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Ohio State QB Justin Fields starts petition to reinstate Big Ten football season

4 years ago from UPI

Ohio State Buckeyes star quarterback Justin Fields, one of the Big Ten's most prominent players, has started a petition requesting the conference immediately reinstate its 2020 football season.

Watch: Chicago White Sox belt four straight home runs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

4 years ago from UPI

St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher in league history to give up four consecutive home runs in his MLB debut when the Chicago White Sox roughed...

Aurora mysteries unlocked with NASA's THEMIS mission

4 years ago from Science Daily

A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out...

Anthony Anderson honored with Walk of Fame star

4 years ago from UPI

Actor and producer Anthony Anderson has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit

4 years ago from Physorg

A rocket that blasted off from French Guiana successfully placed two communications satellites into orbit Saturday, launch firm Arianespace said.

Famous birthdays for Aug. 16: Vanessa Carlton, Timothy Hutton

4 years ago from UPI

Singer Vanessa Carlton turns 40 and actor Timothy Hutton turns 60, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 16.

Scientists Convene at ASGSR and Identify Critical Research Required to Support Moon and Mars Missions

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

ASGSR 2018-2019 President Kevin Sato and Anna-Lisa Paul, 2019 annual meeting chair The “planets are aligning” for the United States to make monumental leaps in research that both enables space exploration and is...

Request for Information: Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM)

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

Do you have ideas for potential scientific, exploration, and technology demonstration investigations for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program? If you are from U.S. industry, a university, a non-profit organization, a NASA...

A Once-in-a-Decade Opportunity: NASA to Solicit Science Community Input on NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Research Priorities via Decadal Survey

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

NASA astronauts (left to right) Christina Koch and Jessica Meir harvested Mizuna mustard greens on Thanksgiving day inside the ESA (European Space Agency) laboratory module's VEGGIE facility. It’s a once-in-a-decade opportunity: the chance...

Ariane 5’s third launch of 2020

4 years ago from European Space Agency

Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. There are also four notable updates to the...

3 Mississippi officers charged with murder

4 years ago from UPI

Three police officers in Mississippi have been charged with murder for the beating death of a 62-year-old man last year.

New 'Clueless' spin-off lands at Peacock

4 years ago from UPI

A new mystery drama focused on the character Dionne from the 1995 comedy film "Clueless" is in development at the Peacock subscription service.

Heat's Derrick Jones Jr. 'moving better' after being stretchered off court

4 years ago from UPI

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra expressed optimism about the status of Derrick Jones Jr. after the forward needed to be stretchered off the court following a violent collision Friday...

Robot boat completes three-week Atlantic mission

A UK uncrewed ocean-going vessel provides a glimpse of the future of robotic maritime operations.

New York Yankees put star OF Aaron Judge on IL with calf injury

4 years ago from UPI

The New York Yankees have placed star outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list because of a calf injury.

Outside the Box – The Materials Science in Space Workshop, July 2019

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

The 3-D printer that went up to the International Space Station NASA’s Artemis program is focused on sustainably exploring the Moon and preparing to send astronauts to Mars. Attendees of the Materials Science...

One step closer to bomb-sniffing cyborg locusts

4 years ago from Science Daily

Research has determined that locusts can smell explosives and determine where the smells originated -- an important step in engineering cyborg bomb-sniffing locusts.

Aurora mysteries unlocked with NASA's THEMIS mission

4 years ago from Physorg

A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out...

Watch: Russian athlete breaks Guinness record for underwater bench press

4 years ago from UPI

A Russian athlete broke a Guinness World Record when he went underwater and bench pressed a 110-pound barbell 76 times before coming up for air.

Watch: SuperM 'can't slow down' in '100' video

4 years ago from UPI

K-pop supergroup SuperM released an energetic video for "100," the first single from its album "Super One."

Simulations show lander exhaust could cloud studies of lunar ices

4 years ago from Physorg

A new study led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, shows that exhaust from a mid-sized lunar lander can quickly spread around the...

Space bricks for lunar habitation

4 years ago from Physorg

In what could be a significant step forward in space exploration, a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has...

A Successful Second Rehearsal Puts NASA’s OSIRIS-REx on a Path to Sample Collection

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

Portal origin URL: A Successful Second Rehearsal Puts NASA’s OSIRIS-REx on a Path to Sample CollectionPortal origin nid: 463539Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 14:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s first...

Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic Outburst

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

Portal origin URL: Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic OutburstPortal origin nid: 463560Published: Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Observations by NASA's...

Jessica Ray

4 years ago from C&EN

Water protector is developing ways to remove PFAS and other contaminants from this precious resource

Watch: Sonja Morgan recalls dating comedian Richard Lewis

4 years ago from UPI

"Real Housewives of New York" star Sonja Morgan shared details about her relationship with actor and comedian Richard Lewis.

Science poetry Friday: Artificial Galaxies

4 years ago from Science Blog

In the creases of deepest space, the sky is ablaze with light: fat galaxies, thin galaxies, barred galaxies, ring galaxies, new galaxies, old galaxies, hot galaxies, cold galaxies. How many...

Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission

4 years ago from Science @ NASA

Portal origin URL: Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS MissionPortal origin nid: 463590Published: Friday, August 14, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A special type of aurora, draped east-west across...