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What's Up - April 2020
What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn begin their breakup; and we ask, "What is the...
Trump's science adviser leads NSF temporarily
Kelvin Droegemeier takes over the agency until Congress confirms nominee
Watch: Amazon shares trailer for teen drama 'Selah and the Spades'
Lovie Simone and Celeste O'Connor star in "Selah and the Spades," an Amazon movie about a powerful clique at a boarding school.
North Korea sanctions need to be eased, South group says
North Korea sanctions should be eased in order for the country to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Korean group said Friday.
Spot BepiColombo during its ‘goodbye flyby’
On 10 April, BepiColombo will be visible to amateur and professional astronomers during its first – and only – Earth flyby, as the spacecraft makes its way to Mercury, the...
New NASA radar looks to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes from space
Instead of looking up to the sky for bright bursts of fiery color, a research team spent Fourth of July 2018 peering down at fiery globs of molten lava from...
Astronomers define the 'really habitable zone': Planets capable of producing gin and tonic
A hospitable star that doesn't kill you with deadly flares. A rocky planet with liquid water and an agreeable climate. Absence of apocalyptic asteroid storms. No pantheon of angry, vengeful...
As celebs shelter at home, paparazzi hustle to find new angles
With stars rarely stepping outside, paparazzi struggle for shots of Jennifer Garner on a stroll or Christian Bale riding a scooter.
SpaceX's Starship SN3 prototype collapses in pressure tank test
SpaceX's newest Starship prototype, called SN3, collapsed early Friday (April 3) during an overnight pressure tank test.
Radiation poses major obstacle to future deep-space astronauts bound for Mars
There are already several robotic missions to the Red Planet, and sending humans there is an exciting future prospect.
Interstellar Comet Borisov is no longer in one piece
Photos of the interstellar Comet Borisov taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on March 28 and March 30 show an elongated nucleus that appears to have two distinct components, astronomers...
Improved laser system will help large optical telescopes gather more accurate data
Macquarie University researchers have developed an improved laser system that will help large optical telescopes to gather more accurate data.
Image: Disinfection for planetary protection
Carefully wrapped inside this donut-shaped bag is a 35-m diameter parachute that will endure a frenzied six-minute dive into the Martian atmosphere.
Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth
If you could bring something back from Mars to Earth, what would you choose? This question is becoming reality, as ESA opens a call for scientists to join a NASA...
Finistère, France
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Finistère – a French department in the west of Brittany.
Earth from Space: Finistère
Video: 00:00:00 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Finistère – a French department in the west of Brittany.See also Finistère, France to download the image.
Jim Sturgess, Brooklynn Prince hope grown-ups let kids lead
"Home Before Dark" stars Jim Sturgess and Brooklynn Prince hope the show encourages adults to empower kids in real life. Season 1 premieres Friday on Apple TV+.
WWE WrestleMania 36 predictions: Who will win?
WrestleMania 36 is poised to be the most unique WrestleMania in WWE history as the big event is still forging ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing QB Blaine Gabbert to back up Tom Brady
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing veteran quarterback Blaine Gabbert to be the backup to star signal-caller Tom Brady.
Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry signs franchise tender
Tennessee Titans star running back Derrick Henry signed his $10.2 million franchise tender.
Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole - not too big and not too small
Scientists have detected a mid-size black hole - considered the "missing link" in the understanding of these celestial brutes - eviscerating an unfortunate star that strayed too close.
NASA asks its employees for new ideas to combat coronavirus
NASA is calling on its workforce to come up with creative ways that the agency can help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Chilean telescopes that explore galaxies brought down to earth by coronavirus
Chilean telescopes that comb the skies seeking answers about some of the universe´s most fundamental questions have confirmed they, too, have fallen victim to the mass disruption brought about by...
Colorado Lottery winner collects another jackpot in Nebraska
A man won a $280,000 jackpot from the Nebraska Lottery years after collecting $25,000 from a Colorado Lottery scratch-off ticket.
Watch: Changmin shares 'mood sampler' ahead of 'Chocolate' release
K-pop star Changmin shared a new "mood sampler" with mysterious visuals ahead of the release of his debut solo EP, "Chocolate."
NASA's famous 'worm' logo crawls back into action on SpaceX rocket
NASA's famous worm logo, which was retired in 1992, is roaring back to help celebrate the return of orbital human spaceflight to American soil.
Chris Cuomo details 'freaky' night with coronavirus: 'like somebody was beating me like a piñata'
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo gave an update on his coronavirus experience as he broadcast his "Prime Time" show Wednesday in quarantine from his basement.
An artificial impact on the asteroid (162173) Ryugu formed a crater in the gravity-dominated regime
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft investigated the small asteroid Ryugu, which has a rubble-pile structure. We describe an impact experiment on Ryugu using Hayabusa2’s Small Carry-on Impactor. The impact produced an artificial...