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Did meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond?
What if impact craters, long seen as harbingers of death, turned out to be the cradle of life?
Zooming in on dark matter
Cosmologists have zoomed in on the smallest clumps of dark matter in a virtual universe - which could help us to find the real thing in space.
LIGO, Virgo detectors record collision of massive black holes
Signatures recorded by the LIGO and Virgo observatories have revealed the most massive gravitational wave source yet detected, a ripple in space-time created by a merger between two rapidly spinning,...
Watch live: Engineers to test Space Launch System rocket in Utah
Engineers are scheduled to perform a test fire of the Space Launch System rocket's full-scale booster on Wednesday afternoon. The booster test will be broadcast live on NASA TV at...
A “Bang” in LIGO–Virgo Detectors Signals Most Massive Gravitational-Wave Source Yet
For all its vast emptiness, the universe hums with activity in the form of gravitational waves. Produced by extreme astrophysical phenomena, these reverberations ripple forth and shake the fabric of...
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. The merger was first detected on...
Zooming in on dark matter
Cosmologists have zoomed in on the smallest clumps of dark matter in a virtual universe—which could help us to find the real thing in space.
Watch: Broadway's 'The Boys in the Band' cast reunites in Netflix film
"The Boys in the Band," starring Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells and Tuc Watkins, will premiere Sept. 30.
D.J. LeMahieu hits two homers, Yankees beat Rays
D.J. LeMahieu swatted two solo home runs to push his season average up to .402 and lead the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays...
Early COVID-19 news coverage amplified political divide
Newspaper coverage of COVID-19 is at least as politicized and polarized as climate change coverage, say University of Michigan researchers.
Watch: Kit Harington plays suspect in 'Criminal' Season 2
"Criminal" Season 2, starring Kit Harington, Kunal Nayyar, Sharon Horgan and Sophie Okonedo, will premiere Sept. 16 on Netflix.
From Space and in the Air, NASA Tracks California's Wildfires
Portal origin URL: From Space and in the Air, NASA Tracks California's WildfiresPortal origin nid: 464099Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 16:23Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Earth-observing instruments on satellites and...
Breakthrough narrows intelligent life search in Milky Way
An analytical breakthrough that could significantly improve our chances of finding extra-terrestrial life in our galaxy has been discovered by a team at The University of Manchester.
From space and in the air, NASA tracks California's wildfires
As California experiences one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, NASA is leveraging its resources to help. Scientists supporting the agency's Applied Sciences Disaster Program in the Earth Sciences...
A 'bang' in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
Researchers have detected a signal from what may be the most massive black hole merger yet observed in gravitational waves. The product of the merger is the first clear detection...
Watch: Keke Palmer covers 'Respect' in new 'Bachelorette' promo
Keke Palmer covers the late Aretha Franklin's "Respect" in a new promo for "The Bachelorette" Season 16 featuring Clare Crawley.
Chinese astronomers investigate spectral behavior of gamma-ray blazar S5 0716+714
Using the Lijiang Observatory, astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have inspected a gamma-ray blazar known as S5 0716+714. The observations provided important insights into the spectral behavior...
Black holes: Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years
Gravitational waves arrive from a black hole collision that occurred half-way across the Universe.
Nelly, Carole Baskin, Johnny Weir set for 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 29
"Tiger King" star Carole Baskin, ice skater Johnny Weir, rapper Nelly and more will be competing on Season 29 of "Dancing with the Stars."
Heaviest black hole merger is among three recent gravitational wave discoveries
Scientists observed what appears to be a bulked-up black hole tangling with a more ordinary one. The research team, which includes physicists from the University of Maryland, detected two black...
A 'bang' in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
For all its vast emptiness, the universe is humming with activity in the form of gravitational waves. Produced by extreme astrophysical phenomena, these reverberations ripple forth and shake the fabric...
Record-breaking gravitational waves reveal that midsize black holes do exist
The biggest. The farthest. The most energetic. A new detection of gravitational waves from two colliding black holes has racked up multiple superlatives. What’s more, it also marks the first definitive sighting of...
LIGO and Virgo Capture Their Most Massive Black Holes Yet
The unexpected finding gives astronomers their first good look at previously missing “intermediate”-size black holes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers predict location of novel candidate for mysterious dark energy
New research explains what may be the cause of the universe's accelerating growth.
Full 'Corn Moon' rises in September for 1st time in 3 years
September's lone full moon rose so early this year that it shined as the Corn Moon on Tuesday night, and promised that October skies will be graced by a Blue...
Discovery of record-breaking black hole collision surprises astronomers
A team of international astronomers has caught the merger of two black holes of unprecedented masses creating yet another massive black hole — one that astronomers believed existed in theory...
Finding magnetic eruptions in space with an AI assistant
An alert pops up in your email: The latest spacecraft observations are ready. You now have 24 hours to scour 84 hours-worth of data, selecting the most promising split-second moments...
Full 'Corn Moon' rises in September for 1st time in 3 years
September's lone full moon rose so early this year that it shined as the Corn Moon on Tuesday night, and promised that October skies will be graced by a Blue...