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'The Stand,' series based on Stephen King novel, to premiere Dec. 17

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"The Stand," starring James Marsden, Amber Heard, Whoopi Goldberg and Alexander Skarsgård, is coming to CBS All Access in December.

A galaxy's stop-and-start young radio jets

4 years ago from Physorg

In this image, made with the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), young, radio-emitting jets of material emerge from the core of an elliptical galaxy some 500 million...

NASA missions explore a 'TIE fighter' active galaxy

4 years ago from Physorg

Not so long ago, astronomers mapped a galaxy far, far away using radio waves and found it has a strikingly familiar shape. In the process, they discovered the object, called...

Tim Allen reuniting with Richard Karn for History's 'Assembly Required'

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"Home Improvement" co-stars Tim Allen and Richard Karn are teaming up again to star in a new competition series on History, titled "Assembly Required."

Ancient star explosions revealed in deep-sea sediments

4 years ago from Science Daily

A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments.

Watch: Escaped tortoise found after 74 days on the loose in Tennessee

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A Tennessee woman said her pet tortoise escaped from her home and was on the loose for 74 days before being located about an eighth of a mile from her...

Watch: Kate Winslet falls for Saoirse Ronan in 'Ammonite' trailer

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"Ammonite," a new film directed by Francis Lee and starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, opens in theaters Nov. 13.

Delta to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots; executive to retire

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Delta Air Lines has told its pilots union it's planning to furlough almost 2,000 members by October unless the alliance agrees to cost-cutting measures, including a 15% cut in base...

Allan Rich, 'Serpico,' 'Quiz Show' star, dead at 94

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Allan Rich, a character actor who starred in films "Serpico," "Quiz Show," "Amistad" and more, has died at age 94.

Recently discovered planets not as safe from stellar flares as first thought

4 years ago from Physorg

A nearby star, the host of two (and possibly three) planets, was initially thought to be quiet and boring. These attributes are sought-after as they create a safe environment for...

Gemini Observatory images reveal striking details of comet NEOWISE

4 years ago from Physorg

When Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) sped through the inner Solar System during the middle of 2020, astronomers and the general public watched in awe as this "dirty snowball" shed gas...

Watch: Millie Bobby Brown plays sleuth in trailer for Netflix's 'Enola Holmes'

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"Enola Holmes," starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin and Helena Bonham Carter, will premiere Sept. 23 on Netflix.

Ancient star explosions revealed in the deep sea

4 years ago from Physorg

A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments.

Filling in the blanks: How supercomputing can aid high-resolution X-ray imaging

4 years ago from Physorg

Scientists are preparing for the increased brightness and resolution of next-generation light sources with a computing technique that reconstructs images faster and with more precision.

Ultrasensitive measurements keep tabs on nuclear explosions

4 years ago from Physorg

Imagine being able to detect the faintest of radionuclide signals from hundreds of miles away.

Four new open clusters detected in the Cygnus Cloud

4 years ago from Physorg

By analyzing the data from ESA's Gaia satellite, Chinese astronomers have discovered four new open clusters in the Cygnus Nebula Cloud. The newfound clusters, designated QC1 to QC 4, are...

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

4 years ago from Physorg

New light has been shed on a mysterious and long-standing conundrum at the very heart of our galaxy. The new work offers a potential solution to the so-called "Galactic bar...

WWE Raw: Keith Lee arrives, challenges Randy Orton

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NXT star Keith Lee officially joined WWE's red brand and challenged Randy Orton on Raw.

On This Day, Aug. 25: Voyager 2 makes closest pass of Neptune

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On Aug. 25, 1989, Voyager 2, after a 4 billion-mile journal, made its closest pass over Neptune, sending back images of southern lights and its moon, Triton, to Earth.

Texas A&M professor, NASA researcher charged with hiding ties to China

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The Justice Department has charged a Texas A&M professor and NASA researcher with lying about his affiliations with Chinese universities, institutions and a government program that recruits foreign nationals.

TSA worker reunites bride with wedding gown left at checkpoint

4 years ago from UPI

An administrative assistant for the Transportation Security Administration was able to reunite a wedding dress left at a TSA checkpoint with the bride, who was due to be married the...

NASA's Terra Satellite shows smoky pall over most of California

4 years ago from Physorg

More than 650 wildfires are blazing in California after unprecedented lightning strikes, storms, and a heatwave that has set new records in the state and NASA's Terra satellite captured the...

Watch: 4-year-old golfer hits hole-in-one in West Virginia

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A West Virginia 4-year-old's golf skills are being praised online after his father shared video of the young prodigy hitting a hole-in-one.

Watch: 'The Comey Rule' shows Brendan Gleeson's Trump demand 'loyalty'

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"The Comey Rule," starring Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump, will premiere Sept. 27 on Showtime.

Ground segment testing a success for James Webb Space Telescope

4 years ago from Physorg

Testing teams have successfully completed a critical milestone focused on demonstrating that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will respond to commands once in space.

Lensless light-field imaging through diffuser encoding

4 years ago from Physorg

Microlens array based light-field imaging generally suffers from an intrinsic trade-off between the spatial and angular resolutions. To this end, scientists in China and German jointly proposed a lensless light-field...

Watch: BTS hopes fans draw 'energy' from 'Dynamite'

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K-pop group BTS discussed its new single "Dynamite" on "Today" after releasing two remixes for the song.

Asteroid 2018 VP₁ may be heading for Earth. But there's no need to worry

4 years ago from Physorg

Social media around the world lit up over the weekend, discussing the possibility that an asteroid (known as 2018 VP₁) could crash into Earth on November 2.