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Unveiling rogue planets with NASA's Roman Space Telescope
New simulations show that NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to reveal myriad rogue planets -- freely floating bodies that drift through our galaxy untethered to a...
Turkey announces historic gas discovery in Black Sea
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey had made a historic discovery of gas in the Black Sea, but would still speed up contentious exploration in the Mediterranean that...
First physics-based method for predicting large solar flares
A research team recently succeeded in developing the first physics-based model that can accurately predict imminent large solar flares, which can cause severe space weather disturbances affecting Earth.
Spinning black hole powers jet by magnetic flux
A new letter has been found in the mysterious alphabet of black holes.
Magnetic flux powers black hole's powerful jet
Astronomers have discovered a powerful plasma jet that mysteriously lights up far from its origins. The discovery suggests such flares are powered by what's called magnetic reconnection.
Rogue planets could outnumber the stars
An upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets—planets that float in space without orbiting a sun—than there are stars in the Milky Way, a new study...
Watch: Tim McGraw says 'Here on Earth' is 'tapestry of life'
Country music star Tim McGraw discussed the meaning and inspiration behind his album "Here on Earth" following its release.
Very high energy gamma-ray emission from a radio galaxy
Giant elliptical galaxies, the oldest known large galactic structures in the universe, have no spiral arms and little or no current star formation activity, but their central supermassive black holes...
'RuPaul's Drag Race,' 'All Stars' and 'Untucked' renewed at VH1
VH1 has renewed "RuPaul's Drag Race" for a thirteenth season, "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" for a sixth season and aftershow "Untucked."
Image: Hubble captures supernova host galaxy
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spectacular galaxy NGC 2442, nicknamed the Meathook galaxy owing to its extremely asymmetrical and irregular shape.
New ground station brings laser communications closer to reality
Optical communications, transmitting data using infrared lasers, has the potential to help NASA return more data to Earth than ever. The benefits of this technology to exploration and Earth science...
Video: NASA's guide to near-light-speed travel
So, you've just put the finishing touches on upgrades to your spaceship, and now it can fly at almost the speed of light. We're not quite sure how you pulled...
Check out the first-ever map of the solar corona’s magnetic field
The sun’s wispy upper atmosphere, called the corona, is an ever-changing jungle of sizzling plasma. But mapping the strength of the magnetic fields that largely control that behavior has proved elusive. The fields...
Ben Affleck set to return as Batman in 'The Flash'
Ben Affleck will be suiting up as Batman once again in DC's upcoming "The Flash" movie starring Ezra Miller as the Scarlet Speedster.
Meet the Experts: Laboratory in Space
Video: 00:07:02 Flying 400km above our heads, the International Space Station (ISS) is the world's laboratory in space. But what kind of research is done there and how does it affect...
Bright Eyes takes a new direction with a bit of nostalgia
Bright Eyes is back with their first new album in nearly 10 years, and the venerated indie rock band's core members said the record is designed to be a mix...
Upcoming space mission to test drag sail pulling rocket back to Earth
A rocket is going up into space with a drag sail. The goal? For the drag sail to bring the rocket back to Earth, preventing it from becoming like the...
Watch: Red Velvet performs amid flowers in 'Milky Way' teaser
K-pop stars Red Velvet shared a preview of the music video for their cover of BoA's "Milky Way."
NORAD, Northern Command and Space Command change leaders
NORAD, U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Space Command held back-to-back change of command ceremonies at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs on Thursday.
Michigan expected to pay $600M in Flint settlement over water crisis
A prosecutor said Thursday that the state of Michigan is expected to pay $600 million in a preliminary settlement of civil lawsuits over the drinking water crisis that began in...
Are we still listening to space?
When LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, and its European counterpart, Virgo, detect a gravitational ripple from space, a public alert is sent out. That alert lets researchers know with a...
Watch: Rachael Leigh Cook falls for Damon Wayans Jr. in 'Love, Guaranteed'
"Love, Guaranteed," a new romantic comedy starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr., will premiere Sept. 3 on Netflix.
Magnetic ‘Rivers’ Feed Young Stars
Portal origin URL: Magnetic ‘Rivers’ Feed Young StarsPortal origin nid: 463753Published: Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared...
Microscopic deformation of a neutron star inferred from a distance of 4500 light-years
Imagine that the size of a bacterium is measured from a distance of about 4500 light-years. This would be an incredible measurement, considering that a bacterium is so small that...
Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way
Researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that's been shot out from the center of the Milky Way 'like bullets'.
Padres' Manny Machado rips Rangers with walk-off grand slam
Manny Machado walked out of the batter's box and watched a ball he hit sail 436 feet before it landed in the left field seats for a walk-off grand slam...
North Korea ‘Whale’-class submarine detected, Seoul says
North Korean submarines used to launch ballistic missiles continue to be detected at Sinpo Shipyard, Seoul's spy agency says.
Watch: Sandra Oh enjoys 'Princess Diaries' TikTok revival: 'The queen is coming'
Sandra Oh discussed her iconic "Princess Diaries" line and how director Garry Marshall gave her the "freedom" to be funny on set.