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Neutron star with measured at 11 kilometers radius
An international research team led by members of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute; AEI) has obtained new measurements of how big neutron stars are. To...
Every part of Blue Origin's new Glenn rocket is gigantic, including its nose cone
Massive. Enormous. Huge. Gigantic. And whatever other words you find in the thesaurus all do the job when it comes to describing Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket. Especially its nosecone.
Docking, rendezvous and Newton’s third law – the challenge of servicing satellites in space
by Jonathan O’Callaghan If you want to build or fix something in space, you might think you’d need a human to do it. But what if you didn’t? What if robotic...
Radio galaxy NGC 3894 investigated with Fermi
Using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard NASA's Fermi spacecraft, astronomers have investigated a nearby radio galaxy known as NGC 3894. Results of the study, presented in a paper published...
Watch: Niall Horan says 'Heartbreak Weather' tells story of breakup
Niall Horan discussed his second solo album, "Heartbreak Weather," and performed "Nice to Meet Ya" on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
How the moon formed: New research sheds light on what happened
How the Earth got its moon is a long debated question. The giant impact theory – which states that the moon formed from the a collision between the early Earth...
Solved: The mystery of the expansion of the universe
The Earth, solar system, the entire Milky Way and the few thousand galaxies closest to us move in a vast "bubble" that is 250 million light years in diameter, where...
Ravens OG Marshal Yanda to retire after 13 seasons
Longtime Baltimore Ravens guard Marshal Yanda plans to retire this off-season.
New technique could elucidate earliest stages of planet's life
A new kind of astronomical observation helped reveal the possible evolutionary history of a baby Neptune-like exoplanet.
Did German physicists accidentally discover dark matter in 2014?
A new theory suggests that dark matter might not be made of undiscovered, never-before-seen particles. Instead, researchers write, it might be made from a type of "hexaquark" detected in 2014.
See the Spring Diamond shine in the night sky
It's a coincidence of the night sky that each season has a characteristic geometric pattern.
Image: The foam-coarsening experiment aboard the ISS
Another fluid experiment joins long running research on foam stability on the International Space Station. The Foam-Coarsening experiment, developed by Airbus for ESA, is scheduled to be activated this month...
Campuses across the country on 'war footing' as they mobilize against coronavirus
Colleges and universities in California and across the country are launching sweeping safety measures to guard against coronavirus, upending plans for campus visits, spring break trips and midterm or final...
Elon Musk dismisses astronomy concerns over Starlink network
SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Monday dismissed scientists' concerns that his company's Starlink constellation of internet satellites would obscure the view of the night sky, predicting the network "will not...
NBA, MLB, MLS and NHL close locker rooms because of coronavirus
MLB did join the NBA, NHL and Major League Soccer in opting to close access to locker rooms, but it will not postpone the start of the regular season.
New York Jets to release CB Trumaine Johnson
After two disappointing seasons in New York, the Jets are planning to release cornerback Trumaine Johnson.
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Lyman-alpha blobs (LABs) are gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas that produce a special type of ultraviolet light known as Lyman-alpha emission. An extremely powerful energy source must produce this radiation,...
Is the end near for Mars Odyssey? Trump's proposed 2021 budget could doom long-lived mission
The proposed 2021 budget could cancel Odyssey by default due to timing challenges.
Study reveals collective dynamics of active matter systems
Flocks of starlings that produce dazzling patterns across the sky are natural examples of active matter—groups of individual agents coming together to create collective dynamics. In a study featured on...
Discovery points to origin of mysterious ultraviolet radiation
Billions of lightyears away, gigantic clouds of hydrogen gas produce a special kind of radiation, a type of ultraviolet light known as Lyman-alpha emissions. The enormous clouds emitting the light...
Watch: Sports stars, airline employees pull 201.6-ton plane for world record
A crew of British Airways employees teamed with some sports celebrities to pull a 201.6-ton plane a distance of 328 feet for a Guinness World Record.
SpaceX Dragon cargo ship, the last to be caught by robot arm, arrives at space station
SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station early this morning (March 9), delivering more than 4,300 lbs. (1,950 kilograms) of supplies to the orbiting lab.
Look: Itzy releases new EP, 'Wannabe' video
K-pop stars Itzy released the EP "It'z Me" and an energetic video for the single "Wannabe."
New kind of star only pulsates on one side
Astronomers have discovered a new type of star that only pulsates on one side. The single-sided pulsar, part of a binary star system with a red dwarf, was found inside...
Citizen Scientists Supercharged Data from NASA’s TESS Mission and Helped A Planet Come to Light
You may have heard about the recent discovery of a new planet orbiting a pair of “eclipsing binary” stars led by summer intern Wolf Cukier and his mentor, Veselin Kostov, using data...
'Strange' glimpse into neutron stars and symmetry violation
New results from precision particle detectors at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) offer a fresh glimpse of the particle interactions that take place in the cores of neutron stars...
Surprise! Earth and the moon aren't made of exactly the same stuff.
The moon and Earth may be more different than long thought, challenging existing models for how the moon formed, a new study finds.
Watch: 'Black Widow' is 'done running' in action-packed trailer
Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh and David Harbour star in the new Marvel film "Black Widow."