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Image: Making waves in space
The International Space Station is an exciting place for experiments. This one in particular was making waves in space. Called Fluidics, the experiment studies fluid dynamics in microgravity and recently...
Scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
A Southwest Research Institute scientist has identified stellar phosphorus as a probable marker in narrowing the search for life in the cosmos. She has developed techniques to identify stars likely...
Solar cycle 25 has begun
In the past one and a half years, the sun has been rather dull: hardly a sunspot covered its surface, hardly a solar flare hurled radiation and particles into space....
Research reveals an enormous planet quickly orbiting a tiny, dying star
Thanks to a bevy of telescopes in space and on Earth—and even a pair of amateur astronomers in Arizona—a University of Wisconsin-Madison astronomer and his colleagues have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting at...
Unraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers from a massive binary stellar forge
With almost two decades of mid-infrared imaging from the largest observatories around the world including the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers was able to capture the spiral motion of...
Unraveling a spiral stream of dusty embers from a massive binary stellar forge
With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world including the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers was able to capture the spiral motion of newly formed...
Episode 21 - Our Next Solar Cycle
The Sun goes through regular cycles of activity approximately every 11 years, and tracking these cycles is a key part of better understanding the Sun and mitigating its impacts on...
New ESA podcast explores history of spaceflight in Europe
Join astronauts and experts for an aural journey through the history of European spaceflight in the latest series of ESA podcast, ESA Explores Time and Space.
Dynetics completes building full-scale human landing system test article for evaluation by NASA for Artemis program
Dynetics has announced on its website that it has completed building a human landing system (HLS) for evaluation by NASA. It is now on display at a facility in Huntsville,...
Astronomers discover a 2-km asteroid orbiting closer to the sun than Venus
Astronomers have painstakingly built models of the asteroid population, and those models predict that there will be ~1 km-sized asteroids that orbit closer to the sun than Venus does. The...
Hurricane Sally: Rain, floods in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida; 500K lose power
Hurricane Sally arrived in the U.S. Gulf Coast early Wednesday, bringing heavy rains, powerful winds and floodwaters to a wide swath of the coastline between Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
North Korea SLBM launch could happen soon, Seoul official says
South Korea's joint chiefs of staff chair nominee confirmed there is a possibility North Korea could test a submarine-launched ballistic missile on the occasion of a major anniversary in October.
Five new giant radio galaxies discovered
With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have detected five new giant radio galaxies (GRGs). The new GRGs have sizes ranging from 2.3 to 2.6 million light years, and have...
Creative Arts Emmys: 'SNL,' 'Last Week Tonight' win on second night
"Saturday Night Live" and "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" were the big winners from the second night of the Creative Arts Emmys.
Final report: Boeing, FAA made 'serious' flaws, 'missteps' with 737 Max
Congressional investigators said Wednesday Boeing and the FAA failed to ensure travelers' safety when they designed and certified the 737 Max airliner, which crashed twice and has been grounded for...
Final report says Boeing, FAA made 'serious flaws' and 'missteps' with 737 Max
A report Wednesday says Boeing and the FAA failed their duty to ensure travelers' safety when they designed and certified the 737 Max airliner -- which crashed twice and has...
How scientists around the world track the solar cycle
Every morning, astronomer Steve Padilla takes a short walk from his home to the base of a tower that soars 150 feet above the ground. Tucked in the San Gabriel...
Neutrinos could reveal how fast radio bursts are launched
For over a decade, astronomers have puzzled over the origins of fast radio bursts, brief blasts of radio waves that come mostly from distant galaxies. During that same period, scientists have also detected...
Famous birthdays for Sept. 16: Alexis Bledel, Ed Begley Jr.
Actor Alexis Bledel turns 39 and actor Ed Begley Jr. turns 70, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 16.
Sarah Paulson: No Louise Fletcher in her 'Ratched'
"Ratched" star Sarah Paulson describes how her character is different in the Netflix "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" prequel, premiering Friday.
Shinzo Abe's Cabinet resigns en mass as Yoshihide Suga prepares to take power
Members of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet resigned en masse ahead of Yoshihide Suga's official selection as the country's next leader on Wednesday.
Space Force aims for lean, fast force, Gen. John Raymond says
The Space Force must be lean, agile and fast -- and must be prepared to engage in warfare in space if necessary, the U.S. Chief of Space Operations said this...
Madonna to direct, co-write her own biopic for Universal
Universal Pictures announced it is developing a film based on the life of Madonna, with the pop superstar set to direct the movie herself and co-write the screenplay with Diablo...
Air Force destroys surrogate cruise missile in hypervelocity projectile test
The Pentagon on Tuesday released video showing the rapid detection and destruction of surrogate Russian cruise missiles as part of a test of its new Advanced Battle Management System earlier...
Hamilton's McMaster University distancing itself from Trump adviser linked to downplaying of COVID-19
McMaster University appears to be distancing itself from a a part-time faculty member who's been working for the Trump administration to allegedly downplay the impact of COVID-19.
Poll: U.S. image hits record low linked to handling of COVID-19
The U.S. image has hit a record low in some countries in part linked to bad ratings for its COVID-19 response, a new poll shows.
A warm Jupiter orbiting a cool star
A planet observed crossing in front of, or transiting, a low-mass star has been determined to be about the size of Jupiter. While hundreds of Jupiter-sized planets have been discovered...
Black panther reported on the loose near Spanish village
Police in Spain were using helicopters and thermal imaging cameras to search the area around a village where residents reported sightings of a black panther on the loose.