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NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners
A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.
Is the grand design finally within our grasp?
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.
Video - Splattered Star Stuff, A Supernova Story
See the aftermath of a supernova explosion in this animation of Hubble Space Telescope photos.
'Top Chef's' Short Ribs Get NASA Twist for Spaceflight
Space food is about to get better with 'Top Chef' cook Angelo Sosa's short ribs. NASA is adapting the meal for the International Space Station.
1st Canadian Commander of Space Station Named
A Canadian astronaut is set to become the first International Space Station commander from the maple leaf nation.
New Telescope Takes Best Sunspot Photo Ever
A new picture reveals our sun up-close like never before.
Book Review - 'Packing for Mars' Travels Light
"Packing for Mars" by Mary Roach delves into the minutiae of human spaceflight.
Hurricane Earl… from space | Bad Astronomy
What does a hurricane look like from orbit? This:
[Click for Corioliciousness.]
Pretty cool. Hurricane Earl was photographed by an astronaut aboard the space station on August 30. Earl is a massive hurricane barraging the east coast of the US. But from this oblique angle the storm bands blur together, giving the massive storm a smooth, almost serene look. Underneath it, I imagine, the situation looks much different.
Funny how, from space, so many things lose their immediacy, their violent nature, and become beautiful.
Chinese satellites bump during secret maneuvers
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