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In Photos: The Expedition 62 mission to the International Space Station
See photos of and by the crew of the Expedition 62 mission to the International Space Station.
Looking for dark matter close to home
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don't know what, exactly, it is.
US launches advanced satellite in 1st Space Force national security mission
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket took to the skies Thursday afternoon (March 26), delivering a highly advanced communications satellite to orbit for the U.S. Space Force.
10.9 Million Names Now Aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
As part of NASA's 'Send Your Name to Mars' campaign, they've been stenciled onto three microchips along with essays from NASA's 'Name the Rover' contest. Next stop: Mars.
Paired with super telescopes, model Earths guide hunt for life
Astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet's evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth's own geologic epochs. The models will be spectral templates for astronomers to use...
Not enough Americans understand the need for Space Force, a top commander says
Space Force vice commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson urges Americans to better understand the need to be prepared for military actions in space.
Watch: Winner shares 'Hold' video featuring Suhyun
K-pop group Winner released a video for "Hold," a single from its album "Remember," featuring Akmu member Suhyun.
Barack Obama joins Stephen Curry's coronavirus session with Dr. Fauci
Barack Obama was one of more than 50,000 people to view Stephen Curry's coronavirus question-and-answer session with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday.
UFC star Jon Jones arrested on DWI and gun charges
UFC star Jon "Bones" Jones was arrested Thursday morning in Albuquerque, N.M., on DWI and firearm charges.
Scientists use the Milky Way to hunt for dark matter
Scientists studying a mysterious signal from far-off galaxies didn't find dark matter as they'd hoped. But the inventive new technique they used to detect this strange signal, which uses our...
Milky Way Dark Matter Signals in Doubt after Controversial New Papers
New analyses question whether mysterious gamma-ray and x-ray light in the galaxy actually stems from an invisible mass -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The dark matter interpretation of the 3.5-keV line is inconsistent with blank-sky observations
Observations of nearby galaxies and galaxy clusters have reported an unexpected x-ray emission line around 3.5 kilo–electron volts (keV). Proposals to explain this line include decaying dark matter—in particular, that...
A controversial X-ray glow didn’t show up in the Milky Way’s dark matter halo
Glowing X-rays around distant galaxies can’t come from dark matter particles, new research shows. The mysterious glow failed to show up in the dark matter halo around the Milky Way, astrophysicists report in...
Researchers look for dark matter close to home
Eighty-five percent of the universe is composed of dark matter, but we don't know what, exactly, it is.
Earth's own evolution used as guide to hunt exoplanets
Cornell astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet's evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth's own geologic epochs.
In Photos: Moments from Miley Cyrus' career
Singer-actress Miley Cyrus began her career as a tween Disney Channel idol starring alongside her dad Billy Ray Cyrus on "Hannah Montana." Now, Cyrus has an Instagram show, "Bright Minded,"...
Simulation: Dust could have spread evenly over Earth after Chicxulub asteroid strike
Two researchers, one with the Planetary Science Institute, the other Imperial College, have created a simulation that they believe shows how dust could have spread so evenly over the whole...
Astronaut conducts heart research on station with former colleague
When NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recently slipped her hands into the Life Sciences Glovebox on the International Space Station to conduct a new investigation on heart tissues, she brought a...
Holographic cosmological model and thermodynamics on the horizon of the universe
The expansion of the Universe has occupied the minds of astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. Among the cosmological models that have been suggested over the years, Lambda cold dark matter...
Watch: Niall Horan performs acoustic version of 'Dear Patience' on 'Tonight Show'
Niall Horan discussed "Dear Patience" and his album "Heartbreak Weather" during an at-home episode of "The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon."
Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 data, scientists find one more secret about Uranus
Eight and a half years into its grand tour of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft was ready for another encounter. It was Jan. 24, 1986, and soon it...
Last year, we finally photographed a black hole. Now what?
Future black hole images could look sharper, although probably not as sharp as this rendering. ( NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jeremy Schnittman/)It took Sheperd Doeleman nearly a decade to pull off the impossible....
The first US Space Force national security mission will launch today. Here's how to watch live
The sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, AEHF-6, will launch Thursday afternoon (March 26), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Old gas blob from Uranus found in vintage Voyager 2 data
Buried inside data Voyager 2 gathered at Uranus more than 30 years ago is the signature of a massive bubble that may have stolen a blob of the planet's gassy...
Collision on One Side of Pluto Ripped Up Terrain on the Other, Study Suggests
A new computer model shows how a buried ocean on the dwarf planet might have enabled seismic waves to travel -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scientists calculate age of massive neutron star crash that helped form our solar system
The neutron-star merger that showered the solar system with its precious metals was fairly close and fairly recent.
Future space telescopes may probe Titan-like exoplanets
Planets like Saturn's moon Titan, one of the most potentially habitable places in the solar system, could reveal their secrets to future telescopes.
Column: Newsom is doing what he should with the coronavirus crisis. But he needs to explain it better
Although Newsom is looking good now — appearing to be sincere, earnest and energetic, and being productive — there will be plenty of precarious opportunities to screw up.