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Ohio State QB Justin Fields starts petition to reinstate Big Ten football season
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
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
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
Actor and producer Anthony Anderson has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Water protector is developing ways to remove PFAS and other contaminants from this precious resource
Watch: Sonja Morgan recalls dating comedian Richard Lewis
"Real Housewives of New York" star Sonja Morgan shared details about her relationship with actor and comedian Richard Lewis.
Science poetry Friday: Artificial Galaxies
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
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...