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Watch: Retta calls 'The West Wing' misogynistic on 'Late Night'
Retta appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" and discussed how she is finding "The West Wing" to be misogynistic as she rewatches the series.
How could an explosive Big Bang be the birth of our universe?
How can a Big Bang have been the start of the universe, since intense explosions destroy everything? – Tristan S., age 8, Newark, Delaware
Coronavirus is significant, but is it a true black swan event?
Since the "black swan" metaphor was coined in the 2007 book of the same name it has become fashionable to label virtually all low probability/high impact events black swans.
NASA wants private moon landers from 3 companies. Here's how they'll work.
The moon landers that private industry will develop to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the lunar surface are a diverse bunch.
Earth flyby opens new science opportunities for BepiColombo
Science instruments aboard the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo are in excellent condition to gather high-quality data during the spacecraft's long cruise to the innermost planet of the Solar System despite...
Hubble's impactful life alongside space debris
During its 30 years in orbit around Earth, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has witnessed the changing nature of spaceflight as the skies have filled with greater numbers of satellites,...
Asteroid grazes path of satellites in geostationary ring
A reasonably small 4-8 m asteroid recently flew by Earth, passing close to satellites orbiting in the geostationary ring at a distance of about 42 735 km from Earth's centre...
China sends survey team to Everest after season canceled
China sent scientists to climb Mount Everest while the world's highest peak is empty of commercial climbers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bepi in the sky with stars: photo contest winners announced
In early April, as the European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft was approaching our home planet ahead of the first flyby in its seven-year journey to Mercury, mission scientists invited amateur astronomers to...
Southern Ukraine
Image: Southern Ukraine is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Earth from Space: Southern Ukraine
Video: 00:03:01 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, we explore Southern Ukraine with Copernicus Sentinel-2.See also Southern Ukraine to download the image.
NASA goes private for 1st astronaut lunar landers in decades
NASA is turning to private industry for the first lunar landers for astronauts in a half-century, with three competing, quite contrasting versions.
Ukraine scientists navigate lockdown to reach Antarctica
Yuriy Otruba was preparing for his sixth scientific expedition to Antarctica when the coronavirus pandemic hit, shutting borders, grounding flights and locking down countries he needed to travel through.
Research reveals possibly active tectonic system on the Moon
Researchers have discovered a system of ridges spread across the nearside of the Moon topped with freshly exposed boulders. The ridges could be evidence of active lunar tectonic processes, the...
Possibly active tectonic system on the Moon
Strange spots scattered across the Moon's nearside where bedrock is conspicuously exposed are evidence of seismic activity set in motion 4.3 billion years ago that could be ongoing today, the...
Does the coronavirus-killing power of sunlight make it safe to go to the beach?
Since the sun's UV rays are lethal to the coronavirus, it seems like a safe place to be, right? Wrong. Here's what sunlight can and can't do.
Does the coronavirus-killing power of sunlight make it safe to go to the beach?
Since the sun's UV rays are lethal to the coronavirus, it seems like a safe place to be, right? Wrong. Here's what sunlight can and can't do.
NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
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Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin diagnosed with COVID-19
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced Thursday he's tested positive for coronavirus.
Lockheed completes final test of Precision Strike Missile for Army
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the third and final test of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile program, the company announced this week.
‘Gargantuan’ hail in Argentina may have smashed world record
A supercell thunderstorm pelted a city center in Argentina a few years ago with hailstones so large scientists suggested a new category to describe them — gargantuan hail. Researchers investigating...
First results from NASA's ICESat-2 mission map 16 years of melting ice sheets
By comparing new measurements from NASA's ICESat-2 mission with the original ICESat mission, which operated from 2003 to 2009, scientists were able to measure precisely how the Greenland and Antarctic...
'Mars Horizon' beta lets you command your own space agency, but act fast
"Mars Horizon," a space agency simulator game by Auroch Digital, launched a free beta this week to let you command your own space agency.
The sun is less active than similar stars. That's good news
The sun appears to be far less active than similar stars in terms of brightness variations caused by sunspots and other phenomena - a "boring" personality, according to scientists, that...
Sun is less active than similar stars
By cosmic standards the sun is extraordinarily monotonous. For the first time, the scientists compared the sun with hundreds of other stars with similar rotation periods. Most displayed much stronger...
Astronomers could spot life signs orbiting long-dead stars
To help future scientists make sense of what their telescopes are showing them, astronomers have developed a spectral field guide for rocky worlds orbiting white dwarf stars.
NASA selects SpaceX among 3 companies to build next moon landers
NASA has selected space firms SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024, the White House's accelerated deadline under...
The 'Parks and Recreation' cast reunites tonight. Here's how to watch
NBC and Universal Television's "A Parks and Recreation Special" airs tonight on NBC, featuring the original cast and special guests filmed from their homes.