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Watch: Sheree Whitfield open to 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' return

3 years ago from UPI

Shereé Whitfield discussed "Real Housewives of Atlanta" and weighed in on NeNe Leakes' friendship with Wendy Williams.

Watch live: Northrop's Cygnus cargo capsule to depart space station

3 years ago from UPI

NASA and Northrop Grumman plan to bring a Cygnus cargo space capsule back into Earth's atmosphere from the International Space Station on Monday, and to destroy it on re-entry two...

Watch: 'The Office' cast reunites for fan's virtual wedding

3 years ago from UPI

John Krasinski hosted a Zoom wedding for two fans featuring Jenna Fischer, Steve Carell, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey and other "Office" stars.

Listen to the sounds of BepiColombo's Earth flyby

3 years ago from Physorg

Listen to the sound of BepiColombo's Earth flyby as captured in five recordings taken by two instruments aboard the Mercury Planetary Orbiter, one of the two orbiters comprising the joint...

A multilayer haze system on Saturn's hexagon

3 years ago from Physorg

A rich variety of meteorological phenomena takes place in the extensive hydrogen atmosphere of Saturn, a world about 10 times the size of the Earth. They help us to better...

Scientists reveal new insights of exploding massive stars and future gravitational wave detectors

3 years ago from Physorg

In a study recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dr. Jade Powell and Dr. Bernhard Mueller from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave...

Observations unveil the properties of neutrino-emitting blazar's jet

3 years ago from Physorg

Using the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) technique, astronomers have probed the parsec-scale jet of a neutrino-emitting blazar known as TXS 0506+056. Results of the new study, presented May 1...

Yeast and E. coli can grow in conditions that might exist on alien planets

3 years ago from PopSci

scientists at MIT discovered that both yeast and E. coli can grow in an environment with an atmosphere composed purely of hydrogen. (Photo by Eric Erbe, digital colorization by Christopher Pooley, both of...

Russian rocket breaks up in Earth orbit: space agency

3 years ago from Physorg

Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit.

Season Interrupted: Mission Viejo's Hayden Cody has Angels dreams

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

Mission Viejo ace Hayden Cody would like to keep it close to home in college and MLB: 'I would like... to be like Jered Weaver.'

Planet already seeing temps beyond human tolerability

3 years ago from UPI

Researchers have predicted that if climate change goes unabated, the planet will experience intolerable heat in several decades. But a new study has found that in certain global hot spots,...

New Orleans Saints release Pro Bowl OL Larry Warford

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The New Orleans Saints released Pro Bowl offensive lineman Larry Warford after three seasons, the team announced Friday.

Hundreds honor Ahmaud Arbery after two murder suspects are arrested

3 years ago from UPI

Hundreds attended a rally Friday in support of Ahmaud Arbery, and officials said they will investigate the man who recorded a video of his shooting.

Team probes violent storms, lightning on Jupiter

3 years ago from Science Blog

Michael Wong is an astronomer, but he spends his days tracking storm systems and lightning flashes on Jupiter like some Earth-bound meteorologist looking for harbingers of bad weather. Wong is...

'RuPaul's Drag Race' announces 'All Stars 5' cast

3 years ago from UPI

'RuPaul's Drag Race' announced the 10 competitors from previous seasons who will get another chance in the fifth 'All Stars' season, premiering June 5 on VH1.

Mike Pompeo to travel to Israel, meet with Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz

3 years ago from UPI

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Israel next week to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his first international trip since coronavirus-related restrictions were put in...

Most California counties fall short of reopening criteria as coronavirus cases climb

3 years ago from LA Times - Health

The vast majority of California isn't close to meeting Gov. Gavin Newsom's reopening requirements, a Times analysis finds.

Telescopes and Spacecraft Join Forces to Probe Deep into Jupiter's Atmosphere

3 years ago from Science @ NASA

Portal origin URL: Telescopes and Spacecraft Join Forces to Probe Deep into Jupiter's AtmospherePortal origin nid: 460545Published: Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 15:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope...

Space agency: Human urine could help make concrete on Moon

3 years ago from Physorg

The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the Moon.

Watch: Tinsley Mortimer, Scott Kluth planning 'small' wedding

3 years ago from UPI

"Real Housewives of New York" star Tinsley Mortimer gave an update on her wedding plans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

JPSS-2 satellite instrument passes readiness test

3 years ago from Physorg

The Cross-Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) instrument built to fly on the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 satellite is ready to ship to the spacecraft. CrIS has passed all of its...

Princess Love files for divorce from Ray J

3 years ago from UPI

Princess Love filed for divorce from Ray J, her husband and "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood" co-star, after nearly four years of marriage.

New 'planetary quarantine' report reviews risks of alien contamination of Earth

3 years ago from Physorg

In Michael Crichton's 1969 novel The Andromeda Strain, a deadly alien microbe hitches a ride to Earth aboard a downed military satellite and scientists must race to contain it. While...

Giannis Antetokounmpo sorry for hacked tweets about Kobe Bryant, LeBron James

3 years ago from UPI

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo has apologized after he said someone hacked his Twitter account to send inappropriate tweets about several athletes, including LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kobe Bryant.

NASA's Perseverance rover spacecraft put in launch configuration

3 years ago from Physorg

Engineers working on NASA's Perseverance rover mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida have begun the process of placing the Mars-bound rover and other spacecraft components into the configuration...

South Africa's MeerKAT solves mystery of 'X-galaxies'

3 years ago from Physorg

Many galaxies far more active than the Milky Way have enormous twin jets of radio waves extending far into intergalactic space. Normally these go in opposite directions, coming from a...