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Posted at 11:31 AM ET, 04/13/2012

Report: NASA’s Viking robots may have found life on Mars in 1976
By Elizabeth Flock
A new study reanalyzed results from a life-detection experiment conducted by NASA's Viking Mars robots.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  11:31 AM ET, 04/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, NASA, Viking robots, Mars

Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012

What the Northern Lights look like when a rocket hits (photo)
By Elizabeth Flock
A fisheye-view photo of a NASA-funded rocket shot into the Northern Lights.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  02:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, NASA, Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 02/15/2012

Space junk to be cleaned up by Swiss ‘janitor satellite’
By Elizabeth Flock
A ‘janitor’ satellite is being developed to grab the debris orbiting Earth.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  12:24 PM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, Switzerland, NASA, space junk, CleanSpace One

Posted at 01:13 PM ET, 01/24/2012

Solar storm passes Earth: ‘A taste of what’s going to come’ next year
By Melissa Bell
Today’s storm is only the beginning of a phase of major solar activity.

By Melissa Bell  |  01:13 PM ET, 01/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Solar storm, NASA: Doug Biesecker

Posted at 04:17 PM ET, 01/17/2012

Meteorite from Mars fell in Morocco, scientists say
By Elizabeth Flock
The meteorite fireball was first seen in the sky six months ago, but not discovered until December.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  04:17 PM ET, 01/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Space, meteorite, Mars, NASA

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 01/04/2012

Quadrantid meteor shower thrills and chills viewers; still visible Thursday morning
By Melissa Bell
Though the peak hit Wednesday morning, the Quadrantid meteor shower will still be visible early Thursday morning.

By Melissa Bell  |  12:59 PM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Quadrantid meteor shower, NASA

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 01/04/2012

Quadrantid meteor shower thrills and chills viewers; still visible Thursday morning
By Melissa Bell
Though the peak hit Wednesday morning, the Quadrantid meteor shower will still be visible early Thursday morning.

By Melissa Bell  |  12:59 PM ET, 01/04/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Quadrantid meteor shower, NASA

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 12/30/2011

Photo of the day: What in the world?
By Elizabeth Flock
The image was captured by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  11:06 AM ET, 12/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, Photo of the day, What in the world, NASA

Posted at 11:23 AM ET, 12/23/2011

‘Mysterious’ space ball drops on Namibia — nothing mysterious about it
By Melissa Bell
A ball from space dropped on Namibia, prompting a NASA investigation.

By Melissa Bell  |  11:23 AM ET, 12/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, NASA, Namibia, Space ball

Posted at 12:02 PM ET, 11/17/2011

NASA maps the moon at highest resolution yet (Photo)
By Melissa Bell
NASA releases a topographical map of the moon.

By Melissa Bell  |  12:02 PM ET, 11/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, NASA, Moon

Posted at 09:53 AM ET, 11/16/2011

NASA astronaut ad: Competitive salary, some travel
By Melissa Bell
Want to work for NASA? Now’s your chance

By Melissa Bell  |  09:53 AM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Technology, NASA, Astronaut, Astronaut Want Ad

Posted at 09:07 AM ET, 11/14/2011

NASA begins Russia hitchhiker program (video)
By Melissa Bell

By Melissa Bell  |  09:07 AM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, NASA, Soyuz TMA-22

Posted at 03:52 PM ET, 11/09/2011

Astronauts falling on the moon
By Melissa Bell
A compilation of stumbling lunar visitors

By Melissa Bell  |  03:52 PM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Technology, NASA, astronaughts

Posted at 09:41 AM ET, 11/09/2011

Asteroid 2005 YU55 passes close by Earth (video)
By Elizabeth Flock
An asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier missed Earth by only 200,000 miles as it flew by Tuesday night — the closest an asteroid has been to Earth in 200 years.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  09:41 AM ET, 11/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Asteroid 2005 YU55, NASA, asteroids

Posted at 04:11 PM ET, 11/07/2011

Asteroid to fly by Earth tomorrow night: How to see it in your back yard
By Elizabeth Flock
Here are tips on how to see the asteroid that will fly by Earth tomorrow night with a telescope in your backyard.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  04:11 PM ET, 11/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, asteroid, NASA

Posted at 05:54 PM ET, 10/27/2011

U.S. satellites tampered by hackers
By Melissa Bell
A congressional report claims hackers from China may have infiltrated U.S. satellites

By Melissa Bell  |  05:54 PM ET, 10/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National, Cybersecurity, NASA, satellittes

Posted at 11:25 AM ET, 10/27/2011

Thailand flooding reaches capital; residents flee in droves
By Elizabeth Flock
Tens of thousands of Bangkok residents are fleeing the city as the worst flooding Thailand has seen in half a century finally reaches the capital.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  11:25 AM ET, 10/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, Thailand, flooding, NASA

Posted at 10:14 AM ET, 10/04/2011

Dark energy, a mysterious cosmic force, is behind physics Nobel prize-winning scientists’ discovery
By Elizabeth Flock
Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday, after using the concept of dark energy to reach their conclusions.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  10:14 AM ET, 10/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, Science, Space, Nobel prize, NASA: dark energy

Posted at 03:57 PM ET, 09/29/2011

Asteroids that could threaten Earth are 90 percent found, NASA says
By Elizabeth Flock
The space agency has found more than 90 percent of the biggest asteroids that might pose a threat to Earth.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  03:57 PM ET, 09/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Space, asteroid, NASA:

Posted at 10:53 AM ET, 09/22/2011

Space junk captured on video as it plummets toward Earth
By Sarah Anne Hughes
The chances of you being hit by a piece of space junk stands at 1-in-21 trillion.

By Sarah Anne Hughes  |  10:53 AM ET, 09/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NASA; Space

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 09/21/2011

The Southern Lights as seen from space (photo, video)
By Elizabeth Flock
The Southern Lights look even more magnificent from space.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  02:22 PM ET, 09/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  World, NASA, space, Southern Lights, Ron Garan

Posted at 01:48 PM ET, 09/19/2011

NASA satellite to hit Earth: What you need to know
By Elizabeth Flock
A 12,500-pound NASA satellite, the size of a school bus, is due to hit Earth later this week. Here’s what you need to know about it.

By Elizabeth Flock  |  01:48 PM ET, 09/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  National; NASA; space; science