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NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27
NASA gave the green light on Friday to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel—the first crewed space flight from US soil in nine years and a...
Nasa SpaceX crew mission cleared to launch
A review panel finds no technical reason to delay the first US orbital crew launch in nine years.
NASA, SpaceX review clears historic mission for launch next week
NASA and SpaceX have cleared next week's historic SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to the International Space Station after a flight readiness review on Friday.
Watch: 'Elite' stars tease Season 4 of Netflix series
"Elite," starring Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, Ester Expósito and Arón Piper, will return for a fourth season on Netflix.
Season Interrupted: Volleyball star Dain Johnson looks to the future
The Mira Costa High volleyball star on the coronavirus shutdown, staying in shape and his plans for UC Santa Barbara.
NASA examines tropical storm Mangga in infrared light
NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to provide forecasters with a look at the temperatures of the cloud tops in Tropical Storm Mangga.
ALMA spots twinkling heart of the Milky Way
Astronomers have found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. The team interpreted these blinks to be due to the rotation of radio...
ALMA spots twinkling heart of Milky Way
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. The team interpreted these blinks to be...
Air deliveries bring NASA's Perseverance Mars rover closer to launch
Progress continues to speed along as NASA's Perseverance rover readies for its launch this summer. On May 11, the rover team at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida received...
The bold plan to see continents and oceans on another Earth
What if we could take a picture of an Earth-like planet around another star that was sharp enough to see continents, oceans, and clouds?
DESI team prepares for telescope instrument's restart after unexpected shutdown
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), installed on an Arizona mountaintop, was quickly moving through its testing stages and making headway toward the start of its 5-year observing run as...
South Korea, Myanmar to inquire into crashed Korean Air flight
South Korea and Myanmar have agreed to investigate together wreckage found in the Andaman Sea, believed to be that of Korean Air Flight 858, which exploded midair in 1987.
Watch: Pamela Anderson weighs in on 'Baywatch' film
Pamela Anderson, who played C.J. Parker on "Baywatch," weighed in on the big screen remake starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
Column: COVID-19 may make universal basic income more palatable. That's a good thing
The coronavirus crisis may mean that the time has come for universal basic income's closeup.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's promise to feed California seniors during coronavirus crisis falls short
Gov. Gavin Newsom's program to deliver meals to California seniors hasn't lived up to his projections.
Listen: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande join forces on 'Rain On Me'
Lady Gaga released on Friday her new single with Ariana Grande titled "Rain On Me."
Meet the Experts: Isolation in Antarctica
Video: 00:05:43 Cold, dark, remote, Antarctica is as close to space as you can get on Earth. Humans conduct research in Antarctic bases on a wide range of topics, from climate...
Earth from Space: Atacama minerals
Video: 00:02:46 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Chile's Atacama Desert, considered one of the driest places on Earth.See also Atacama...
UPI News Quiz: Astronauts, Tiffany Trump, inflatable spectators
Astronauts ready for liftoff, Tiffany Trump's big day, inflatable fans in the soccer stands -- how closely did you follow the news this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for...
Researchers achieve broadest microcomb spectral span on record
Xu Yi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia, collaborated with Yun-Feng Xiao's group from Peking University and researchers at Caltech to achieve the broadest...
Gayle King asks Instagram's head: Are you listening to my private conversations?
In a wide-ranging interview with Instagram head Adam Mosseri that will air Tuesday and Wednesday, "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King wanted to know: Why does she see ads for...
Astronaut Anne McClain heading home
After living and working on the International Space Station, astronaut Anne McClain is heading home. Now she has her eye on a bigger job. Mark Strassmann explains.
Watch: Moonbyul shares trailer for 'Moon' online show
K-pop star Moonbyul teaser her her "1st Ontact Live" show in support of her repackaged album, "Moon."
Complex data workflows contribute to reproducibility crisis
Scientific research has changed dramatically in the centuries since Galileo, Newton and Darwin. Whereas scientists once often toiled in isolation with homemade experiments and treatises, today collaboration is the norm....
Anchorage hits 90 degrees as record-breaking heat wave hits Alaska
America's coldest state was one of the hottest on the Fourth of July and scientists are sounding the alarm. Anchorage, Alaska, hit a record 90 degrees on the holiday....
Ricky Martin, Sarah Hyland join 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 5 as guest judges
VH1 released a trailer for "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" Season 5, which premieres June 5.
NASA Science Live: Episode 4 - Storms Across the Solar System
Did you know that there are storms churning all across our solar system and beyond? Watch as we tour some of the storms in our planetary neighborhood – from supersonic...
Senate confirms Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the new director of national intelligence.