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BTS to hold 'Bang Bang Con' streaming event
K-pop group BTS shared plans for "Bang Bang Con," an at-home "concert experience" featuring past footage of the band.
New images reveal fine threads of million-degree plasma woven throughout the Sun's atmosphere
Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) unveil highest-ever resolution images of the Sun from NASA's solar sounding rocket mission
No social distancing in space: New crew greeted with hugs
Three astronauts flew to the International Space Station on Thursday, departing the virus-plagued planet with little fanfare and no family members at the launch site to bid them farewell.
In a first, NASA measures wind speed on a brown dwarf
Not quite planets and not quite stars, brown dwarfs are cosmic in-betweeners. Learning about their atmospheres could help us understand giant planets around other stars.
Southern border apprehensioins fall in March during pandemic
Undocumented immigration apprehensions along the southern border fell in March, possibly due to stringent travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.
NASA Science Live: Episode 3 - Our Weird Home
The third episode of NASA Science Live highlights our weird home: Earth. Liquid water, a protective atmosphere and an active core that gives our planet a defensive shield. These features,...
Utah man amasses collection of about 2,000 board games
A Utah man who owns about 2,000 board games said he is taking aim at getting a Guinness World Record for his collection.
In a First, NASA Measures Wind Speed on a Brown Dwarf
Not quite planets and not quite stars, brown dwarfs are cosmic in-betweeners. Learning about their atmospheres could help us understand giant planets around other stars.
Astronauts share isolation workout tips from space (video)
As experts at staying healthy under unusual conditions, astronauts currently living aboard the International Space Station have shared their exercise and isolation tips.
How the brown dwarf blows: Wind speed of a 'failed star' measured for 1st time
For the first time ever, astronomers have measured wind speed on a brown dwarf, an object heftier than a planet but not massive enough to host the fusion reactions that...
Astronomers measure wind speed on a brown dwarf
Astronomers have used the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope to make the first measurement of wind speed on a brown...
Fractional statistics in anyon collisions
Two-dimensional systems can host exotic particles called anyons whose quantum statistics are neither bosonic nor fermionic. For example, the elementary excitations of the fractional quantum Hall effect at filling factor...
A measurement of the wind speed on a brown dwarf
Zonal (latitudinal) winds dominate the bulk flow of planetary atmospheres. For gas giant planets such as Jupiter, the motion of clouds can be compared with radio emissions from the magnetosphere,...
BepiColombo closing in on Earth ahead of flyby
Image: BepiColombo closing in on Earth ahead of flyby
Houston, we've had a delay: Apollo 13 50th celebrations rescheduled
The flight plans had been filed, the logistics confirmed and the countdown was on to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. Then, the world had a problem.
Look: Karina Smirnoff confirms son Theo Gabriel's birth
Former "Dancing with the Stars" pro Karina Smirnoff shared a photo and her newborn son's name, Theo Gabriel.
Information for all visitors to ESA sites
Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors
Space station crew dock at ISS after virus-hit build up
A three-man crew docked successfully at the International Space Station Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
ISS crew blast off after long quarantine
Traditional fanfare is abandoned as a team head for the International Space Station.
From liftoff to touchdown: The hectic timeline of Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission, but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. Here are the events that transpired.
Top Five Mercury mysteries that BepiColombo will solve
Mercury is a desert world which scientists until recently considered quite uninteresting. NASA’s Mariner and MESSENGER missions, however, revealed that there is much more to the smallest and innermost planet...
Soyuz capsule docks successfully at International Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts docked successfully with the International Space Station on Thursday after a launch from Kazakhstan.
Innovative model of the dynamic magnetic field that surrounds Mercury
Mercury, the planet nearest the sun, shares with Earth the distinction of being one of the two mountainous planets in the solar system with a global magnetic field that shields...
Universe’s Expansion May Not Be The Same In All Directions
Portal origin URL: Universe’s Expansion May Not Be The Same In All DirectionsPortal origin nid: 459700Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 18:39Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: One of the fundamental ideas...
Data From NASA's Cassini May Explain Saturn's Atmospheric Mystery
New mapping of the giant planet's upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it's so hot.
NASA Selects Early-Stage Technology Concepts for New, Continued Study
Among the five JPL-led efforts chosen, a concept to image distant Earth-like planets orbiting other stars has received a $2 million grant for further development.
Help Pave the Way for Artemis: Send NASA Your Mini Moon Payload Designs
A new JPL-led challenge is seeking ideas for scientific instruments that could fit inside a tiny payload no bigger than a bar of soap.
One express ticket to Jupiter, please
The team from the Desert Fireball Network at Curtin University has found that Earth acted as a slingshot to alter the orbit of a meteor and propel it back into...