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Stephen Hawking, Russian billionaire launch massive search for alien intelligenceJoined by physicist Stephen Hawking,聽billionaire particle physicist and investor Yuri Milner聽announced a10-year, $100 million project to scan the skies for signs of intelligent life on other worlds.- What caused that SpaceX rocket to explode?A faulty strut inside the booster's upper stage doomed the Falcon 9 rocket that was to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, says SpaceX founder Elon Musk.聽
Science NotebookIs Arctic sea ice more resilient than scientists thought? Yes and no.Arctic sea ice volume increased a surprising amount during the cool summer of 2013, but researchers say if overall temperatures continue rising, ice will melt in the long run.
Science NotebookThe new Blue Marble: Earth like you've never seen it before ... sort ofPhotographs capturing all of the Earth in a single frame are actually quite rare; many you've seen are composites assembled from multiple shots. But the DSCOVR satellite is set to change that.
San Francisco rattled by magnitude 4.0 earthquakeThe earthquake, with a depth of about 7 miles, was centered about a mile north of Fremont, which is located about 35 miles southeast of San Francisco.
With unprecedented $100 million effort, hunt for alien life ramps upBreakthrough Listen, a 10-year project announced Monday, is in the best position yet to make advances in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Here's how it aims to answer the question, Are we alone?- European engineers struggle to resume contact with comet landerThe European Space Agency's Philae lander hasn't communicated with is mothership since July 9. Engineers have sent a software patch to help the lander get by with a broken transmitter.
- This is what we look like from a million miles awayNASA's聽DSCOVR聽spacecraft has snapped a photo of our planet from a distance of nearly a million miles.
Why Smithsonian joined Kickstarter to save Neil Armstrong's space suitIn its first crowd-funding campaign, the Smithsonian Institution is seeking $500,000 to conserve and display the spacesuit worn by the Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong as he became the first human to set foot on the moon.
Stephen Hawking helps kick off unprecedented search for alien intelligenceThe renowned physicist announced the launch of a $100 million, 10-year search for extraterrestrial intelligence financed by a Russian billionaire.- NASA probe spots mysterious ice plains on PlutoNASA's New Horizon's spacecraft has captured images of a stretch of icy plains crisscrossed with snaking trenches.聽
Smithsonian turns to Kickstarter to preserve Neil Armstrong's spacesuitThe 'Reboot the Suit' campaign seeks $500,000 in crowdfunding to restore, display, and digitize the iconic pressure suit worn by the first man to walk on the moon.- Is a 'mini Ice Age' on the way?One scientist says that a change in solar activity will usher in colder temperatures in the next 15 years, but others are not convinced.
Science NotebookIs there anybody out there? Quest for alien life gets $100 million boostA Russian billionaire is dedicating $100 million to the search for extraterrestrial life, injecting much-needed funding into efforts to answer one of science's biggest questions.
Russian billionaire joins search for alien intelligenceRussian billionaire Yuri Milner announced on Monday that he plans to invest $100 million to listen for signals from intelligent life on other planets.
Oldest? Youngest? Birth order doesn't influence personality, study says.Researchers have found that the birth order among siblings doesn't matter when it comes to personality, and only very little when it comes to intelligence.聽
Does Pluto have a tail?NASA's New Horizons space probe has detected signs of a 'tail' on Pluto, created by the dwarf planet's escaping atmosphere.聽
Scientists develop bacon-flavored algae. What took them so long?Researchers at the Oregon State University have developed a domesticated strain of red algae that, they say, naturally tastes like bacon.
Slick Nix pics depict bricksNASA's New Horizon's space probe's close-up of Nix may look like little more than a cluster of gray pixels, yet scientists have been able to glean important information about Pluto's 25-mile-wide moon.
Science NotebookHow tiny plankton brighten the clouds over Southern OceanScientists have used NASA satellite data to determine why clouds are more reflective in the Southern Ocean than in other regions.
