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Study: Could dark matter be hiding in existing data?
Dark matter has so far defied every type of detector designed to find it. Because of its huge gravitational footprint in space, we know dark matter must make up about...
Researchers Develop Groundbreaking New Rocket-Propulsion System
A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be impossible. The system, known as a rotating detonation rocket engine,...
Could Dark Matter Be Hiding in Existing Data?
Dark matter has so far defied every type of detector designed to find it. Because of its huge gravitational footprint in space, we know dark matter must make up about...
Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world
As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the next few years, astronomers will be able to aim the megascopes at nearby exoplanets, peering into their atmospheres to decipher...
Pursuing the future of lunar habitation
Shirley Dyke doesn’t see the moon as a crater-filled sphere. She expects lunar dwellings to begin emerging in a decade, helping reach out to further space habitation. And she wants...
Exoplanets: How we'll search for signs of life
An interdisciplinary team of researchers has provided a framework called a 'detectability index' to help prioritize exoplanets to study and provide scientists with a tool to select the best targets...
Official: Taika Waititi to co-write and direct 'Star Wars' film
"Thor: Love and Thunder" writer/director Taika Waititi has signed on to write and direct a "Star Wars" film.
Last Supermoon of 2020 will wash out asteroid showers
The last supermoon of 2020, May's so-called "Flower Moon," will be visible in the night skies this week, and its brightness will likely obscure the yearly Eta Aquarids meteor shower,...
Chaos reigns in detailed new views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa
Scientists have gotten their best look to date at three chaotic patches on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa thanks to decade-old images from a long-defunct spacecraft.
Solar and wind energy sites mapped globally for the first time
Researchers have mapped the global locations of major renewable energy sites, providing a valuable resource to help assess their potential environmental impact.
Q&A with the Student Who Named Ingenuity, NASA's Mars Helicopter
Vaneeza Rupani was chosen by NASA from the finalists for the agency's "Name the Rover" contest for the Mars 2020 mission, Ingenuity is an apt description for the history-making spacecraft,...
Look: IU teases 'Eight' video featuring BTS' Suga
K-pop star IU shared a preview of her futuristic video for "Eight," a new song produced by and featuring BTS member Suga.
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo outlines state criteria for reopening
At his daily briefing in Rochester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported the fewest new deaths in New York state since late March and said they're down 70 percent from the peak...
Study: Life might survive, and thrive, in a hydrogen world
As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the next few years, astronomers will be able to aim the megascopes at nearby exoplanets, peering into their atmospheres to decipher their composition and...
Netflix announces 'Too Hot to Handle' reunion episode
A "Too Hot to Handle" reunion special will premiere Friday, Netflix announced.
Magnetic pulses alter salmon's orientation, suggesting navigation via magnetite in tissue
Researchers have taken a step closer to solving one of nature's most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it's time to spawn, find their way back from distant ocean locations...
Scientists keep debunking 'monster black hole' discovery. So, what's the deal with binary system LB1?
As scientists continue to weigh in, one thing is clear: the "monster black hole" discovered in 2019 doesn't exist.
North Korea defectors apologize for Kim Jong Un comments
Two high-profile North Korean defectors have issued apologies in South Korea following the reappearance of Kim Jong Un.
Planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbor life
Microbes can live and grow in an atmosphere of pure hydrogen, lab experiments show. The finding could widen the range of environments where astronomers seek signs of alien life. “We’re trying to...
Building satellites amid COVID-19
During these unprecedented times of the COVID-19 lockdown, trying to work poses huge challenges for us all. For those that can, remote working is now pretty much the norm, but...
Gjelina and MTN chefs launch Oaxacan pop-up in Venice
The chefs of Gjelina and MTN have teamed up to create a new Oaxacan-inspired pop-up that soft-opens today.
'Midnight Sun,' a new 'Twilight' book, coming in August
"Twilight" author Stephanie Meyer will release "Midnight Sun," a novel that retells Edward Cullen and Bella Swan's love story from Edward's point of view, on Aug. 4.
Magnetic pulses alter salmon's orientation, suggesting they navigate via magnetite in their tissue
Researchers in Oregon State University's College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of nature's most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, when it's time to spawn,...
Image: Hubble spots stretching spiral
This sparkling spiral galaxy looks almost stretched across the sky in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Known as NGC 4100, the galaxy boasts a neat spiral...
Radio burst inside Milky Way may give clues about fast radio bursts
Radio observatories around the world have reported capturing a unique event—a strong, millisecond-long burst of radio waves coming from a type of neutron star inside the Milky Way. Because of...
NASA's Perseverance rover will look at Mars through these eyes
When it launches this summer, NASA's Perseverance rover will have the most advanced pair of "eyes" ever sent to the Red Planet's surface: Its Mastcam-Z instrument packs a next-gen zoom...
Juno Lifts Jupiter’s Veil
The Juno spacecraft has been in orbit around Jupiter for nearly four years, shedding light on the dynamics and internal structure of the gas giant. CNRS News takes a look...
Halley's Comet will spark Eta Aquarids meteor shower late Monday
Halley's Comet only orbits the sun once every 75 years, but each year in early May, the Earth passes through some of the debris that it left behind.