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Apple to finance Martin Scorsese's 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Apple will finance "Killers of the Flower Moon," a new Martin Scorsese film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro.
Del Mar announces revised schedule for summer meeting in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Del Mar will start its summer meeting eight days earlier but only race three days a week in response to the coronavirus outbreak. There will be no spectators.
Nanosatellite with global mission tested for space
ESA's largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things.
Fresh antimatter study will bolster future indirect dark matter searches
The ALICE collaboration has presented new results on the production rates of antideuterons based on data collected at the highest collision energy delivered so far at the Large Hadron Collider....
Extremely intense radio burst detected from magnetar SGR 1935+2154
Using the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) radio telescope, astronomers have detected a bright, millisecond-duration radio burst from a galactic magnetar known as SGR 1935+2154. The discovery of such...
Pollen fragments linger after rain, making allergies worse
Pollen fragments can hang in the air for as long as 11 hours after heavy rains, and can get deep into the lungs and worsen spring allergies, according to new...
ESPRESSO confirms the presence of an Earth around the nearest star
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers...
How Europe's CHEOPS satellite will improve the hunt for exoplanets
While the planet has been on lockdown the last two months, a new space telescope called CHEOPS opened its eyes, took its first pictures of the heavens and is now...
Letters to the Editor: L.A. is blowing its chance to have open trails and beaches during a pandemic
Eaton Canyon is closed again. Some beaches were packed this weekend. Rules on masks and social distancing were disregarded. Come on, L.A.
Nanosatellite with global mission tested for space
ESA’s largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things.
New Orleans Saints signing ex-Baltimore Ravens OL James Hurst
The New Orleans Saints reached an agreement with former Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman James Hurst on Wednesday.
Under pressure, black holes feast
A new study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies -- and the supermassive black holes...
Historic SpaceX Crew Dragon launch postponed due to bad weather
SpaceX was ready to make history with the launch of the first crew aboard a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. But the weather didn't cooperate, and the launch...
Weather postpones SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida
SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that...
Elon Musk says SpaceX rocket launch is "a dream come true"
Wednesday's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch will be the first time a private company will send humans into orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk reflects on what this historic moment means...
SpaceX’s astronaut launch will mark a milestone for commercial spaceflight
For the first time, humans are poised to hurtle into Earth’s orbit on a commercial rocket. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to launch at 3:22 p.m. EDT from the Kennedy Space...
Watch live: Storms postpone return of human spaceflight from U.S.
NASA and SpaceX postponed the agency's historic launch Wednesday because of rain and a heavy cloud cover at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because...
Weather delays SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida
SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a...
Newsom says rules for reopening California fitness centers coming 'in a week or so'
Gov. Newsom says the state would release guidelines "in a week or so" for gyms and other facilities to reopen in California.
The next era of space travel should include nuclear-powered rockets
A SpaceX rocket seen launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida. (SpaceX/)Iain Boyd is a professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. This story originally featured on The Conversation.With dreams...
Return of the Blob: Surprise link found to edge turbulence in fusion plasma
Correlation discovered between magnetic turbulence in fusion plasmas and troublesome blobs at the plasma edge.
In photos: Astronauts poised to return to space from U.S. soil
SpaceX's first mission with astronauts on board is scheduled to launch on May 27, 2020, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be the first crewed launch from U.S....
Ominous weather looms as NASA set to resume human spaceflight with SpaceX takeoff
Two NASA astronauts arrived at a Florida launch pad flashing thumbs-up signs as they prepared to be carried into orbit on Wednesday by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company...
Astronauts at launch pad as NASA set to resume human spaceflight with SpaceX takeoff
Two NASA astronauts arrived at a Florida launch pad flashing thumbs-up signs as they prepared to be carried into orbit on Wednesday by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company...
2 U.S. astronauts arrive at launch pad for SpaceX launch
With thunderstorms and the possibility of tornadoes threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship Wednesday for liftoff on a history-making flight that was seen as...
Watch live: Astronauts on board SpaceX capsule for historic liftoff
Two NASA astronauts entered SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Wednesday afternoon at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, scheduled for a historic liftoff at 4:33 p.m. EDT toward the International Space Station.
'We are go for launch': NASA due to resume human spaceflight with SpaceX takeoff
SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, made final preparations to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight...