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NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic Atmosphere
Portal origin URL: NASA Mission to Study Ice Clouds, Help Observe Our Dynamic AtmospherePortal origin nid: 487305Published: Monday, May 22, 2023 - 12:37Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA has selected a...
NASA Scientists Make First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on Uranus
Portal origin URL: NASA Scientists Make First Observation of a Polar Cyclone on UranusPortal origin nid: 487311Published: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 07:35Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Scientists used ground-based telescopes...
NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting Views
Portal origin URL: NASA's Chandra, Webb Combine for Arresting ViewsPortal origin nid: 487316Published: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 11:39Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Four composite images deliver dazzling views from NASA's...
Watch: 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' stars find danger, adventure in Season 2 trailer
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," a "Star Trek: Discovery" spinoff starring Anson Mount, will return for a second season on Paramount+.
Watch a new supernova explode on May 25 with free telescope livestream
A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The livestream will begin at 6:00 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) on Thursday, May 25.
Kristen Stewart, Elle Fanning to star in 'Rosebushpruning' from Karim Ainouz
Kristen Stewart, Josh O'Connor and Elle Fanning will lead the cast of "Rosebushpruning," a new film from "Firebrand" director Karim Aïnouz.
Watch: Squirrel pays a visit to Yankees Stadium during Orioles game
Cameras were rolling at Yankee Stadium when a squirrel ran across the outfield wall, eliciting shocked reactions from fans in the nearby seats.
Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of miles
The exploding meteor, known as a bolide, also created a sonic boom that shook a nearby town.
Data from Juno suggest lightning on Jupiter pulses in ways similar to lightning on Earth
A team of space scientists affiliated with several institutions in Czechia, Japan and the U.S. has found evidence of lightning pulses on Jupiter that are similar to those found on...
Astronomers explore a recently discovered luminous quasar
Using various space telescopes, an international team of astronomers have observed a recently detected luminous quasar known as SMSS J114447.77-430859.3, or J1144 for short. Results of the observational campaign, available...
'The Flash' final trailer: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle unite
"The Flash," a new superhero film in the DC Extended Universe starring Ezra Miller, opens in theaters in June.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. clubs grand slam as Blue Jays clobber Rays 20-1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a grand slam and drove in six runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 20-1 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg,...
Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes early Thursday
The second set of NASA's TROPICS cubesats will launch on their hurricane-studying mission at midnight EDT on Thursday (May 25), and you can watch the action live.
South Korea cancels satellite launch plan citing technical problem
South Korea canceled its planned launch Wednesday of its first commercial-grade satellite due to a technical issue, days after rival North Korea reaffirmed its push to place its first military...
Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rare black hole lurking in our cosmic backyard (video)
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope about the nearby M4 globular cluster suggests a rare midsize black hole may be lurking at its center.
Meet the 8 people flying on Virgin Galactic's 5th spaceflight on Thursday
Eight people will fly on Virgin Galactic's upcoming test mission. Six of them will go to suborbital space, and the other two will pilot the carrier aircraft to start the...
Astronomers Have Spotted a Once-in-a-Decade Supernova--and You Can, Too
The death throes of a massive star in the galaxy M101, located just 21 million light-years away from Earth, are entrancing professional and amateur astronomers alike
This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth
A cloudy Jupiter-like planet orbiting close to a fiery star, in an illustration based on space telescope observations. NASA/JPL-Caltech Our solar system has a suite of eight planets—rocky Mars and Earth, the ice...
Teresa Palmer: Cult drama 'The Clearing" is 'a redemption story'
Teresa Palmer and Miranda Otto discuss the intense drama of "The Clearing," premiering Wednesday on Hulu.
South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its 1st military spy satellite
South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite Wednesday as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.
SpaceX scrubs launch of Arab League satellite over weather
A SpaceX launch of a powerful communication relay satellite from Florida was called off early Wednesday due to weather.
Virgin Orbit: Branson's rocket firm permanently ceases operations
The announcement that Virgin Orbit has shut down comes just months after a major mission failure.
Watch Russian cargo craft launch toward space station Wednesday morning
A robotic Russian cargo craft will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday (May 24), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Virgin Orbit shuts down, liquidates assets in bankruptcy auction
Bankrupt satellite launcher Virgin Orbit has officially shut down after selling off its assets to three winning bidders at auction, the company confirmed Tuesday.
NASA's Hubble Hunts for Intermediate-Sized Black Hole Close to Home
Astronomers using Hubble have identified some of the best evidence yet for an intermediate-mass black hole weighing roughly 800 times our Sun's mass that may be lurking in the heart...
Taylor Geospatial Institute Announces Inaugural Class of TGI Fellows
The Taylor Geospatial Institute announces the inaugural group of TGI fellows. The program enables TGI member institutions to recruit and retain distinguished researchers in geospatial science fields, develop the next...
Suborbital explorers: Meet Virgin Galactic's test pilots in this new video
Virgin Galactic has released a video introducing the public to the pilots who fly the company's VSS Unity space plane, which is gearing up for its final test flight.
You can grab the Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ for $50
Getting the Celestron PowerSeeker for $50 is a low-risk investment on a reliable telescope for those looking to take their first steps into stargazing.