Associated PressOdd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night skyAssociated Press - By MARK THIESSENANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern lights enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes. The cause early Saturday morning was a little more mundane than an alien …
Associated PressFlash in dark sky was probably random meteor, expert saysAssociated PressPITTSBURGH (AP) — A flash that lit up the skies over parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio in the wee hours of Wednesday was probably a random meteor, an expert said. Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m. It remained in the skies for a …
Associated PressSalty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on MarsAssociated Press - By MARCIA DUNNCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A network of salty ponds may be gurgling beneath Mars’ South Pole alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of tiny, swimming Martian life. Italian scientists reported their findings Monday, two years after identifying what they believed to be a large …
Associated PressSpace station air leak forces middle-of-night crew wakeupAssociated Press - By MARCIA DUNNCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A small air leak at the International Space Station finally has been traced to the Russian side, following a middle-of-the-night search by astronauts. NASA said Tuesday that the two Russians and one American on board were awakened late Monday to hurriedly seal hatches …
Associated PressRussia slaps US for ignoring Gagarin on Spaceflight DayAssociated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has accused the U.S. State Department of spreading disinformation by not mentioning Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a Facebook post about the International Day of Human Space Flight. The United Nations General Assembly in 2011 proclaimed the annual observance …
Associated PressMercury-bound spacecraft buzzes Earth, beams back picturesAssociated Press - By MARCIA DUNNCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Mercury-bound spacecraft swooped past Earth on Friday, tweaking its roundabout path to the solar system’s smallest and innermost planet. Launched 1 1/2 years ago, Europe and Japan’s BepiColombo spacecraft passed within 8,000 miles (12,700 kilometers) of Earth. The …
