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The universe may have been filled with supermassive black holes at the dawn of time
As the universe cooled in the era after the Big Bang, a supermassive black hole had already formed in the center of a galaxy, forming a giant engine of energy...
'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' episode 2 will make you think
The second episode of the brand new season 3 of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" takes us, as the show so often does, from ancient times on Earth through to the very...
Regina Hall says she was 'shocked' by 'Black Monday' season premiere
"Black Monday" star Regina Hall couldn't believe Season 2 of the Showtime series made her character the head of her own stock market brokerage in the '80s.
Mercury’s 400 C heat may help it make its own ice
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now an upcoming study says that the...
Coronavirus concerns halt 'The Batman' production
The DC movie starring Robert Pattinson was filming in Britain. Universal also hit pause on 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and 'Flint Strong.'
Coronavirus fallout: Why closing Disneyland is such a blow to American optimism
The Happiest Place on Earth shut its gates Friday night due to the coronavirus crisis. A full non-weather-related closure of Disneyland has happened just three times in the park's 65-year...
SpaceX to launch next 60 Starlink internet satellites Sunday. Here's how to watch live.
The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its ever-growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit Sunday (March 14), and you can watch it live online.
Space-based astronomy is our future (op-ed)
A vigorous and well-funded program of space-based astronomy is a critical foundation of future space development and settlement, especially as satellite megaconstellations make Earth-based observations more difficult.
With coronavirus spreading, NASA may tweak astronaut prelaunch quarantine
The procedure to ensure that astronauts don't bring an illness to the International Space Station is under evaluation as NASA enacts tactics to help slow the spread of the novel...
These L.A. restaurants are temporarily closed during coronavirus pandemic
These restaurants have announced that they're temporarily closing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Northrop Grumman awarded $49.1M for work on LCS gun mission modules
Northrop Grumman Systems has been awarded a $49.1 million contract modification for work on the littoral combat ship mission modules program.
Citizen scientists enlisted to chart galaxies
A study of spiral structures, reduced in complexity so citizen scientists can participate, could offer insight into how galaxies evolve.
Galaxy examine scenarios surrounding the coronavirus, see how season can be saved
The Galaxy does what it can to prepare for next steps amid coronavirus concerns, and team president Chris Klein can see the MLS season being saved if there are no...
Russian crew swap and coronavirus concerns weigh on upcoming launch to space station
NASA's space station manager has made assurances that an earlier swap of the two Russian cosmonauts on the crew should pose no issues, but concerns surrounding coronavirus will likely alter...
Mercury's 400 C heat may help it make its own ice
It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now an upcoming study says that the...
What can you do with spiral graph? Help understand how galaxies evolve
Researchers have developed a technique to accurately measure the winding arms of spiral galaxies that is so easy, virtually anyone can participate. This new and simple method is currently being...
Star Trek: Picard' episode 8 features some extreme highs and lows
"Broken Pieces," the eighth episode of "Star Trek: Picard" is a mixed affair, cram-packed with plot and serving very much as a set up to the season finale.
Satellite images show Iran's mass graves for coronavirus victims
New DigitalGlobe satellite images show Iranian authorities digging large numbers of graves in the Qom area, which media reports say is due to the growing numbers of coronavirus victims in...
NASA's Terra Satellite observes development of Tropical Storm 22S
NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of newly formed Tropical Storm 22S, located near northeastern Madagascar.
Researchers confirm presence of nitrogen on recently-mapped comet
Researchers confirmed the presence of nitrogen on a recently-mapped comet by using a lab simulation to detect ammonium salt, containing nitrogen, according to a study published Friday in the journal...
Netflix to release Jeffrey Epstein, Larry Nassar documentaries
Netflix shared details about a number of new documentaries, including "David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet" and features about Jeffrey Epstein and Larry Nassar.
These two tiny spacecraft will help pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon
If NASA astronauts land on the moon as planned in 2024, they'll have an advantage their Apollo predecessors lacked: insights gathered by tiny robotic spacecraft that visit the moon before...
Moulded Galaxies
Across dank, shaded habitats of cosmic intent specks of light flicker into life. Emerging from chaos, filaments of matter weave their nets; unclassifiable structures that stretch across the emptiness as...
European Gateway experiment will monitor radiation in deep space
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, the international research outpost orbiting the moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA. Europe's contribution will monitor radiation...
Middle-School Student Names NASA’s Next Mars Rover
NASA’s next Mars rover has a new name: Perseverance. After sorting through more than 28,000 submissions from K-12 students from every U.S. state and territory, one name was chosen. Alexander...
Researchers find gravitational wave candidates from binary black hole mergers in public LIGO/Virgo data
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) in Hannover together with international colleagues have published their second Open Gravitational-wave Catalog (2-OGC). They used improved...
Astrophysicists wear 3-D glasses to watch quasars
A team of researchers from Russia and Greece reports a way to determine the origins and nature of quasar light by its polarization. The new approach is analogous to the...
HaloSat offers galactic X-ray measurements on shoestring budget
Space research is an expensive business. Once a space-based instrument is proposed, researchers want to get as much value as possible from it. The proposed satellite quickly grows in instruments...