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Climate change will result to a massive shift in the Earth’s vegetation by 2100 when the world’s greenhouse gas emissions would have doubled, a new study revealed, based on a computer model to project how the world’s vegetation would shift in the next three centuries.

Dec 19, 2011

A new study has found that the hydrogen and helium gases that made Jupiter a gas giant is destroying the planet’s very core, leading astronomers to believe that most massive extrasolar planets have no cores at all, changing the view scientists have long held of these distant worlds.

Dec 19, 2011

Can second-hand coke be as dangerous as second-hand smoke? This will be a new area for research as a new study has found that regions with high level of cocaine and marijuana use have higher concentrations of cocaine in the atmosphere.

Dec 19, 2011

A newly discovered comet, categorized by astronomers as a “sungrazer, had survived a suicidal rendezvous with the sun’s more than 3.6. million degrees farenheit temperature. Astronomers had earlier predicted that the comet will be destroyed once it dives into the sun’s hellish atmosphere.

Dec 19, 2011

Astronomers have allayed fears of doomsday 2012 supernova explosion, saying that given the vastness of the universe the long times between supernovae, there is no threatening star close enough to hurt the Earth.

Dec 19, 2011

Researchers are now pursuing geochemical detective work to discover the mystery on the Christmas Island seamounts or underwater mounters, that dot the ocean floor of the northeastern Indian Ocean.

Dec 19, 2011

Russia’s doomed Phobos-Grunt mission is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere between Jan. 6 to Jan. 19, but space officials allayed fears that the toxic fuel and radioactive materials will be pose danger when the vehicle makes it fiery plunge.

Dec 19, 2011

NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which has began a new phase in its mission called "low-altitude mapping orbit,” is in an excellent position to have a closer look yet at the asteroid Vesta as it zooms nearer to the giant space rock's surface.

Dec 17, 2011

A supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way could swallow a gas cloud heading towards it which could generate flares of radiation, astronomers say.

Dec 17, 2011

NASA has announced a new procurement strategy by will allow U. S. companies to transport astronauts into space instead of outsourcing this job to foreign government, providing momentum to America’s commercial space program.

Dec 16, 2011

Australian researchers have recently found more than 1,000 new species in the underground of the Australian Outback and estimate around 3,500 beneath.

Dec 16, 2011

DARPA, Pentagon’s research arm, has described its dream military space telescope that could gather intelligence anywhere in the world, doing away with the need for spy planes or drones.

Dec 15, 2011

NASA’s Curiosity rover has started work even before it reaches Mars by monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars to determine the environment that an astronaut would encounter on a future human mission to the Red Planet.

Dec 15, 2011

Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission controllers have one last chance to establish communication with the doomed spacecraft starting Tuesday at 17:00 UTC through Wednesday at 23:00, when conditions will make the odds even grimmer.

Dec 14, 2011

The world’s smallest frogs, measuring only 8 to 9 mm in length, have recently been discovered by researcher Fred Kraus in southeastern New Guinea. The newly discovered frog species are also now the world’s smallest tetrapods or non-fish vertebrates.

Dec 14, 2011

A new study suggests that Mercury’s strange spin may have been caused by collision with a giant asteroid, which may have also caused Caloris Basin, Mercury's largest impact crater.

Dec 14, 2011

A new study has confirmed that climate change caused the dying of trees in a region in Africa.

Dec 14, 2011

Consumers from the states of California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Indiana, South Carolina and Missouri who may have bought the herb cilantro produced by California-based food provider Pacific International from Nov. 16 to Dec. 10 are advised to return or dispose the product as these are suspected to be contaminated of the bacteria salmonella.

Dec 14, 2011

Japan has successfully launched a radar reconnaissance satellite rode into orbit Monday boosting the country’s intelligence-gathering capacity. It was the second launch for the year, following a successful liftoff in September.

Dec 13, 2011

A recent study by Australian scientists showed that large parts of Mars could sustain terrestrial life, though most of it underground.

Dec 13, 2011

Scientists are eagerly anticipating the report to be made public Tuesday on data from two main experiments using the Large Hadron Collider, that will finally resolve questions on whether or not the Higgs boson or “God particle” exists.

Dec 13, 2011

It’s Christmas and you want to find the perfect gift for your loved one who is interested in astronomy or space exploration. Here's our top five Christmas gift ideas that any space enthusiast will surely love.

Dec 12, 2011

A "milestone" in spaceflight is expected Feb. 7, when Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will launch its second Commercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration flight, with NASA agreeing to fly SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Dec 12, 2011

Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Google+ that allows members to automatically find their faces in photos posted in this social networking site, as it pursues its bid to create an online community that can rival other social networking giants.

Dec 12, 2011

NASA has rebutted various myths relating to the alleged apocalypse awaiting the Earth on Dec. 21, 2012, advising people to "sleep well" on that date.

Dec 11, 2011

NASA is targeting Jupiter’s moon Europa, considered by many scientists as the solar system’s best bet for harboring life beyond Earth, for “habitability” mission.

Dec 11, 2011

Admitting the failure of Phobos-Grunt mission, a Russian scientist apologized for the failed mission but said that new a mission to the Mars moon is still possible.

Dec 11, 2011

European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the largest optical-infrared telescope ever to be built, is on its way to becoming a reality with the council of the European Southern Observatory (ESO)’s approval for initial work to be done on the project.

Dec 11, 2011

A bright vein of mineral deposited by water has been found by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in the surface of Mars , an evidence that water was present long time ago. The vein was informally named “Homestake.”

Dec 09, 2011