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Are gamma-ray bursts powered by a star's collapsing magnetic fields?
When a massive star in a distant galaxy collapses, forming a black hole, two giant jets of light-emitting plasma shoot from its core. These extremely bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are...
Are gamma-ray bursts powered by a star's collapsing magnetic fields?
In its final moments of life, a distant massive star releases an intense burst of high-energy gamma radiation - a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) - the brightest sources of energy...
Russian space agency says Trump paving way to seize other planets
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, accused Donald Trump on Tuesday of creating a basis to take over other planets by signing an executive order outlining U.S. policy on commercial mining...
X-ray source 3XMM J000511.8+634018 is a polar, study suggests
Astronomers from Germany and France have investigated a newly discovered variable X-ray source known as 3XMM J000511.8+634018. Results of the new study suggest that the source is a polar. The...
The Milky Way's satellites help reveal link between dark matter halos and galaxy formation
Just like we orbit the sun and the moon orbits us, the Milky Way has satellite galaxies with their own satellites. Drawing from data on those galactic neighbors, a new...
Search for new state of matter expanded
Scientists have been striving to establish the existence of quantum spin liquids, a new state of matter, since the 1970s. A recent discovery physicists could help researchers solve the mystery...
What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot
New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft found that electric currents, triggered by interactions between solar winds and charged particles from Saturn's moons, spark the auroras and heat the...
Red giant stars that eat planets might shine less brightly
When giant stars eat giant planets, their starlight may shine a bit less brightly. That dimming could affect how astronomers measure distances across the universe — and possibly even put past measurements in...
Trailblazing astronomer Margaret Burbidge, who helped reveal what happens inside stars, dies at 100
Margaret Burbidge, an astronomer who made vital contributions to our understanding of what happens inside stars and who worked on instruments that flew on the Hubble Space Telescope, has died...
A spacecraft headed to Mercury will observe the moon this week during an Earth flyby
The moon will stun Earthling skywatchers this evening (April 7) with the biggest full moon of the year, but later this week humans will catch a very different view of...
Boeing will redo botched test for Starliner crew capsule
Boeing said Monday it will repeat a test flight of its astronaut capsule following last year's botched demo, considered a perilous close call by NASA.
Take a coronavirus break and check out tonight's supermoon
Look up! The largest supermoon of the year will grace the skies Tuesday night, and NASA is encouraging everyone to see it.
'Super Pink Moon' rises tonight! Teach your kids about the biggest full moon of 2020
Tonight (April 7), if you look up at the night sky, you'll see the "Super Pink Moon," the biggest supermoon of the year, shining big and bright.
Boeing to redo test flight of uncrewed Starliner spaceship
Boeing will relaunch an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spaceship, the company said Monday, after an earlier mission failed due to multiple glitches.
What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants—Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune—are hot, just like Earth's. But unlike Earth, the Sun is too far from these outer planets to...
Boeing plans to retest Starliner flight after botched mission
Boeing Co said on Monday it would send its Starliner astronaut spacecraft on another unmanned mission to the International Space Station, months after its last flight was cut short because...
Jim Lovell: NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander
Jim Lovell flew on four missions to space, saw the moon twice and almost died on Apollo 13.
Boeing will launch a 2nd uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft for NASA
Boeing announced Monday (April 6) that it will conduct a second uncrewed flight test of its Starliner capsule for astronauts after a problematic debut in December 2019.
What smacked Uranus on its side? Something icy and as massive as Earth, scientists say.
Astronomers have worked out details of the giant impact that knocked Uranus so famously askew.
Boeing will redo Starliner capsule’s uncrewed test flight
Boeing announced Monday it will redo the uncrewed flight test of its new Starliner space capsule after the first test flight failed to reach the International Space Station.
California has enough ventilators, coronavirus peak expected in May, Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California is lending 500 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile to help New York and other coronavirus hot spots.
Year's biggest supermoon to light up Tuesday's night sky
Tuesday night's full moon will be the biggest of the year, as the moon is quite close to its perigee, its closest approach to Earth.
Catch this week's supermoon, biggest and brightest of year
A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year.
Bright Comet ATLAS could blaze into view this month
Already visible in telescopes and high-power binoculars, the comet may be bright enough to see with the naked eye by the end of April.
Spurs soccer star Son to serve in military during Premier League break
Tottenham Hotspur star Heung-Min Son will serve in the South Korean military while the Premier League is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sulfur 'spices' alien atmospheres
They say variety is the spice of life, and now new discoveries from Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that a certain elemental 'variety'—sulfur—is indeed a 'spice' that can perhaps point to...
This is what Jupiter and Saturn look like from Mars
If you've caught a splendid look at Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the past few weeks, get ready for a major perspective shift.
Storm lashes Southern California with heavy rain, triggering debris flow in Hollywood Hills
The bulk of the rain is expected to fall in Los Angeles County on Monday, but a low-pressure system will linger through Thursday.