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NASA selects mission to study causes of giant solar particle storms
NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms—known as solar particle storms—into planetary space. Not only will such information improve...
Saturn, Mars and Jupiter align over New York City in gorgeous night-sky photos
Three bright planets line up across the predawn sky above the New York City skyline in these gorgeous views by local photographer Alexander Krivenyshev.
New method predicts which black holes escape their galaxies
Shoot a rifle, and the recoil might knock you backward. Merge two black holes in a binary system, and the loss of momentum gives a similar recoil—a "kick"—to the merged...
Unravelling the mystery of black holes: Scientists release stellar code to the public
Today, team COMPAS (Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics) has announced the first public beta release of their rapid binary population synthesis code (available for download here).
Watch BTS perform from quarantine on James Corden's 'Homefest' special
K-pop supergroup BTS was among the acts that performed on James Corden's 'Homefest' special on Monday night.
Coronavirus invades SoFi Stadium construction as a dangerous dilemma is building
SoFi Stadium is scheduled to open in July, however, an unidentified construction worker has tested positive for coronavirus, which could delay the opening of the Rams' and Chargers' new home.
Watching more TV than ever? Here are 5 shows worth your time this week
The Times TV team recommends the five TV shows we're watching this week — and that you should be too.
Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth
Voyager 2’s iconic portrait of Uranus hides many details of a complex world, some of which are starting to come to light. (NASA/JPL/)There’s a giant blank spot in researchers’ ever-growing map of the...
A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars' water history
Researchers probed Martian meteorites to reconstruct Mars' chaotic history. Their findings suggest that Mars might not have had a global magma ocean.
See Mars and Saturn tango in the predawn sky Tuesday. Here's where to look.
The bright planets Mars and Saturn will tango in the predawn sky on Tuesday (March 31). You can catch them above the southeast horizon before sunrise.
'Space Fence' radar operational, tracks objects as small as 10 centimeters
A radar system known as Space Fence, which can track material in space as small as 10 centimeters, is fully operational, the U.S. Space Force announced.
Watch: Monsta X shares 'Wish on the Same Sky' video
K-pop group Monsta X released a video for "Wish on the Same Sky," a new Japanese single.
'I'm in awe': NASA astronaut salutes coronavirus-fighting doctors and nurses from orbit
Healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic just got an off-Earth shout-out on National Doctors' Day.
NASA Selects Mission to Study Causes of Giant Solar Particle Storms
Portal origin URL: NASA Selects Mission to Study Causes of Giant Solar Particle StormsPortal origin nid: 459353Published: Monday, March 30, 2020 - 11:08Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA has selected a...
NASA Science Live: Episode 2 - Going Interstellar
The second episode of NASA Science Live takes you to the very edge of our solar system where interstellar space begins. Starting with the Voyager mission at the boundary and...
20 sci-fi movies and TV shows to binge watch on Netflix right now
Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on
NASA's Mars helicopter has one last spin before before July launch
NASA's next mission to Mars will carry what is meant to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet, and that experimental helicopter just spun its blades on Earth...
Amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale launched
The 12th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, the future USS Fort Lauderdale, was successfully launched in Pascagoula, Miss., the Navy announced. The vessel is expected to be commissioned in...
Modern science reveals ancient secret in Japanese literature
Nearly a millennium and a half ago, red light streaked across the night sky over Japan. Witnesses compared it to the tail of a pheasant—it appeared as a fan of...
Image: Hubble hooks a one-arm galaxy
NGC 4618 was discovered on April 9, 1787, by the German-British astronomer William Herschel, who also discovered Uranus in 1781. Only a year before discovering NGC 4618, Herschel theorized that...
A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars' water history
In Jessica Barnes' palm is an ancient, coin-sized mosaic of glass, minerals and rocks as thick as a strand of wool fiber. It is a slice of Martian meteorite, known...
How will clouds obscure the view of exoplanet surfaces?
In 2021, NASA's next-generation observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will take to space. Once operational, this flagship mission will pick up where other space telescopes—like Hubble, Kepler and...
Making satellites safer: the search for new propellants
Developing new propellants for satellites to replace toxic hydrazine would make launching and handling satellites safer but it also requires disrupting current systems, according to researchers.
ESA to conduct BepiColombo flyby amid coronavirus crisis
Controllers at ESA’s mission control centre are preparing for a gravity-assist flyby of the European-Japanese Mercury explorer BepiColombo. The manoeuvre, which will see the mission adjust its trajectory by harnessing...
Astronomers observe high-redshift quasar PSO J006.1240+39.2219 with Subaru telescope
Using the Subaru telescope, astronomers from Taiwan have conducted spectroscopic observations of a high-redshift quasar designated PSO J006.1240+39.2219. Results of these observations, presented in a paper published March 19 on...
Cooped up at home? You can help scientists spot penguins from space or seek out new galaxies.
There are at least two bright spots in these strange times: Telescopes are still studying distant galaxies and penguins are still pooping across Antarctica.
Watch: John Krasinski, Steve Carell celebrate 15th anniversary of 'The Office'
John Krasinski and Steve Carell reflected on their time starring on "The Office" in honor of the show's 15th anniversary.
China’s new crew spacecraft looks like it could dock with the International Space Station
A next-generation crew spacecraft that China is preparing for a flight test this spring appears to be capable of docking with the International Space Station.