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Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA’s Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at...
Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS
ESA’s Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at...
Meteorites might be more likely to strike near the equator
Geoffrey Evatt was snowmobiling in Antarctica when he spotted an outlandish feature. A black rock stood so starkly against the diamantine ice that even the untrained eye would have known it was not...
Abu Dhabi
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Abu Dhabi – one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Earth from Space: Abu Dhabi
Video: 00:02:53 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Abu Dhabi – one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab...
Celestial Cloudscapes
Secluded worlds hide secrets from our cold, prying eyes, suffocating starlight in the heat of their embrace. Lost beneath the contrails of a smoggy methane haze, we conjure up impossible...
UPI News Quiz: astronauts, robots and tweets
Astronauts, robots and controversial tweets -- how well did you follow the news this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for May 29, 2020.
Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins ranks himself ahead of Julio Jones, Michael Thomas
New Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins believes he's the best pass-catcher in the NFL, ranking himself ahead of Atlanta Falcons star Julio Jones and New Orleans Saints wideout Michael...
Week 4: Watch 'Alien' director Ridley Scott on the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown
Week 4: Watch 'Alien' director Ridley Scott and film critic Justin Chang on the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
In planet formation, it's location, location, location
Astronomers are finding that planets have a tough time forming in the rough-and-tumble central region of the massive, crowded star cluster Westerlund 2. Located 20,000 light-years away, Westerlund 2 is...
Watch: Doorbell camera records alligator climbing bench to reach turtle plaque
A Florida man who received an alert from his doorbell camera checked the footage and was surprised to see a large alligator climbing on the bench on his front door.
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 a team of scientists. The planet, Proxima...
In planet formation, it's location, location, location
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are finding that planets have a tough time forming in the rough-and-tumble central region of the massive, crowded star cluster Westerlund 2. Located 20,000...
SpaceX and NASA place safety as their top priority, delay launch day
SpaceX will try again to launch its crewed capsule into orbit on Saturday, May 30. It'll be the first time Americans have launched from U.S. soil since the space shuttle...
Watch: Momoland shares 'Tiki Taka' video
K-pop stars Momoland released a video for "Tiki Taka," a new single in collaboration with the animated series "Pororo the Little Penguin."
PJ Harvey to reissue 'Dry,' full back catalog
PJ Harvey will release a vinyl reissue of her debut album, "Dry," in July, with reissues of her entire catalog to follow.
Redskins say QB Dwayne Haskins 'starting to click' in film sessions
Washington Redskins offensive coordinator Scott Turner said quarterback Dwayne Haskins is "starting to click" in comprehending defensive coverages through team film sessions.
Lucasfilm announces 'Star Wars' VR experience based on theme park
Lucasfilm announced it's entertainment studio, ILMxLAB, is developing a new "Star Wars" virtual reality experience for Disney's Galaxy's Edge theme park.
Presence of Earth-like star in closest star system confirmed by ESPRESSO instrument
Astronomers have confirmed the presence of an Earth-like exoplanet in the star system closest to our own, Proxima Centauri.
NASA’s AIM Spots First Arctic Noctilucent Clouds of the Season
Portal origin URL: NASA’s AIM Spots First Arctic Noctilucent Clouds of the SeasonPortal origin nid: 461262Published: Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 11:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Ice-blue clouds are drifting high...
Harry Connick Jr. to host Grammy salute honoring essential workers
Harry Connick Jr. is set to host a Grammy special honoring essential workers.
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...