pluto."

The pass will provide the first close-up look at Jupiter and its moons since the Galileo mission, which reached the planetary system in 1995. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The first spacecraft to visit Mercury in more than three decades will get its first close-up look at its target on Monday, when it flies within 200 kilometers of the planet's Sun-baked surface.
Pictures, movies, and other goodies are here. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Sorry, you can't have one. But your name can go on NASA's Dawn probe to Vesta and Ceres. You have until November 4 to get your name on board! picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

After 40 years of planning and hundreds of millions of dollars, NASA announced last week the first results from the Gravity Probe B experiment, which was designed to measure how Earth warps the fabric of space-time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Researchers have invented a tiny probe equipped with an ultrasound scanner that can travel through veins and arteries, taking ultrasound images of its surroundings. picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

China, the third country to put a man in space on its own rocket, aims to send a probe to Mars in 2009. picked by mitzuzake 11 months ago

Update to this. (R-AK)Don Young waited until after the House and Senate passed a bill, but before the president signed it to alter it without informing the senate/house so as to benefit a major "donator". Now he may actualy face criminal charges for his outrageous crime. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago