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Ammonia ‘mushballs’ could spark strange lightning on Jupiter
These storms are thought to contain a kind of water-ammonia hail ('mushballs') specific to Jupiter's atmosphere, which drags the ammonia down into the deep atmosphere and may explain the presence of shallow lightning...
Peak viewing Tuesday night for Perseid meteor shower
The Perseid meteor shower will peak on Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, a reliable meteor shower that puts on a show year in and year out.
Moonquakes and marsquakes: How we peer inside other worlds
Eavesdropping on the shudders and groans echoing deep inside alien worlds like Mars and the moon is revealing what lies far beneath their surfaces and could teach us more about...
Explosive nuclear astrophysics
An international team has made a key discovery related to 'presolar grains' found in some meteorites. This discovery has shed light on stellar explosions and the origin of chemical elements....
Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world: study
The dwarf planet Ceres—long believed to be a barren space rock—is an ocean world with reservoirs of sea water beneath its surface, the results of a major exploration mission showed...
International team develops new method to determine origin of stardust in meteorites
Analysis of meteorite content has been crucial in advancing our knowledge of the origin and evolution of our solar system. Some meteorites also contain grains of stardust. These grains predate...
Watch: Auli'i Cravalho sings in trailer for Netflix's 'All Together Now'
"All Together Now," a new drama starring Auli'i Cravalho, Justina Machado, Fred Armisen and Carol Burnett, will premiere Aug. 28.
Look: Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson featured in 'The Devil All the Time' poster
"The Devil All the Time," a new film starring Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård and Riley Keough, will premiere Sept. 16 on Netflix.
NASA infrared data confirms depression became Tropical Storm Elida
After Tropical Depression 09E formed near the coast of southwestern Mexico, infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite helped confirm its transition to a tropical storm.
Antonio Banderas announces he has COVID-19 on 60th birthday
Antonio Banderas announced on his 60th birthday Monday that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
NASA’s Maven observes martian night sky pulsing in ultraviolet light
Vast areas of the Martian night sky pulse in ultraviolet light, according to images from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. The results are being used to illuminate complex circulation patterns in the...
'Fargo' Season 4 to premiere Sept. 27 on FX
"Fargo" Season 4, starring Chris Rock, Jason Schwartzman, Jessie Buckley and Jack Huston, is coming to FX in September.
Watch: Hilary Swank journeys to Mars in trailer for Netflix's 'Away'
"Away," a new space drama starring Hilary Swank, Josh Charles and Talitha Bateman, will premiere Sept. 4 on Netflix.
Scientists can’t agree on how clumpy the universe is
The universe is surprisingly smooth. A new measurement reveals that the universe is less clumpy than predicted, physicists report in a series of papers posted July 30 at arXiv.org. The discrepancy could hint...
NASA maps Beirut blast damage
NASA's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis (ARIA) team, in collaboration with the Earth Observatory of Singapore, used satellite-derived synthetic aperture radar data to map the likely extent of damage from...
Globular cluster Palomar 3 probed by Russian astronomers
By conducting deep photometric and medium-resolution spectroscopic observations, Russian astronomers have investigated Palomar 3, a distant galactic globular cluster. Results of this observational campaign provide more insights into the properties...
Katherine Schwarzenegger gives birth to first child with Chris Pratt
Katherine Schwarzenegger welcomed her first child with her husband, "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Jurassic World" star Chris Pratt.
Rachael Ray, husband John Cusimano safe after home catches fire
Rachael Ray, her husband, John Cusimano, and their dog, Bella, are safe after a fire broke out at their New York home.
Have you spotted a satellite dish on a beaver dam? Here's why it's happening
Beaver lodges with satellite dishes on top of them dot the Canadian landscape. CBC searches for their source.
Image: Barred spiral galaxy NGC 4907
The barred spiral galaxy known as NGC 4907 shows its starry face from 270 million light-years away to anyone who can see it from the Northern Hemisphere. This is a...
Famous birthdays for Aug. 10: Antonio Banderas, Kylie Jenner
Actor Antonio Banderas turns 60 and TV personality Kylie Jenner turns 23, among the famous birthdays for August 10.
Michael Palin to revisit his classic travel shows for new docu-series
Michael Palin is working on a four-part BBC documentary that will look back at his popular travel shows "Around the World in 80 Days," "Pole to Pole," "Full Circle" and...
Annual Perseid meteor shower peaks this week: How you can catch some 'shooting stars'
Looking for a fun, physical-distancing activity in the coming days? The best meteor shower of the year is upon us.
COVID-19: Japan records highest single-day number of cases
Japan has hit a new daily record of coronavirus cases.
8 Martian Postcards to Celebrate Curiosity's Landing Anniversary
The NASA rover touched down eight years ago, on Aug. 5, 2012, and will soon be joined by a second rover, Perseverance.
NASA's ECOSTRESS Monitors California's Apple Fire From Space
As the wildfire rages in Southern California, an Earth-observing instrument aboard the International Space Station was able to measure its heat and dark smoke plume.
'Shallow Lightning' and 'Mushballs' Reveal Ammonia to NASA's Juno Scientists
The spacecraft may have found where the colorless gas has been hiding on the solar system's biggest planetary inhabitant.
NASA Maps Beirut Blast Damage
Scientists are using satellite data to map ground surface changes in the aftermath of the recent explosion.