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Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for his past use of blackface in comedy
Comedian and talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel is apologizing for using blackface during performances in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Lil Rel Howery to host 'Small Fortune' game show for NBC
Comedian, actor, writer and producer Lil Rel Howery has signed on to host NBC's new game show, "Small Fortune."
NASA's Hunt for Lunar Water Intensifies
The space agency’s plans for sustainable lunar outposts could hinge on finding—and using—what may be the moon’s most precious resource -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In rare remarks on Korean conflict, Kim Jong Un calls off military plans
After weeks of ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea took a step back on Wednesday with an announcement in state-run media that leader Kim Jong Un has...
Kim Jong Un turns down the heat on tense peninsula
After weeks of ratcheting up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea took a step back on Wednesday with an announcement in state-run media that leader Kim Jong Un has...
On This Day, June 24: Isner defeats Mahut at Wimbledon in longest tennis match in history
On June 24, 2010, John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in a first-round match at Wimbledon, the longest match in pro-tennis history.
Trump again blames testing for high coronavirus numbers during Arizona rally
President Donald Trump visited Arizona Tuesday where he continued to blame testing for the country's high tally of COVID-19 cases and praised the construction of an expanded physical barrier on...
EU weighs barring travelers from United States, Russia, Brazil in border reopening plan
The European Union is weighing blocking travelers from the United States and a handful of other countries as it prepares to reopen its borders after shutting them down in response...
LIGO and Virgo detected a collision between a black hole and a mystery object
Ripples in spacetime have revealed a distant collision between a black hole and a mystery object, which appears too massive to be a neutron star but not massive enough to be a...
University students develop AI to detect fast radio bursts
West Virginia University's Duncan Lorimer might be the godfather of the fast radio burst, but a pair of international students has taken exploring these mysterious cosmic flashes to a new...
NASA analyzes the newest Atlantic Ocean subtropical depression
NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to analyze the strength of storms in the North Atlantic Ocean's newly formed Subtropical Depression 4. Infrared data provides temperature information to find the...
New research deepens mystery of particle generation in proton collisions
Researchers have shown that in polarized proton-proton collisions, the neutral pions in the very forward area of collisions -- where direct interactions involving quarks and gluons are not applicable --...
Mystery astronomical object in 'mass gap': Neutron star? Black hole?
Researchers have discovered what is either the heaviest known neutron star, or the lightest black hole.
Scientists confirm 50-year-old theory that aliens could exploit a black hole for energy
Lab experiments have confirmed the 50-year-old theory that an alien civilization could exploit a black hole for energy.
Alicia Keys to host 'Nick News' special about race
Alicia Keys will host "Kids, Race and Unity," a Nickelodeon special featuring Black Lives Matter leaders and teen activists.
iHeartMedia, WarnerMedia sign deal to co-produce HBO Max podcasts
iHeartMedia and WarnerMedia are teaming up to co-produce companion podcasts for HBO Max shows.
NASA's first planetary defense mission target gets a new name
Nearly two decades ago, a near-Earth asteroid was discovered to have a moon and the binary system was given the name "Didymos"—Greek for "twin," a loose description of the larger...
Boots Riley announces new series 'I'm A Virgo,' starring Jharrel Jerome
Filmmaker Boots Riley announced on Twitter that he is developing a new series starring Jharrel Jerome, titled "I'm A Virgo."
3-D-printed neutrino detectors
Plastic scintillators are one of the most used active materials in high-energy physics. Their properties make it possible to track and distinguish between particle topologies. Among other things, scintillators are...
Watch: Netflix shares trailer for animated film 'Over the Moon'
"Over the Moon," a new film inspired by a Chinese legend and featuring the voices of Margaret Cho and Phillipa Soo, will premiere on Netflix in the fall.
Either the heaviest-known neutron star or the lightest-known black hole: LIGO-Virgo finds mystery object in 'mass gap'
When the most massive stars die, they collapse under their own gravity and leave behind black holes; when stars that are a bit less massive die, they explode in a...
Image: Space Station stitch
This panorama of the International Space Station is a wider view of what ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was capturing on camera during the first of a series of historic spacewalks...
NASA simulates sunsets throughout the solar system
Tired of those boring Earth sunsets? NASA has the antidote: a new video simulation featuring sunsets from across the solar system.
Watch: Hannah Ferrier discusses pregnancy, boyfriend Josh
"Below Deck Mediterranean" star Hannah Ferrier discussed her pregnancy and her boyfriend, Josh, on "Watch What Happens Live."
Helium balloons did not reach North Korea, Seoul says
South Korea said none of the helium balloons containing leaflets and anti-Pyongyang propaganda defectors launched on Monday evening made it to North Korea.
'Black neutron star' discovery baffles astronomers
Laser labs that detect ripples in space-time may have witnessed a new class of cosmic object.
Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight
The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.
