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Image: Sloshing in space
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst during his 2018 stay on the International Space Station, with two floating SPHERES robots tethered to a container of liquid, serving to simulate the experience of...
Watch: Mariah Carey performs 'Close My Eyes' on 'Good Morning America'
Mariah Carey performed "Close My Eyes" on "Good Morning America" Wednesday as part of the morning show's Summer Concert Series.
New cataclysmic variable star discovered
Using NASA's Kepler spacecraft, astronomers have detected a new bright transient event. After further analysis, the newly found transient source turned out to be a cataclysmic variable (CV) star. The...
Robotic telescope finds closest known asteroid to fly by Earth
On August 16, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), a robotic survey camera located at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, spotted an asteroid that had, just hours earlier, traveled only 1,830...
Searching for supernova neutrinos with Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
When a massive star reaches the end of its life, it can explode in a process known as a supernova. The massive star—much more massive than our sun—runs out of...
Homers help Rays snap Yankees win streak
Brandon Lowe and Austin Meadows each homered and Blake Snell bewildered batters to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a victory and snap the New York Yankees' win streak at...
Hulu: What's coming and going in September 2020
The "Twilight" movies, "Woke," starring Lamorne Morris, and new seasons of "Fargo" and "Pen15" are headed to Hulu.
Tiny asteroid buzzes by Earth -- the closest flyby on record
An SUV-size space rock flew past our planet over the weekend and was detected by a NASA-funded asteroid survey as it departed.
Powerful supernova could explain extinctions at the end of the Devonian period
New research suggests harmful cosmic rays from a nearby supernova might have caused the extinction events that form the boundary between the Devonian-Carboniferous periods.
Citizen Scientists Discover Dozens of New Cosmic Neighbors in NASA Data
We’ve never met some of the Sun’s closest neighbors until now. In a new study, astronomers report the discovery of 95 objects known as brown dwarfs, many within a few...
Citizen Scientists Discover Dozens of New Cosmic Neighbors in NASA Data
Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: Members of the public helped make 95 discoveries through Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a NASA-funded citizen science project that is a collaboration between volunteers and professional scientists. Link: Read More
Humidity helps virus particles remain airborne, travel farther
Two new studies look to answer questions about how particles become airborne and how their movements are influenced by environmental conditions.
Alan Bersten, Britt Stewart, to be among 'Dancing with the Stars' pro lineup
Reigning champ Alan Bersten and the first-ever Black female pro, Britt Stewart, will be among the pro lineup for the 29th season of "Dancing with the Stars," which is set...
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 disaster when...
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 disaster...
Cool new worlds found in our cosmic backyard
How complete is our census of the Sun's closest neighbors? Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science project, have discovered roughly...
Dust allows virus particles to become airborne, study shows
While most researchers have focused on how viral particles become airborne via coughing, sneezing and breathing, new research suggests exhalation isn't a prerequisite for floating viral particles.
Watch: 'Chef's Table' returning to Netflix with new barbecue season on Sept. 2
Netflix's "Chef's Table" is returning with a new four-episode season focused around barbecue. It will premiere on Sept. 2.
Reporters Without Borders calls for release of South Korean journalist
Reporters Without Borders is calling for the immediate release of a South Korean journalist who was sentenced to eight months in prison on charges of defamation.
Crafting Detectors Atomic Layer by Atomic Layer has a High Impact on Ultraviolet Astrophysics Missions
PROJECT Advanced FUV/UV/Visible Photon Counting and Ultralow Noise Detectors SNAPSHOT Researchers have developed methods to alter the surface properties of ultraviolet detectors and produce instruments with unprecedented sensitivity and performance. The ultraviolet (UV) spectral...
SpaceX sets rocket booster reuse record in satellite launch
SpaceX reused the same first-stage Falcon 9 rocket booster for the sixth time in a launch from Florida on Tuesday morning, notching a record for the launch industry.
100 cool worlds found near the Sun
How complete is our census of the Sun's closest neighbors? Astronomers and a team of data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science project, have discovered roughly...
Magnetized gas flows feed a young star cluster
Observations of magnetic fields in interstellar clouds made of gas and dust indicate that these clouds are strongly magnetized, and that magnetic fields influence the formation of stars within them....
The sun may have started its life with a binary companion
A new theory published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters by scientists from Harvard University suggests that the sun may once have had a binary companion of similar mass. If...
Watch live: SpaceX seeks booster reuse record for satellite launch
SpaceX plans to launch 58 more of its Starlink satellites Tuesday morning from Florida, using the same Falcon 9 booster for the sixth time -- a record for the space...
Indian astronomers investigate open cluster Czernik 3
A team of astronomers from India has performed deep near-infrared photometric observations of an open cluster known as Czernik 3. The study provides important information about the properties of Czernik...
WWE Raw: Randy Orton assaults Shawn Michaels, Drew McIntyre
Randy Orton's path of destruction continued on Raw as The Viper set his sights on two-time Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
New tool helps interpret future searches for life on exoplanets
Is there life on a distant planet? One way astronomers are trying to find out is by analyzing the light that is scattered off a planet's atmosphere. Some of that...