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How stars form in the smallest galaxies
The question of how small, dwarf galaxies have sustained the formation of new stars over the course of the Universe has long confounded the world's astronomers. An international research team...
Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space
Researchers have sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions in space, producing power from direct sunlight and reflective light...
PSG shocks Atalanta in final minutes to reach Champions League semifinals
Paris Saint-Germain scored a pair of late goals to earn a shocking 2-1 win over Atalanta on Wednesday at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, and advance to the...
New study shows how the smallest galaxies produce stars
Astronomers finally have an explanation for how some of the cosmos' smallest galaxies make new stars.
Coronavirus has burst NBA bubble of most recognizable L.A. superfan
The NBA playoffs will take place this year in the Orlando, Fla., bubble without the presence of one of the league's most devoted fans, James Goldstein.
NASA finds hurricane Elida's eye covered
NASA's Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of Hurricane Elida in the Eastern Pacific as it continued to weaken. Imagery revealed that Elida's eye had become covered as the storm embarks...
Watch: Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira take road trip in 'Unpregnant' trailer
"Unpregnant," a new film starring Haley Lu Richardson and Barbie Ferreira, will premiere Sept. 10 on HBO Max.
Look: Netflix shares first photos from 'The Babysitter' sequel
"The Babysitter: Killer Queen," starring Judah Lewis, Emily Alyn Lind, Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne, is coming to Netflix in September.
How spotting right whales from space could help save them
The key to saving endangered North Atlantic right whales could come from space, says a Nova Scotia researcher who's developing technology that would scan satellite imagery and relay the whereabouts of the elusive...
Claims of 'Ocean' inside Ceres May Not Hold Water
Final results from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft suggest a brine reservoir exists within the dwarf planet, but some experts remain unconvinced -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Extremely young galaxy is Milky Way look-alike
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed an extremely distant and therefore very young galaxy that looks surprisingly like our Milky Way. The galaxy is so far...
Astronomers discover most-distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever observed
Astronomers have discovered a Milky Way lookalike in the distant universe, 12 billion light-years from Earth. It's the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever discovered.
Watch: Martial artist uses nunchucks to light 21 candles in one minute
A Chinese martial artist broke a Guinness World Record when he managed to use his nunchucks to light 21 matches in one minute.
'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen
New theoretical research finds that many white dwarfs may explode in supernova in the distant far future, long after everything else in the universe has died and gone quiet.
Broken cable damages giant radio telescope in Puerto Rico
A broken cable caused severe damage at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory, causing a suspension of operations for one of the world's largest single-dish radio telescopes, officials said Tuesday.
ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner, have revealed an extremely distant and therefore very young galaxy that looks...
Perseid showers captured by ESA’s meteor camera
The LIC1 camera of the Canary Long-Baseline Observatory (CILBO) on Tenerife captured the peak of the 2020 Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, detecting dozens of meteors in a single night....
Blackpink, Selena Gomez to release single Aug. 28
K-pop stars Blackpink confirmed their new song will feature singer and actress Selena Gomez.
NASA’s Planet Hunter Completes Its Primary Mission
Portal origin URL: NASA’s Planet Hunter Completes Its Primary MissionPortal origin nid: 463492Published: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's TESS has completed its primary mission, imaging...
New insights into star formation in the smallest galaxies
The question of how small, dwarf galaxies have sustained the formation of new stars over the course of the Universe has long confounded the world's astronomers. Now, an international research...
Astronomers investigate an ultraluminous X-ray source in NGC 5055
Using the Chandra and XMM-Newton spacecraft, astronomers from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw, Poland, have investigated an ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in the galaxy NGC 5055. The study,...
Claims of 'Ocean' inside Ceres May Not Hold Water
Final results from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft suggest a brine reservoir exists within the dwarf planet, but some experts remain unconvinced -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Paradoxically, white dwarf stars shrink as they gain mass
Telescope observations have confirmed a weird property of white dwarf stars: As they pack on more mass, they shrink in size. White dwarfs, the stripped cores of dead stars, are thought to...
Selena Gomez 'so creeped out' by cameras in her home
Selena Gomez let camera into her home to film her new cooking show, "Selena + Chef" which premieres Thursday on HBO Max.
Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico damaged by broken cable
The Arecibo Observatory, the world's most powerful radio space telescope, incurred significant damage when a cable that stabilizes its radio antenna snapped.
Thunderstorms to continue Tuesday in the wake of powerful derecho
In the wake of a massive derecho that rolled across the Midwest on Monday, the same atmospheric disturbance will spark up additional rounds of heavy thunderstorms along its path into...
USS Pinckney crews seize $4.5M worth of cocaine in Caribbean
Crews on the USS Pinckney seized more than 120 kilograms of suspected cocaine -- worth $4.5 million -- at the end of July, according to the Navy.
NASA finds Mekkhala coming apart after landfall in Southeastern China
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of former Typhoon Mekkhala shortly after it made landfall in southeastern China. Wind shear had torn the storm apart.