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Even before the start of 2015, assiduous meteor observers were aware that this was going to be an excellent year for some of the best of the annual meteor displays.  The August Perseids nearly coincided with a new moon, and the upcoming December Geminids will peak when the moon is just a narrow crescent in […]

“X3” (2015) by Ed Belbruno captures the mathematical side of describing space and the origins of the universe. “X3” and the other paintings that will be on display in New York on Oct. 22 are colorful windows into the mathematician’s mind.Credit: Edward Belbruno NEW YORK — When mathematician and painter Ed Belbruno spent his scientific […]

The full length trailer has finally arrived. Han, Leia, Chewbacca and some of the new cast of Star Wars: Episode VII make an appearance, but Luke does not. The epic battle continues in theaters on Dec. 18th, 2015. Credit: Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm To source

A new trailer for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” launched on TV and the Internet late Monday (Oct. 19), marking the official start of ticket sales for the highly anticipated film. The 2-minute trailer — the third released to date for “The Force Awakens ” — debuted during halftime of ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast, […]

Scott Kelly has passed the record for the most cumulative days spent in space by a NASA astronaut (382 days and counting). He is scheduled to log a total 522 days off the Earth.Credit: NASA A NASA astronaut has set a new record for the most time spent off the Earth by an American citizen. […]

By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist   |   October 19, 2015 05:34pm ET The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) got a boost in July 2015, when investor Yuri Milner and physicist Stephen Hawking (left) announced a new $100 million SETI initiative called Breakthrough Listen. The first serious, scientific attempt to listen for alien radio signals was Project […]

Falcon 9 in SpaceX’s Cape Canaveral hangar in advance of the 2014 Orbcomm OG2 Mission 1.Credit: SpaceX JERUSALEM – SpaceX on Oct. 16 said it had changed its Falcon 9 return-to-flight plans and would first launch 11 small Orbcomm messaging satellites into low Earth orbit, and then test reignition of the rocket’s redesigned second-stage engine […]

A volunteer in a bedrest study lies in bed with his body angled 6° below the level plane at the head-end. Image released Aug. 28, 2015.Credit: DLR Even the most active, take-on-the world people have days when they just don’t want to get out of bed. But that probably won’t be the case for 12 […]

About this Image The Mangala Valles outflow channel system on Mars, close to the Minio Valles, has been prone to prone to severe flooding episodes. These events were likely prompted by geologic activity such as volcanic eruptions in the neighboring Tharsis region. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO Sizes: Wallpaper download options Standard Wide […]

NASA’s new website for its Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) mission will be updated daily with images captured 12 to 36 hours prior. 22 Images from Oct. 17th, 2015 have been compiled to show one full rotation. (looped several times)  Credit: NASA/mash mix: Space.com To source

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