Space : Science World Report

Apr 19, 2012 06:00 AM EDT

New Study Finds Mysterious Lack of Dark Matter in Sunâ€™s Neighbourhood

The most accurate study so far of the motions of stars in the Milky Way has found no evidence for dark matter in a large volume around the Sun.

Apr 18, 2012 08:23 AM EDT

Fire in Kuwait

On April 17, 2012, a fire broke out in a tire dump near Al Jahrah, Kuwait. Agence France-Presse reported that the fire was fueled by about five million tires.

Apr 18, 2012 06:43 AM EDT

NASA Satellite Movie Shows Great Plains Tornado Outbreak from Space

Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite. There were more than 135 reports of tornadoes a...

Apr 17, 2012 01:40 PM EDT

Some Stars Capture Rogue Planets

New research suggests that billions of stars in our galaxy have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space. The nomad worlds, which were kicked out of the star systems in which they formed, occasionally find a new home with a different sun. This finding could explain the existence of...

Apr 17, 2012 10:20 AM EDT

Space Shuttle Discovery Takes off on Final Flight to Museum

The space shuttle Discovery took off on its final voyage on Tuesday, on a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex.

Apr 17, 2012 10:07 AM EDT

Hubble's Panoramic View of a Turbulent Star-making Region

30 Doradus is the brightest star-forming region in our galactic neighbourhood and home to the most massive stars ever seen. The nebula resides 170 000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small, satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. No known star-forming region in our galaxy is as large or...

Apr 17, 2012 09:11 AM EDT

Tim Gets His Feet Wet

ESA astronaut Timothy Peake will soon dive to the bottom of the sea to learn more about exploring space. A permanent underwater base almost 20 m below the waves off the coast of Florida will be Tim's home for more than a week in June.

Apr 17, 2012 08:45 AM EDT

Asteroid Craters on Earth Give Clues in Search for Life on Mars

Craters made by asteroid impacts may be the best place to look for signs of life on other planets, a study suggests.

Apr 17, 2012 06:32 AM EDT

NASA Clears SpaceX for Cargo Run to Space Station

NASA on Monday cleared a cargo ship owned by Space Exploration Technologies for a test flight to the International Space Station that is scheduled to launch on April 30, NASA officials said.

Apr 16, 2012 11:20 AM EDT

1,000 Days of Infrared Wonders

For the last 1000 days the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC), aboard NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, has been operating continuously to probe the universe from its most distant regions to our local solar neighborhood. The IRAC "warm" program began once Spitzer used up its liquid helium coolant, thus comp...

Apr 16, 2012 09:13 AM EDT

Solar Wind, Moon Dust and Martian Lights

The Canadian Space Agency has funded a University of Alberta-led project to study the effects of solar winds on Earth's moon and on Mars. The results are anticipated to influence design of spacecraft for robotic and human exploration.

Apr 16, 2012 08:16 AM EDT

NASA Planning Group Takes Key Steps for Future Mars Exploration

NASA's Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG), established to assist the agency in developing a new strategy for the exploration of the Red Planet, has begun analyzing options for future robotic missions and enlisting the assistance of scientists and engineers worldwide.