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Watch: Rachael Leigh Cook falls for Damon Wayans Jr. in 'Love, Guaranteed'
"Love, Guaranteed," a new romantic comedy starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr., will premiere Sept. 3 on Netflix.
Magnetic ‘Rivers’ Feed Young Stars
Portal origin URL: Magnetic ‘Rivers’ Feed Young StarsPortal origin nid: 463753Published: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared...
Microscopic deformation of a neutron star inferred from a distance of 4500 light-years
Imagine that the size of a bacterium is measured from a distance of about 4500 light-years. This would be an incredible measurement, considering that a bacterium is so small that...
Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way
Researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the center of the Milky Way 'like bullets'.
Padres' Manny Machado rips Rangers with walk-off grand slam
Manny Machado walked out of the batter's box and watched a ball he hit sail 436 feet before it landed in the left field seats for a walk-off grand slam...
North Korea ‘Whale’-class submarine detected, Seoul says
North Korean submarines used to launch ballistic missiles continue to be detected at Sinpo Shipyard, Seoul's spy agency says.
Watch: Sandra Oh enjoys 'Princess Diaries' TikTok revival: 'The queen is coming'
Sandra Oh discussed her iconic "Princess Diaries" line and how director Garry Marshall gave her the "freedom" to be funny on set.
Car-sized asteroid makes closest pass to Earth ever recorded without collision
The space rock, detected by scientists only after the flyby, measured between three and six metres in length.
Flat out training
Image: French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet re-familiarises himself with the Grasp experiment at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. Thomas will continue running this experiment during his second mission on board the International...
This cuttlefish is flamboyant on special occasions only
The flashy Flamboyant Cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish)—but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans.
Famous birthdays for Aug. 20: Fred Durst, Joan Allen
Singer Fred Durst turns 50 and actor Joan Allen turns 64, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 20.
Cold gas ejected from the center of the Milky Way puzzles scientists
Astrophysicists have found bullet-like globs of dense, cold gas that were expelled from the center of the Milky Way.
This cuttlefish is flamboyant on special occasions only!
The flashy Flamboyant Cuttlefish is among the most famous of the cephalopods (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish) - but it is widely misunderstood by its legions of fans. A new article...
Kepler's supernova remnant: Debris from stellar explosion not slowed after 400 years
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to record material blasting away from the site of an exploded star at speeds faster than 20 million miles per hour. This is...
Are we still listening to space?
When LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, and its European counterpart, Virgo, detect a gravitational ripple from space, a public alert is sent out. That alert lets researchers know with a decently high...
Watch: Lost parrot flies into New York woman's apartment
A New York woman is trying to find the owner of an unusual trespasser that came in through her apartment window -- a stray parrot.
Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science
NASA JPL are developing autonomous capabilities that could allow future Mars rovers to go farther, faster and do more science. Training machine learning models on the Maverick2, their team developed...
The most sensitive instrument in the search for life beyond Earth
Researchers have developed the highly sensitive ORIGIN instrument, which can provide proof of the smallest amounts of traces of life, for future space missions. The instrument may be used on...
Look: Red Velvet teases cover of BoA's 'Milky Way' with floral-themed photo
K-pop stars Red Velvet shared a group teaser photo for their cover of BoA's song "Milky Way."
Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman join Guillermo Del Toro's 'Pinocchio'
Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Cate Blanchett and Ron Perlman will star in Guillermo Del Toro's stop-motion "Pinocchio" film for Netflix.
Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science
NASA's Mars rovers have been one of the great scientific and space successes of the past two decades.
'Unsolved Mysteries' Volume 2 coming to Netflix in October
New episodes of Netflix's "Unsolved Mysteries" reboot will premiere Oct. 19.
Space telescope to study quasars and their host galaxies in three dimensions
Supermassive black holes, which likely reside at the centers of virtually all galaxies, are unimaginably dense, compact regions of space from which nothing—not even light—can escape. As such a black...
The most sensitive instrument in the search for life in space
Researchers at the University of Bern have developed the highly sensitive ORIGIN instrument, which can provide proof of the smallest amounts of traces of life, for future space missions. Space...
Under pressure, nontoxic salt-based propellant performs well
In smaller spacecraft such as CubeSat satellites, a salt-based monopropellant is showing promise. It can be used both in high-thrust chemical propulsion for fast time-sensitive maneuvers, and electric mode for...
Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way
An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the center of the Milky Way "like bullets".
Exploding stars may have caused mass extinction on Earth, study shows
Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon – it might be fun to think about, but this scene is the prelude to a...
'Gimme Shelter': California's looming 'eviction cliff' could lead to millions losing their homes
On Sept. 1, California's courts will begin processing eviction and foreclosure cases again. With a federal deal far from certain, all eyes are on Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state...