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Mapping the solar system: from the moon to Bennu
As NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft prepares to briefly touch down and collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu in October, the mission's science team, led by the University of Arizona, has...
New research of oldest light confirms age of the universe
New research suggest the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, according to researchers using observations from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile.
Solar Orbiter's first views of the Sun: image gallery
ESA's Solar Orbiter, launched on 10 February 2020, performed its first close approach to the Sun in mid-June, capturing unique views of our nearest star. No other images of the...
Solar Orbiter first images revealed
Video: 00:03:00 ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back its first images of the Sun. At 77 million kilometres from the surface, this is the closest a camera has ever flown to...
Watch live: Astronauts begin spacewalk outside International Space Station
NASA's latest spacewalk at the International Space Station began early Thursday with astronauts working to replace aging batteries as part of an extended SpaceX mission.
Watch: James McAvoy on playing a young Jean-Luc Picard: 'This territory is mine'
James McAvoy appeared on "The Tonight Show" to discuss his "Star Trek" parody series and if he is open to portraying a young Jean-Luc Picard.
Watch: Noah Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus perform 'Young & Sad' on 'Late Show'
Noah Cyrus and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, performed "Young & Sad" and "July," two songs from her EP "The End of Everything," on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Arsenal shocks Liverpool, denies Premier League record
Liverpool can no longer set the record for most points in a season in England's Premier League after the Reds were shocked by Arsenal in London.
Solar Orbiter gives scientists unprecedented look at Sun
Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the Sun as part of a pan-European mission to study solar winds and flares that could have far-reaching...
ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter Returns First Data, Snaps Closest Pictures of the Sun
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Spacewalking astronauts closing in on final battery swaps
A pair of spacewalking astronauts tackled the final set of battery swaps outside the International Space Station on Thursday.
Solar Orbiter: Sun probe's first images reveal small 'camp fires'
Solar Orbiter takes the closest ever pictures of the Sun, just 77 million km from the surface.
Solar Orbiter sees ‘campfires’ on the Sun
Video: 00:03:28 The first images from ESA’s Solar Orbiter, captured around the spacecraft’s first close pass of the Sun, some 77 million kilometres from its surface, are already exceeding expectations revealing interesting new...
Closer than ever: Solar Orbiter’s first views of the Sun
Video: 00:01:29 The first images from ESA’s Solar Orbiter are already exceeding expectations and revealing interesting new phenomena on the Sun. This animation combines a series of views captured with several remote-sensing instruments on...
Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun
The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star.
The closest images of the sun ever taken reveal ‘campfire’ flares
Get out the marshmallows and toasting sticks. The closest images yet taken of the sun show tiny flares dubbed “campfires,” astronomers announced in a news conference on July 16. The images are the...
New transient X-ray source detected in the galaxy NGC 4945
Using the Suzaku satellite, Japanese astronomers have detected a transient X-ray source in a nearby galaxy known as NGC 4945. The newly discovered source, designated Suzaku J1305−4930, appears to be...
Giant Hawaii telescope builders say no construction in 2020
Scientists planning to build one of the world's largest telescopes on a Hawaii mountain said Wednesday construction won't begin until at least next year.
Why does space look so dark?
Stars twinkle up above, but space itself is as dark as can be. (ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Bellini et al./)We know you are bored at home right now—we are too. Here are...
Watch live: Astronauts conduct spacewalk at International Space Station
NASA's latest spacewalk at the International Space Station is scheduled to begin early Thursday to replace aging batteries as part of an extended SpaceX mission.
Data-relay satellite beams at light speed
The most sophisticated laser communication network ever designed has gained its second satellite.The European Data Relay System (EDRS) was built to accelerate the flow of information from Earth-observation satellites to...
Trump admin announces charges against 22 MS-13 gang members
The Justice Department has for the first time indicted a leader of the notorious MS-13 gang on terrorism-related charges, the Trump administration said as prosecutors unveiled indictments against 22 gang...
Famous birthdays for July 16: Will Ferrell, Tony Kushner
Actor Will Ferrell turns 53 and playwright Tony Kushner turns 64, among the famous birthdays for July 16.
NASA finds limited water vapor as depression 06E becomes a trough
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Tropical Depression 06E that showed it had opened up into a trough. A trough...
U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin
The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions targeting Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s corona disappear, then reappear
It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run roughshod over the world, another entirely different corona about 100 million light years from Earth has mysteriously...
Tennessee Titans, rushing champ Derrick Henry reach 4-year, $50M deal
The Tennessee Titans signed star running back and 2019 rushing champion Derrick Henry to a multiyear contract Wednesday.
Researchers confirm age of universe at 13.8 billion years
Studying the oldest available light in the sky, astronomers at a Chilean observatory on Wednesday said they confirmed the universe is about 13.8 billion years old.