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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.
Stephen Curry to host coronavirus discussion with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will host a question-and-answer session on Thursday with Dr. Anthony Fauci to discuss the coronavirus outbreak.
SpaceX encounters problem just before Crew Dragon parachute test
SpaceX just experienced a hiccup in the leadup to its first crewed flight.
Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
Five research payloads from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative were recently deployed on the International Space Station for a 30-day research mission. Scientists, designers, and artists will be able to study...
Coronavirus pandemic's global impact seen from space in chilling satellite images
The global response to the novel coronavirus pandemic is so intense that it's visible from space.
See Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in Thursday's dawn sky
Early risers this month have been treated to an unusual celestial "pas de trois," as the three brightest superior planets have been changing positions relative to each other in the...
Revisiting Decades-Old Voyager 2 Data, Scientists Find One More Secret
The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space, perhaps siphoned away by the planet's magnetic field.
James Corden to host 'Homefest' featuring Billie Eilish, BTS, John Legend
James Corden will host "Homefest: James Corden's Late Late Show Special," featuring performances from Billie Eilish, BTS, John Legend and Andrea Bocelli.
Long-lost astronomy observatory in Puerto Rico rediscovered by university students
Amid natural disasters and a spreading pandemic, three Puerto Rican students found hope in a project to restore an abandoned observatory on their university's campus.
'Hightown': Monica Raymund's Starz drama to premiere in May
Starz announced on Wednesday that it's upcoming crime drama series "Hightown," starring Monica Raymund, will premiere on May 17 at 8 p.m. EDT.
Supernova remnant W49B investigated with XMM-Newton
Chinese astronomers using ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft have investigated a luminous supernova remnant (SNR) known as W49B. Results of the new study, presented in a paper published March 16 on arXiv.org,...
Revisiting Decades-Old Voyager 2 Data, Scientists Find One More Secret
Portal origin URL: Revisiting Decades-Old Voyager 2 Data, Scientists Find One More SecretPortal origin nid: 459131Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 - 10:01Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Three decades after Voyager 2’s...
Look: Bindi Irwin, Chandler Powell marry at intimate wedding
Bindi Irwin honored her late dad, "Crocodile Hunter" star Steve Irwin, during her wedding to Chandler Powell at the Australia Zoo.
Distant 'quasar tsunamis' are ripping their own galaxies apart
In six studies published March 16 in a special edition of The Astrophysical Journal supplemental series, astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to spy on 13 quasar outflows.
Astronauts to offer inspiration during isolation in #SpaceConnectsUs
In Europe and around the world, we’ve been getting used to a different way of living in recent weeks. On Thursday, 26 March, ESA and long-time partner Asteroid Day will...