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L.A. coronavirus testing centers will close amid extreme heat and Labor Day
All drive-through testing sites run by the city will be closed over the 3-day weekend, but a few pop-up testing events will be held Friday and Saturday.
Peculiar planetary system architecture around three Orion stars explained
In our Solar System, the eight planets and many other minor objects orbit in a flat plane around the Sun; but in some distant systems, planets orbit on an incline...
A weirdly warped planet-forming disk circles a distant trio of stars
In one of the most complex cosmic dances astronomers have yet spotted, three rings of gas and dust circle a trio of stars. The star system GW Orionis, located about 1,300 light-years...
'Star Trek Day' virtual event to feature cast reunions, marathons
CBS All Access will host a "Star Trek Day" celebration Sept. 8 featuring panels with cast members and curated episode marathons.
New observations show planet-forming disc torn apart by its three central stars
A team of astronomers have identified the first direct evidence that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings. This new research...
A triple-star system with a misaligned and warped circumstellar disk shaped by disk tearing
Young stars are surrounded by a circumstellar disk of gas and dust, within which planet formation can occur. Gravitational forces in multiple star systems can disrupt the disk. Theoretical models...
Wildfires produce minerals that freeze clouds
Certain particles in the atmosphere have the unique ability to change the properties of clouds by causing water droplets to freeze at higher temperatures than they would on their own....
NASA Funds Eight New Projects Exploring Connections Between the Environment and COVID-19
Portal origin URL: NASA Funds Eight New Projects Exploring Connections Between the Environment and COVID-19Portal origin nid: 464150Published: Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: While scientists around...
Watch: David Blaine uses balloons to fly 2,400 feet over Arizona
Illusionist and daredevil David Blaine took hold of about 50 balloons and went for an hour's flight over the Arizona desert.
NASA's Terra Satellite provides clear picture of wind shear battering Omar
NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible image that showed Tropical Storm Omar had weakened to a depression as it continued to be battered by strong upper level winds.
International Space Station Research on Tiny Colloid Particles Yields Big Results
Portal origin URL: International Space Station Research on Tiny Colloid Particles Yields Big ResultsPortal origin nid: 464140Published: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 14:25Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Researchers have used the...
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX launched 60 more of its Starlink satellites Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- the 12th mission for the company's fledgling broadband Internet service.
Watch live: SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites from Florida
SpaceX launched 60 more of its Starlink satellites Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida -- the 12th mission for the company's fledgling broadband Internet service.
Mike Brosseau belts 2 homers, leads first-place Rays over Yankees
Mike Brosseau smacked two home runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays increase their American League East division lead on the New York Yankees and win a series at Yankee...
AEW Dynamite: MJF assaults Jon Moxley
MJF brutally assaulted AEW World Champion Jon Moxley on Dynamite, days before their title match at All Out on Saturday.
13 things you need to know about space
Video: 00:05:34 Here at ESA, the European Space Agency, space is our business. It’s a place we explore, heading outwards while also looking back, to improve life on our own blue...
Europe's small Vega rocket returns to action
After a flight failure in 2019, the Vega rocket executes a flawless deployment of 53 satellites.
Vega rocket launches from French Guiana
Europe's Vega rocket returned to the skies on Wednesday from French Guiana in its first mission since a failed launch last year.
An unexpected origin story for a lopsided black hole merger
A lopsided merger of two black holes may have an oddball origin story, according to a new study by researchers at MIT and elsewhere.
Famous birthdays for Sept. 3: Garrett Hedlund, Charlie Sheen
Actor Garrett Hedlund turns 37 and actor Charlie Sheen turns 55, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 3.
Vega return to flight proves new rideshare service
The first flight of Vega’s rideshare service using the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser for light satellites, launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 02:51 BST /...
An unexpected origin story for a lopsided black hole merger
A lopsided merger of two black holes may have an oddball origin story, according to a new study.
Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon.
NASA analyzes typhoon Haishen's water vapor concentration
When NASA's Terra satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on recently developed Typhoon Haishen and found powerful storms in two locations.
Engineers test Space Launch System rocket booster in Utah
Engineers successfully performed a test fire of the Space Launch System rocket's full-scale booster on Wednesday afternoon. SLS is key to NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon and,...
Has Earth's oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high latitudes on the Moon, according to a study published today in Science Advances...
Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish to promote voting in ABC comedy special
"VOMO: Vote or Miss Out," featuring Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Obama, Jaden Smith and other stars, will air Sept. 14.
Researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
Black holes can expel a thousand times more matter than they capture. The mechanism that governs both ejection and capture is the accretion disk, a vast mass of gas and...