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China will begin constructing its space station in 2021
The Chinese space agency is building a brand new space station, and they're going about it in a suitably impressive way: an ambitious schedule of 11 planned launches crammed into...
Checking out iron under pressure
Iron is the most stable and heaviest chemical element produced by nucleosynthesis in stars, making it the most abundant heavy element in the universe and in the interiors of Earth...
Watch: Beyonce, Obamas, Katy Perry celebrate grads during YouTube special
Beyoncé, Barack and Michelle Obama, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and other stars took part in YouTube's "Dear Class of 2020" stream.
First global map of rockfalls on the moon
A research team from ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen counted over 136,000 rockfalls on the moon caused by asteroid impacts. Even billions...
Fix for Mars lander 'mole' may be working
Representatives from NASA's InSight project have reported via Twitter that efforts by the team at the German Aerospace Center (GAC) to push a probe called the Heat Flow and Physical...
Astronomers find elusive target hiding behind dust
Astronomers acting on a hunch have likely resolved a mystery about young, still-forming stars and regions rich in organic molecules closely surrounding some of them. They used the National Science...
Cosmic quasars embrace 1970s fashion trend
Researchers from Russia, Germany, Finland and the U.S. have studied more than 300 quasars—spinning black holes that produce beams of plasma. The team has found that the shape of these...
Variable star RZ Piscium has a low-mass stellar companion, study finds
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers has uncovered the presence of a low-mass stellar companion to a young variable star known as RZ Piscium. The...
Ancient asteroid impacts created the ingredients of life on Earth and Mars
A new study published in Scientific Reports reveals that asteroid impact sites in the ocean may possess a crucial link in explaining the formation of the essential molecules for life....
New experiments show complex astrochemistry on thin ice covering dust grains
Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and the University of Jena have obtained a clearer view of nature's tiny deep-space laboratories: tiny dust grains covered with ice. Instead...
The Milky Way’s giant gas bubbles were seen in visible light for the first time
Mysterious cosmic bubbles are being seen in a new light. For the first time, scientists have observed visible light from the Fermi bubbles, enormous blobs of gas that sandwich the plane of...
International effort reveals 157 day cycle in unusual cosmic radio bursts
An investigation into one of the current great mysteries of astronomy has come to the fore thanks to a four-year observing campaign conducted at the Jodrell Bank Observatory.
Deputy killed, another wounded in shooting in northern California
One sheriff's office deputy was shot dead and another wounded during an ambush with gunfire and explosives in Santa Cruz in Northern California.
Justice Smith confirms he is queer, takes part in George Floyd protest
"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu" star Justice Smith announced on Instagram this weekend that he is queer.
Las Cruces cop charged with manslaughter in February death
A police officer in Las Cruces, N.M. has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after using a choke hold that killed a man in February.
Chance of finding young Earth-like planets higher than previously thought
Researchers have found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than previously thought.
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard.
The CW picks up 'Devils,' starring Patrick Dempsey, Alessandro Borghi
The CW Network said it has added to its fall TV lineup "Devils," an international thriller starring Alessandro Borghi and Patrick Dempsey.
Eclipse data illuminate mysteries of Sun's corona
Observations from total solar eclipses are used to measure the shape of the Sun's magnetic field.
NASA analyzes Cristobal, the big rainmaker
NASA's Aqua satellite gathered infrared imagery and cloud top temperature data on Tropical Depression Cristobal, and it revealed the heavy rainmaking capability of the storm.
Young Earth-like planets are more plentiful than astronomers thought
The prospects for finding young Earth-like planets are better than scientists thought, according to a new study.
Young Earth-like planets are more plentify than astronomers thought
The prospects for finding young Earth-like planets are better than scientists thought, according to a new study.
D.C. mayor renames part of 16th Street 'Black Lives Matter' Plaza
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser renamed the street in front of the White House Black Lives Matter Plaza on Friday, sending an obvious sign to President Donald Trump.
Steel contract signed for new Australian frigate prototypes
A delivery contract for 1,500 tons of steel plate, for prototypes of the Australian Navy's Hunter-class frigates, was announced by the government on Friday.
Oprah Winfrey to host two-night special about racism
Oprah Winfrey will speak with black leaders in "Where Do We Go From Here," an OWN special airing June 9 and 10, in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Jake Paul charged with trespassing, unlawful assembly
Jake Paul was charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly after sharing videos from a Scottsdale, Ariz., mall as it was being looted.
Satellite images help assess effective use of cover crops in the Netherlands
Researchers from the University of Twente's Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) have used satellite images to assess the effective use of cover crops in the Dutch province...
Hubble catches cosmic snowflakes
Almost like snowflakes, the stars of the globular cluster NGC 6441 sparkle peacefully in the night sky, about 13,000 light-years from the Milky Way's galactic center. Like snowflakes, the exact...