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Martian rover motors ahead
European engineers, together with Canada, are working on the technologies needed to find and retrieve samples from Mars, as part of ESA's plans to send material from the Red Planet...
If there is life out there, can we detect it?
Instruments aboard future space missions are capable of detecting amino acids, fatty acids and peptides, and can even identify ongoing biological processes on ocean moons in our solar system. These...
Look: 'Umbrella Academy' stars visit the 1960s in Season 2
"The Umbrella Academy," starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper and David Castañeda, will return July 31 on Netflix.
Flushed toilets produce clouds of virus-containing particles, simulations show
Computer models developed by a trio of researchers in China suggest flushing a toilet can produce a cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets.
Flat spots on Saturn’s moon Titan may be the floors of ancient lake beds
Peculiar flat regions on Saturn’s moon Titan could be the dry floors of ancient lakes and seas. The suggestion, published June 16 in Nature Communications, may solve a 20-year-old mystery. Starting in 2000,...
While Stargazing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Earth and Venus
Portal origin URL: While Stargazing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Earth and VenusPortal origin nid: 461924Published: Monday, June 15, 2020 - 12:46Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: This new portrait of...
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
To be considered Earth-like, a planet must be rocky, roughly Earth-sized and orbiting Sun-like (G-type) stars. It also has to orbit in the habitable zones of its star—the range of...
Flushing toilets create clouds of virus-containing particles
Researchers used a computer simulation to show how a flushing toilet can create a cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets that is large and widespread and lasts long enough that the...
As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
There may be as many as one Earth-like planet for every five Sun-like stars in the Milky way Galaxy, according to new estimates.
Dancing stars and black holes in a cosmic cloud of gas: New research of the 'common envelope phase'
Most massive stars are born in binaries (and sometimes triples, quadruples, and so on). As stars age, they grow larger in size by a hundred-fold or even thousand-fold expansion. When...
Supergiant atmosphere of Antares revealed by radio telescopes
An international team of astronomers has created the most detailed map yet of the atmosphere of the red supergiant star Antares. The unprecedented sensitivity and resolution of both the Atacama...
PICASSO, ESA's CubeSat to sift secrets from sunrise
There is always a sunrise and sunset happening somewhere on our planet. Soon ESA's newest CubeSat—flying aboard Europe's Vega launcher this Friday—will be keeping watch. The miniature PICASSO mission will...
Simba CubeSat to swivel from Earth to sun to help track climate change
Due to launch aboard Friday's Vega rocket, ESA's Simba CubeSat is a tiny mission with a big ambition: to measure one of the fundamental drivers of climate change in a...
FSSCat/Ф-sat-1 ready for launch
The first artificial intelligence to be carried onboard a European Earth observation mission will be launched this week from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The pioneering artificial intelligence technology...
Scientists find clues to solar variability in observations of other stars
One of the fundamental questions for climate scientists is the extent to which solar output may vary in the future. The sun's all-encompassing effect on Earth's atmosphere means that even...
The Hammer's free Bloomsday salute to James Joyce: quarantine must-watch of the day
Celebrate Irish author James Joyce with a free livestream of dramatic readings. Here's how to watch.
WNBA plans 22-game regular season at IMG Academy in Florida
The WNBA is planning a 22-game regular season in late July at IMG Academy, a preparatory boarding school and athletic training center in Bradenton, Fla.
Watch: Kaitlyn Bristowe joins 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 29
"The Bachelorette" alum Kaitlyn Bristowe will compete in the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars."
Dark Energy Survey detects thousands of low-surface-brightness galaxies
An international team of astronomers has identified nearly 21,000 low-surface-brightness galaxies (LSBGs) in the Dark Energy Survey (DES). The detection of such a huge sample could be essential to improving...
Evidence for volcanic craters on Saturn's moon Titan
Volcano-like features seen in polar regions of Saturn's moon Titan by NASA's Cassini spacecraft could be evidence of explosive eruptions that may continue today, according to a new paper by...
This supernova 'pizza' in a lab mimics the cosmic blast's splendid aftermath
Nestled in the constellation Taurus, a spectacle of swirling cosmic gasses measuring half a dozen lightyears across glows in shades of emerald and auburn. The Crab Nebula was born of...
Solar Orbiter makes first close approach to the sun
ESA's sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter has made its first close approach to the star on June 15, getting as close as 77 million kilometers to its surface, about half the...
ExoMars spots unique green glow at the Red Planet
ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars' atmosphere—the first time that this emission has been seen around a planet other than Earth.
A quantum metrology protocol for locating noncooperative targets in 3-D space
Radar technology, which stands for radio detection and ranging, has been around for several decades and has a wide range of real-world applications. Radar is currently used to detect targets...
Martian rover motors ahead
European engineers, together with Canada, are working on the technologies needed to find and retrieve samples from Mars, as part of ESA’s plans to send material from the Red Planet...
Watch: Josh Gad says reunion specials have brought 'light' during dark times on 'Late Late Show'
Josh Gad appeared on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and discussed his YouTube series, "Reunited Apart," which virtually reunites the casts of famous films.
Europe pushes ahead with 'dune buggy' Mars rover
Airbus-UK wins a contract to advance the design of a robot for the Red Planet with four big wheels.
Letters to the Editor: Trump broadcasts his racial and COVID-19 ignorance with his Tulsa rally
A campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., originally scheduled for Juneteenth, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, says so much about Trump's ignorance.