NASA appears to have resolved problems with a new urine recycling system on the International Space Station, bolstering hopes it will be able to expand the research outpost’s crew next year, officials at the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.
Reusing wastewater is essential for doubling the size of the crew living aboard the station from [...]
Canadian researchers claim to have developed a technique to get clues into the mystery of plasma - the most abundant form of matter in the universe.
Unlike general matter in which negatively charged electrons and positively charged protons are bound by electromagnetic force to form a neutral atom, plasma is that state of matter [...]
A team of French astronomers has used the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT) to detect a planet-like object located very close to the star Beta Pictoris, and which apparently lies inside its disc.
With a projected distance from the star of only 8 times the Earth-Sun distance, this object is most likely the [...]
Flight controllers were revamping plans Wednesday for the remaining spacewalks planned during space shuttle Endeavour’s visit to the international space station, after a crucial tool bag floated out to space during a repair trip.
The briefcase-sized tool bag drifted away from astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper on Tuesday as she cleaned and lubed a gummed-up joint on a [...]
A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag Tuesday after a grease gun inside it exploded, and helplessly watched as the tote and everything inside floated away.
It was one of the largest items ever to be lost by a spacewalker, and occurred during an unprecedented attempt to clean and lube a gummed-up joint [...]
Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station Sunday, beginning a “home improvement” mission to double the living space on the orbiting complex.
Docking was confirmed at 5:01 pm (2201 GMT), three minutes earlier than scheduled, NASA television said.
The hatches between the two crafts will open at around [...]
Non-small cell lung tumors tend to have a different genetic makeup in blacks than in whites, a finding that may explain why treatment and outcomes are different among races, a new study says.
In blacks, the tumors are more likely to carry more copies of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene [...]
The new US administration under Barack Obama will take a more pro-active view on the issue of stem cell research than his predecessor George W. Bush, his aides have said.
John Podesta, an aide in Obama’s transition team, told The New York Times that Obama would give the green signal to stem cell research without waiting [...]
Crews fought mud and water Friday as they tried to restore power after a fierce storm spread a wintry mix across the Dakotas, while authorities worked to remove snow-stranded vehicles that littered an interstate highway hours after their occupants were rescued.
Blizzard warnings subsided, but thousands of customers in rural areas remained without power after freezing [...]
A new study has linked the rise and fall of China’s ancient dynasties with monsoon cycles, with the weakening of the natural phenomenon proving to be the last straw for the kingdoms.
According to a report in National Geographic News, the study was led by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Lanzhou University in China.
The [...]