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Liquid Lakes On Saturn's Moon Confirmed

Scientists have been using the robotic spacecraft Cassini to explore what looked to be large lakes of hydrocarbons on the surface of Saturn's planet-sized moon Titan. But they couldn't be entirely sure that the features were actually liquid lakes, and not simply very smooth, solid material. Now, new findings seem to confirm that the observations really do show extensive seas of liquid ethane and other hydrocarbons. In fact, Titan seems to have an entire 'water' cycle of ethane evaporation, rain and rivers.

Astronaut says the truth is right here

A former NASA astronaut has stunningly claimed aliens exist. We've speculated about life on other planets for a very long time, but recent evidence from the surface of Mars, I believe, changes the tone of those speculations in ways that have me laughing at Dr. Mitchell a lot less than I might have five years ago.

There's no stairway to heavens? Take the elevator

Before jumping to the conclusion that anyone trying to build an elevator into space must be a little crazy, consider that NASA has put up $2 million for a related contest and several new Seattle-area businesses have started working toward this lofty goal. Many who have long been stubbornly devoted to the idea -- which is simple, based upon an elevator climbing a cable up to a space station -- are meeting through Sunday on the Microsoft campus to consider signs of progress and future challenges.

Mars Pictures From European Spacecraft Are Incredible (PHOTOS)

The European spacecraft in orbit around Mars has sent back these incredible, high-resolution images of the planet's surface. The photos remind us that Mars' past was filled with fast-flowing streams, rivers and oceans.

Send the ISS To the Moon

Michael Benson is proposing that NASA send the ISS to the moon instead of leaving it in low earth orbit. (While we're at it, we should re-brand it as the 'International Space Ship.') He points out that it's already designed to be moved periodically to higher orbits so instead of just boosting it a few miles, strap on some ion engines and put it in orbit around the moon instead of the earth. That would provide an initial base for the astronauts going to the moon and give the ISS a purpose other than performing yet more studies on the effect of micro gravity on humans. Benson concludes: 'Let's begin the process of turning the ISS from an Earth-orbiting caterpillar into an interplanetary butterfly.

Mars Lander Scrapes Icy Soil in Wonderland

I like waking up each day wondering if NASA is going to announce the discovery of bacterial life on Mars.

The Age Blogs: Management Line

Which is better? Working out of a cubicle or working in an open space office? Maybe a bit of both is the answer.

NASA lander in OK shape, photo caught Mars landing

On Monday, NASA released a black-and-white image captured during Phoenix's descent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which had a bird's-eye view of the lander hanging from its parachute. It's the first time a spacecraft had taken an image of another craft during landing.

Exploding star caught in the act - BBC

Astronomers have been able to capture and record the first moments when a massive star blows itself apart.

Following the disaster that was Beagle 2, the ESA hopes its ExoMars Rover will be a good boy - swiss

Sometime in early 2015, two parachutes and a glorified airbag will lead the ExoMars Rover, an autonomous robotic vehicle, toward a dusty and hostile Martian terrain.

Witness This: A Lunar Eclipse

"Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow..." A videographer catches a breathtaking lunar eclipse from British Columbia, Canada.

Good news! Black hole won't destroy Earth

This potential "black hole factory" has raised fears that a stray black hole could devour our planet whole. The Lifeboat Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to safeguarding humanity from what it considers threats to our existence, has stated that artificial black holes could "threaten all life on Earth" and so it proposes to set up "self-sustaining colonies elsewhere."

Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90

Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90

Starship Kimchi: A Bold Taste Goes Where It Has Never Gone Before

Interesting connection between Korean mercenaries, United States foreign policy, and kimchee...

Pentagon to shoot down broken spy satellite

Shooting down a satellite is particularly sensitive because of the controversy surrounding China's anti-satellite test last year, when Beijing shot down one of its defunct weather satellites, drawing immediate criticism from the U.S. and other countries.