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SpaceX now targeting Thursday for next Starlink launch. Here's how to watch live.
SpaceX will add 60 more satellites to its Starlink internet megaconstellation tomorrow morning (March 18), and you can watch the liftoff live. Launch is scheduled to take place at 8:16...
Beverley Mitchell announces pregnancy on Instagram
"7th Heaven" star Beverley Mitchell shared on Instagram Tuesday that she is pregnant.
Over budget, behind schedule: NASA's SLS megarocket faces congressional review
NASA's forthcoming moon rocket program is so costly that the agency will need to let Congress know of budgetary overruns while reviewing the program, NASA's inspector general said in a...
Guatemala strikes back, blocking U.S. deportations because of coronavirus
Guatemala, turning the tables on President Trump, halts deportation flights from the U.S. and closes its borders because of the coronavirus.
NASA's mobile moon rocket tower 44% over budget, IG says
Construction on NASA's mobile launcher program for the new Space Launch System moon rocket is 44 percent over budget and three years behind schedule, a new report said.
Coronavirus: French Open tennis tourneymoved to Sept. 20
The 2020 French Open was moved Tuesday from May 18 to Sept. 20 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Waves in thin air with broad effects
Mars has a very thin atmosphere, with nearly one hundredth the density of ours on Earth, and gravity pulls with little more than one third of the strength we feel...
Sony to announce new PlayStation 5 details on Wednesday
Sony is set to announce new details concerning the PlayStation 5 on Wednesday at 12 p.m. on the PlayStation Blog.
Soyuz rocket launches Glonass-M navigation satellite for Russian military
A Soyuz rocket launched a new navigation satellite into orbit for Russia's military forces on Monday (March 16) in a dazzling nighttime liftoff from a snowy launchpad.
Look: '90 Day Fiance' star Fernanda Flores says divorce is finalized
Fernanda Flores of "90 Day Fiance'" fame announced on Instagram that her divorce from Jonathan Rivera has been finalized.
Tropical Cyclone Herold's eye opens further on NASA satellite imagery
As Tropical Cyclone Herold intensified, its eye appeared more defined in imagery taken by NASA's Terra satellite.
Astronauts celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2020 with photos of Ireland from space
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the International Space Station, NASA astronauts share photos of Ireland from space.
Asteroid Ryugu likely link in planetary formation
The solar system formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. Numerous fragments that bear witness to this early era orbit the sun as asteroids. Around three-quarters of these are carbon-rich C-type asteroids, such as...
Subsurface Mercury: Window to ancient, possibly habitable, volatile-rich materials
New research raises the possibility that some parts of Mercury's subsurface, and those of similar planets in the galaxy, once could have been capable of fostering prebiotic chemistry, and perhaps...
Reimagining our solar system's protective bubble, the heliosphere
You are living in a bubble. Not a metaphorical bubble—a real, literal bubble. But don't worry, it's not just you. The whole planet, and every other planet in the solar...
Observations unveil the nature of chemically peculiar star HD 63401
Using NASA's TESS spacecraft and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), astronomers from Canada and Ukraine have conducted observations of the magnetic chemically peculiar star HD 63401. Results of the study, presented...
NASA selects proposals to study volatile stars, galaxies, cosmic collisions
NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar flares may affect the atmospheres...
The sun has an 'Old Faithful' geyser made of plasma
The sun is a roiling, boiling ball of plasma, constantly churning and turning itself inside out.
Planetary defense against asteroids joins NASA's menu for next decadal survey focus
Planetary scientists and astrobiologists are gearing up for a major survey process that will dictate NASA's priorities throughout the 2020s.
Tammy Pescatelli brings you St. Patrick's Day laughs at home
Standup comedian Tammy Pescatelli discusses her comedy special "Way Afterschool Special" which premieres Tuesday.
WWE Raw: Edge challenges Randy Orton, Stone Cold returns
WWE Hall of Famer Edge challenged Randy Orton to a match at WrestleMania 36 on Raw.
How slime mold helped scientists map out the cosmic web
Creeping tendrils of slime seem to mirror the structure of the universe’s enormous filaments. That superficial similarity, in an organism called a slime mold, helped scientists map out the cosmic web, the vast...
Gov. Gavin Newsom escalates coronavirus effort, asks all California restaurants and theaters to close
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday that all California restaurants should close their doors to dine-in customers and that gyms, health clubs and movie theaters should also shutter their operations.
Miami Dolphins to sign star CB Byron Jones, DE Shaq Lawson
The Miami Dolphins and former Dallas Cowboys star Byron Jones agreed to terms on a multiyear contract that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in the league.
Jon Bernthal to star in 'American Gigolo' pilot
"The Walking Dead" and "The Punisher" alum Jon Bernthal has signed on to star in a re-imagining of the 1980 Richard Gere film "American Gigolo."
China's new Long March 7A rocket fails in debut launch: reports
The next-gen Long March 7A booster failed today (March 16) on its debut mission, which aimed to loft a classified satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Canada, France, Russia, Sudan shut borders due to coronavirus
Canada, France, Russia and Sudan closed their borders on Monday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, while the European Union proposed a 30-day ban on non-essential travel into the bloc.
NASA is working with university teams to develop tiny tech for space trips
While NASA has big plans to return humans to the moon in 2024, the agency is also thinking small by working to support the development of tiny robots and satellites.