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Gas reaches young stars along magnetic field lines
Astronomers have used the GRAVITY instrument to study the immediate vicinity of a young star in more detail than ever before. Their observations confirm a thirty-year-old theory about the growth...
Image: Sensing the moon
A new sensor to identify lunar volatiles is being assembled in a clean room at The Open University, UK ahead of some exciting missions to the moon.
Supernovae could enable the discovery of new Muonic physics
A supernova, the explosion of a white-dwarf or massive star, can create as much light as billions of normal stars. This transient astronomical phenomenon can occur at any point after...
Sensing the Moon
Image: A new sensor to identify lunar volatiles is being assembled in a clean room at The Open University, UK ahead of some exciting missions to the Moon.The Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer...
Continuous infrared winds discovered during the eruption of a stellar mass black hole
A team of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has, for the first time, detected constant infrared emission from winds produced during the eruption of a black...
Maunakea observatories discover three pairs of merging supermassive black holes
A cosmic dance between two merging galaxies, each one containing a supermassive black hole that's rapidly feeding on so much material it creates a phenomenon known as a quasar, is...
Luna-25 Lander Renews Russian Moon Rush
The former front-runner in the lunar space race aims to rekindle its exploration after nearly half a century -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
ULA Delta Heavy launch postponed
United Launch Alliance Director Lou Mangieri announced the mission had been called off and would be attempted again in 24 hours.
Victoria party host calls $2,300 fine for breaching COVID-19 rules 'a bunch of BS'
A Victoria man says he will fight the $2,300 fine he received this weekend for hosting a party in his one-bedroom apartment that police say was so packed the windows fogged...
Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center
Through an analysis of the Fermi data and an exhaustive series of modeling exercises, researchers were able to determine that an observed excess of gamma rays could not have been...
New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation
When a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole, tidal forces tear it apart, producing a bright flare of radiation as material from the star falls into the...
The best monitor arms for desk-mounting your display
Increase your desk space with a monitor arm. (Piotr Wilk via Unsplash/)If you spend any time working on your computer at a desk, a monitor arm is an essential piece of equipment...
Study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center
The detection more than a decade ago by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope of an excess of high-energy radiation in the center of the Milky Way convinced some physicists...
Cosmic rays may soon stymie quantum computing
Infinitesimally low levels of radiation, such as from incoming cosmic rays, may soon stymie progress in quantum computing.
Justin Hartley to star in Netflix film 'The Noel Diary'
"This is Us" star Justin Hartley, Bonnie Bedelia and Treat Williams have joined "The Noel Diary," a new movie based on the Richard Paul Evans novel.
Watch: Lightning punctuates groom's quip about 2020 during wedding
Video of a Massachusetts wedding is going viral after a perfectly timed lightning bolt appeared to punctuate the groom's lamentations about 2020 not being "the best year."
New observations of black hole devouring a star reveal rapid disk formation
When a star passes too close to a supermassive black hole, tidal forces tear it apart, producing a bright flare of radiation as material from the star falls into the...
NASA sees typhoon Bavi from one million miles away
Typhoon Bavi is a large storm moving through the Yellow Sea. A NASA camera captured an image of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean that showed Bavi headed north.
Watch: Girl, 11, solves 30 Rubik's cubes one-handed while hula hooping
An Ontario 11-year-old broke a Guinness World Record when she solved 30 Rubik's cubes one-handed while hula hooping.
Watch: Madison Reyes forms band with ghosts in 'Julie and the Phantoms' trailer
"Julie and the Phantoms," a new musical series from Kenny Ortega starring Madison Reyes, will premiere Sept. 10.
North, South Korea brace for strong typhoon, flights halted
Hundreds of flights were canceled in South Korea while North Korea's leader expressed concern about a possible loss of lives and crops as the countries braced for a fast-approaching typhoon...
AstroSat observations detect thermonuclear X-ray bursts on Cygnus X-2
Using the AstroSat spacecraft, Indian astronomers have identified thermonuclear X-ray bursts on the low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) Cygnus X-2. The finding, reported in a paper published August 17 on the...
Cara Delevingne to host BBC/Hulu docu-series 'Planet Sex'
Actress, model and LGBTQ+ advocate Cara Delevingne is set to host a six-part docu-series called "Planet Sex."
Where are stars made? NASA's Spitzer spies a hot spot
The nebula known as W51 is one of the most active star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy. First identified in 1958 by radio telescopes, it makes a rich cosmic...
Could life have started on Mars before coming to Earth? Possibly, new study suggests
How life arose on Earth remains a mystery, though many hypotheses have been proposed. Now a new study by Japanese scientists has reinvigorated the discussion around panspermia: The idea that...
Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates
Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing on another planet. The bacteria finding suitable conditions for its survival could then start multiplying again, sparking life at...
ULA plans to launch U.S. spy satellite Thursday morning
One of the most powerful rockets in service is scheduled to carry a classified spy satellite for the U.S. Department of Defense aloft from Florida before dawn Thursday.
Arizona Cardinals make Budda Baker highest-paid safety in NFL history
The Arizona Cardinals locked up two-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker to a four-year contract extension that will make him the highest-paid player at the position in NFL history.