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Look: Justin Bieber to release 'Holy' featuring Chance the Rapper

3 years ago from UPI

Justin Bieber will kick off a "new era" with "Holy," a new single featuring Chance the Rapper, on Friday.

Solar Cycle 25 Is Here. NASA, NOAA Scientists Explain What That Means

3 years ago from Science @ NASA

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How Scientists Around the World Track the Solar Cycle

3 years ago from Science @ NASA

Portal origin URL: How Scientists Around the World Track the Solar CyclePortal origin nid: 464418Published: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 13:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA scientists study the solar cycle...

Solar cycle 25 is here. NASA, NOAA scientists explain what that means

3 years ago from Physorg

Solar Cycle 25 has begun. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new...

Watch: Paul Rudd urges millennials to wear masks amid pandemic

3 years ago from UPI

"Ant-Man" star Paul Rudd appeared in a PSA for New York governor Andrew Cuomo amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

NASA Aqua satellite casts three eyes on sally and finds heavy rain potential

3 years ago from Physorg

NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed the cloud top temperatures and water vapor content in Hurricane Sally as it crawls toward landfall, and found the potential for large amounts of rainfall, which,...

Study shows difficulty in finding evidence of life on Mars

3 years ago from Physorg

In a little more than a decade, samples of rover-scooped Martian soil will rocket to Earth.

Watch: 'Moonbase 8': John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker train for space in new trailer

3 years ago from UPI

John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker star as three eager astronauts in the first trailer for Showtime's upcoming comedy, "Moonbase 8."

Study shows difficulty in finding evidence of life on Mars

3 years ago from Science Daily

While scientists are eager to study the red planet's soils for signs of life, researchers must ponder a considerable new challenge: Acidic fluids - which once flowed on the Martian...

America's 180 on athlete activism

3 years ago from Physorg

For 50 dormant years—roughly, the period between Muhammad Ali's heyday and the Miami Heat donning hoodies after Trayvon Martin's murder—athletes, as a general rule, steered clear of politics.

Loose goat captured while wandering Pennsylvania neighborhood

3 years ago from UPI

Police in Pennsylvania are trying to identify the owner of a loose goat found wandering in a residential neighborhood and visiting front porches.

Watch: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn reprise Santa, Mrs. Claus in 'Christmas Chronicles 2'

3 years ago from UPI

"The Christmas Chronicles 2," a holiday movie starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, will premiere Nov. 25 on Netflix.

Ray J files for divorce from Princess Love after brief reconciliation

3 years ago from UPI

Ray J filed for divorce from his wife and "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" co-star Princess Love, two months after she requested to dismiss her divorce filing.

From star to solar system: How protoplanetary rings form in primordial gas clouds

3 years ago from Physorg

Four-hundred fifty light-years from Earth, a young star is glowing at the center of a system of concentric rings made from gas and dust, and it is producing planets, one...

'Fresh Prince' mansion listed for five nights on Airbnb

3 years ago from UPI

The California mansion made famous by the external shots in 1990-1996 sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is being listed on Airbnb by star Will Smith, in partnership with the...

NASA sees Tropical Depression Rene dissipating

3 years ago from Physorg

NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible image of Tropical Depression Rene as it was dissipating in the central North Atlantic Ocean.

Study shows difficulty in finding evidence of life on Mars

3 years ago from Science Blog

In a little more than a decade, samples of rover-scooped Martian soil will rocket to Earth. While scientists are eager to study the red planet’s soils for signs of life,...

Industry starts work on Europe’s Hera planetary defence mission

3 years ago from European Space Agency

Today ESA awarded a €129.4 million contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing and testing of Hera, the Agency’s first mission for planetary defence. This ambitious mission will be Europe’s contribution to an...

Venus: Could it really harbour life? New study springs a surprise

3 years ago from Physorg

Earth's sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature of around 450°C is thought to be hostile to even...

Watch: Kelsea Ballerini performs 'A Country Song' on 'Late Late Show'

3 years ago from UPI

Kelsea Ballerini discussed her album "Ballerini" and performed her song "A Country Song" on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."

Industry gets working on Europe’s Hera planetary defence mission

3 years ago from European Space Agency

Today ESA awarded a €129.4 million contract covering the detailed design, manufacturing and testing of Hera, the Agency’s first mission for planetary defence. This ambitious mission will be Europe’s contribution to an...

Radio relic discovered in a nearby galaxy cluster

3 years ago from Physorg

Using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, an international team of astronomers has detected a radio relic in a nearby, low-mass, merging galaxy cluster designated A2384. The finding is...

How do you clean up clingy space dust? Zap it with an electron beam

3 years ago from Sciencenews.org

The NASA Artemis missions aim to send astronauts to the moon by 2024. But to succeed, they’ll need to solve big problems caused by some tiny particles: dust. Impacts on the moon’s...

Scientists propose possible mechanisms to explain coronal mini-jets in activated tornado-like prominence

3 years ago from Physorg

Solar jets are a common phenomenon in the solar atmosphere. They mainly appear as transient collimated plasma ejections. Some studies have shown that jets may play an important role in...

Proposal for observatory to detect gravitational waves

3 years ago from Physorg

Researchers could detect more mergers of black holes and neutron stars with plans for a new flagship gravitational wave observatory in Europe moving a step closer.

NASA monitors carbon monoxide from California wildfires

3 years ago from Science Daily

The observations from Earth orbit show high-altitude concentrations of the gas that are more than 10 times typical amounts.

Jets RB Le'Veon Bell to miss 'couple of weeks' due to hamstring injury

3 years ago from UPI

New York Jets star running back Le'Veon Bell is expected to miss multiple weeks because of a hamstring injury.

Venus’s atmosphere shows potential signs of life

3 years ago from PopSci

Synthesized false color image of Venus, using 283-nm and 365-nm band images taken by the Venus Ultraviolet Imager (UVI). (JAXA / ISAS / Akatsuki Project Team/)For decades, Venus has been considered a broiling,...