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Huntington Ingalls receives $1.5B modification for LPD-31
Huntington Ingalls received a $1.5 billion contract modification this week for construction of the LPD-31 amphibious transport dock, the Pentagon announced Friday.
NASA chief rallies employees amid coronavirus outbreak as agency faces big summer in space
Jim Bridenstine recently told NASA employees that he knows how tough the coronavirus outbreak has made life for most of them. But all their hard work will soon pay off,...
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Gets Its Wheels and Air Brakes
After the rover was shipped from JPL to Kennedy Space Center, the team is getting closer to finalizing the spacecraft for launch later this summer.
'Going back to a different planet': Astronauts will return to Earth soon amid the coronavirus pandemic
To date, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Drew Morgan and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka have experienced the coronavirus outbreak only from afar. But that will soon change.
Watch: Dreamcatcher shares special 'Red Sun' video
K-pop stars Dreamcatcher released a "special clip" for "Red Sun," a song from their new album, "Dystopia: The Tree of Language."
Watch: Michigan couple's wedding to be attended by cardboard guests
A Michigan couple whose wedding plans were thrown into chaos by the coronavirus pandemic said the pews will still be full during their ceremony -- but the guests will all...
NASA unveils plan for Artemis 'base camp' on the moon beyond 2024
NASA is forging ahead with its Artemis program to land humans on the moon by 2024, but the agency has also just offered its first plan for what a U.S....
What's Up - April 2020
What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn begin their breakup; and we ask, "What is the...
Trump's science adviser leads NSF temporarily
Kelvin Droegemeier takes over the agency until Congress confirms nominee
Watch: Amazon shares trailer for teen drama 'Selah and the Spades'
Lovie Simone and Celeste O'Connor star in "Selah and the Spades," an Amazon movie about a powerful clique at a boarding school.
North Korea sanctions need to be eased, South group says
North Korea sanctions should be eased in order for the country to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Korean group said Friday.
Spot BepiColombo during its ‘goodbye flyby’
On 10 April, BepiColombo will be visible to amateur and professional astronomers during its first – and only – Earth flyby, as the spacecraft makes its way to Mercury, the...
New NASA radar looks to monitor volcanoes and earthquakes from space
Instead of looking up to the sky for bright bursts of fiery color, a research team spent Fourth of July 2018 peering down at fiery globs of molten lava from...
Astronomers define the 'really habitable zone': Planets capable of producing gin and tonic
A hospitable star that doesn't kill you with deadly flares. A rocky planet with liquid water and an agreeable climate. Absence of apocalyptic asteroid storms. No pantheon of angry, vengeful...
As celebs shelter at home, paparazzi hustle to find new angles
With stars rarely stepping outside, paparazzi struggle for shots of Jennifer Garner on a stroll or Christian Bale riding a scooter.
SpaceX's Starship SN3 prototype collapses in pressure tank test
SpaceX's newest Starship prototype, called SN3, collapsed early Friday (April 3) during an overnight pressure tank test.
Radiation poses major obstacle to future deep-space astronauts bound for Mars
There are already several robotic missions to the Red Planet, and sending humans there is an exciting future prospect.
Interstellar Comet Borisov is no longer in one piece
Photos of the interstellar Comet Borisov taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on March 28 and March 30 show an elongated nucleus that appears to have two distinct components, astronomers...
Improved laser system will help large optical telescopes gather more accurate data
Macquarie University researchers have developed an improved laser system that will help large optical telescopes to gather more accurate data.
Image: Disinfection for planetary protection
Carefully wrapped inside this donut-shaped bag is a 35-m diameter parachute that will endure a frenzied six-minute dive into the Martian atmosphere.
Choosing rocks on Mars to bring to Earth
If you could bring something back from Mars to Earth, what would you choose? This question is becoming reality, as ESA opens a call for scientists to join a NASA...
Finistère, France
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Finistère – a French department in the west of Brittany.
Earth from Space: Finistère
Video: 00:00:00 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Finistère – a French department in the west of Brittany.See also Finistère, France to download the image.
Jim Sturgess, Brooklynn Prince hope grown-ups let kids lead
"Home Before Dark" stars Jim Sturgess and Brooklynn Prince hope the show encourages adults to empower kids in real life. Season 1 premieres Friday on Apple TV+.
WWE WrestleMania 36 predictions: Who will win?
WrestleMania 36 is poised to be the most unique WrestleMania in WWE history as the big event is still forging ahead despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing QB Blaine Gabbert to back up Tom Brady
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing veteran quarterback Blaine Gabbert to be the backup to star signal-caller Tom Brady.
Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry signs franchise tender
Tennessee Titans star running back Derrick Henry signed his $10.2 million franchise tender.
Astronomers spot 'missing link' black hole - not too big and not too small
Scientists have detected a mid-size black hole - considered the "missing link" in the understanding of these celestial brutes - eviscerating an unfortunate star that strayed too close.