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Radar views show big asteroid 1998 OR2 tumbling in space ahead of Earth flyby (video)
You can take the measure of the big space rock that will zoom by Earth early Wednesday morning (April 28), thanks to radar views from the Arecibo Observatory.
Hubble captures breakup of comet ATLAS
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided astronomers with the sharpest view yet of the breakup of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS). The telescope resolved roughly 30 fragments of the fragile...
Coronavirus canceled wedding season. So what's a wedding singer to do?
Playing weddings was a safe, steady gig for musicians. Until coronavirus. Now everyone from mariachis to DJs to bookers wonders when the next gig might be.
Each of these 'tiny' threads of blazing-hot plasma on the sun is 125 miles wide
The farther scientists zoom in on our sun, the more details they see.
Astronaut coffee break: nine-person crew
Video: 00:04:36 Take a break with ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Samantha Cristoforetti, Luca Parmitano and Thomas Pesquet as they discuss living and working in space. In this video, our astronauts cover the ins...
France's Ligue 1 soccer season canceled due to coronavirus
French soccer league Ligue 1 on Tuesday became one of the first major sports leagues in the world to cancel the remainder of its season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Balloon-borne Investigation Provides First Simultaneous Measurements of Crucial Coronal Parameters
PROJECT Balloon-borne Investigation of Temperature and Speed of Electrons in the corona (BITSE) SNAPSHOT New technology demonstrated on BITSE has simultaneously detected the 2D density, temperature, and speed of electrons in the solar...
See the big asteroid 1998 OR2 just before its Earth flyby in a Slooh webcast today
A big asteroid will safely fly by Earth early tomorrow morning (April 29), and you can watch it approach our planet in real time tonight with a free webcast from...
Look: 'Reno 911!' stars appear in posters for Quibi revival
"Reno 911!," starring Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Cedric Yarbrough, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Niecy Nash, will return May 4 on Quibi.
Watch: 'Hollywood' stars climb iconic sign in opening credits
"Hollywood," a new Ryan Murphy series starring David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Laura Harrier and Samara Weaving, premieres Friday on Netflix.
New Mexico badlands help researchers understand past Martian lava flows
Planetary scientists are using a volcanic flow field in New Mexico to puzzle out how long past volcanic eruptions on Mars might have lasted, a finding that could help researchers...
Watch: Yungblud gives rooftop performance of 'Weird' on 'Late Late Show'
Yungblud performed his new song,"Weird," from his rooftop on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
Hubble Marks 30 Years in Space With Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a firestorm of starbirth in a...
Study identifies the most metal-poor stars in the Omega Centauri cluster
By analyzing spectroscopic data, astronomers have investigated the globular cluster Omega Centauri, aiming to find a population of stars with very low metallicity. The study resulted in the detection of...
Letters to the Editor: It's finally time to demand Trump's resignation over coronavirus
It's too dangerous to have Trump remain president for another eight months during a pandemic. Let Mike Pence take over.
Astronaut coffee break: let’s talk landing
Video: 00:05:07 Take a break with ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Samantha Cristoforetti, Luca Parmitano and Thomas Pesquet as they discuss living and working in space. In this video, our astronauts talk about their...
Bill Gardner spun classic R&B on the L.A. airwaves for four decades. Then came the coronavirus
Bill Gardner's "Rhapsody in Black" show has been a staple of L.A. radio since the early 1980s, airing classic R&B. But its future is in peril due to the coronavirus.
NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon’s Darkest Craters
As astronauts explore the Moon during the Artemis program, they may need to make use of the resources that already exist on the lunar surface. Take water, for instance: Because it’s a...
The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime
Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.
Swift mission tallied water from interstellar comet Borisov
For the first time, NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory tracked water loss from an interstellar comet as it approached and rounded the Sun. The object, 2I/Borisov, traveled through the solar...
Iranian launch of satellite may violate U.N. resolution
France and Germany joined the United States in condemning Iran's launch of a military satellite, suggesting it was a violation of a United Nations resolution.
'Elegant' solution reveals how the universe got its structure
The universe is full of billions of galaxies -- but their distribution across space is far from uniform. Why do we see so much structure in the universe today and...
'Elegant' solution reveals how the universe got its structure
The universe is full of billions of galaxies—but their distribution across space is far from uniform. Why do we see so much structure in the universe today and how did...
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' to arrive on Disney+ May 4
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is coming to the Disney+ streaming service on May 4, also known as "Star Wars" Day.
World's first 3-D simulations of superluminous supernovae
For most of the 20th century, astronomers have scoured the skies for supernovae—the explosive deaths of massive stars—and their remnants in search of clues about the progenitor, the mechanisms that...
Moon Jae-in on North Korea policy: 'Small tasks to be pursued relentlessly'
South Korean President Moon Jae-in confirmed his commitment to improving relations with Pyongyang as the number of new COVID-19 cases subsides in his country.
Look: Jessie J wishes Channing Tatum a happy birthday after split
Jessie J voiced her gratitude for her ex-boyfriend, "Magic Mike" star Channing Tatum, on his birthday.
A universe with oligarchs: Era of reionization likely the work of the most massive, luminous galaxies
The sparsely distributed hot gas found today between galaxies, the intergalactic medium (IGM), is ionized. The early universe started off hot, but then it rapidly expanded and cooled allowing its...