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Space station crosses in front of moon in amazing photographIn one series of photos, NASA photographer Lauren Harnett captured images of the moon at the exact moment that the space station passed across its face in what scientists call a 'transit.'
NASA questions Apollo 13 cmdr's right to sell listGreg Rohan, president of Dallas-based Heritage, said Thursday the sale has been suspended pending the outcome of the inquiry. The checklist, he said, is being stored for now in the company's vault.
Long lived Mars rover picks prime spot to weather winterOpportunity is hunkering down at a spot called Greeley Haven, a rocky outcrop along the rim of the Red Planet's huge Endeavour crater.
A real-life 'Avatar'? Search begins for moons that could support life.With scientists already looking for Earth-size planets orbiting in distant stars' habitable zones, a new project is using similar techniques to look for moons, too.聽- Malfunctioning Russian probe spotted hurtling through space backwardVeteran satellite watcher Thierry Legault filmed the wayward Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, which was intended to collect soil samples from a Martian moon but is instead heading toward a destructive plunge back to earth.聽
Nearly 15 tons of failed Russian Mars probe could slam into Earth Jan. 15The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft was stranded in Earth orbit shortly after its Nov. 8 launch, and it's been circling lower and lower ever since.聽- Scientists create race of supersoldier antsThis discovery of oversized versions of soldier ants, whose job is to defend the nest, led researchers to create their own supersoldier ants in the lab with the help of a hormone.
Climate change models flawed, extinction rate likely higher than predictedCurrent predictions overlook two important factors: the differences in how quickly species relocate and competition among species.
Chimeric macaques give new meaning to phrase, 'I'll be a monkey's uncle'Scientists have created baby rhesus macaques with cells from genomes of as many of six different monkeys, giving new insight into the capabilities of stem cells.聽- Video captures a fish mimicking a mimic octopus that mimics fishA researcher shooting video in Indonesian waters captures a jawfish mimicking an octopus that itself mimics other fish.
Zombie bees: Fly parasite causes zombie-like stuporThe researchers also discovered fly pupae near dead bees at the bottom of their laboratory hive, suggesting that聽A. borealis聽can multiply within a hive and potentially infect a pregnant queen bee.
Time cloaking: how scientists opened a hidden gap in timeScientists say they have achieved 'temporal cloaking' 鈥� manipulating light in a way that makes it appear as if 50 trillionths of a second never happened. Now, they'll try to expand the gap.
Should we design robots to be more like velociraptors?Adding a long tails to a robot to stabilize its body could lead to far more agile search-and-rescue machines, a new study reveals. 聽 聽
How genetically engineered caterpillars spin silk stronger than steelA research team has genetically altered silkworms to spin spider silk proteins, resulting in a fiber that is stronger than steel that can also be mass produced.
Yeti crabs and ghost octopuses! Antarctic deep-sea vents a trove of new species.Yeti crabs heaped in piles, predatory sea stars stalking the perimeter, and ghostlike octopuses are among the extraordinary species discovered clustered around hydrothermal vents below the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean
New hybrid sharks discovered: Signs of global warming?Scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, have found offspring of two distinct species of shark, the first evidence of hybridization among sharks.聽
Unusual Russian quasicrystal rock has ancient extraterrestrial historyTwo years after identifying the Russian rock's unusual composition, a team of scientists thinks it has nailed down its otherworldly origin.
Five reasons the world won't end in 2012 Pointing to the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar on Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers think that life as we know it on Earth has entered it's final year. NASA begs to differ.
Ancient City of Angkor may have been ruined by droughtThe great city of Angkor in Cambodia, first established in the ninth century, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, the major player in southeast Asia for nearly five centuries.
Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks Weds, one of 2012's bestThe Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.
