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Observatory returns from tropical storm Isaias lockdown to track asteroid for NASA
The Earth has one less asteroid to worry about thanks to the research of an international team of scientists at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
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...
Global magnetic field of the solar corona measured for the first time
An international team of solar physicists, including academics from Northumbria University, in Newcastle upon Tyne, has recently measured the global magnetic field of the outer most layer of the Sun's...
OSIRIS-REx is one rehearsal away from touching asteroid Bennu
NASA's first asteroid sampling spacecraft is making final preparations to grab a sample from asteroid Bennu's surface. Next week, the OSIRIS-REx mission will conduct a second rehearsal of its touchdown...
Global maps of the magnetic field in the solar corona
Understanding many physical processes in the solar atmosphere requires determination of the magnetic field in each atmospheric layer. However, direct measurements of the magnetic field in the Sun’s corona are...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for COVID-19
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who has received bipartisan praise for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in his state, announced Thursday he's tested positive for COVID-19.
Watch: Nicole Kidman's world comes apart in HBO's 'The Undoing' teaser
HBO released a teaser trailer for "The Undoing," a six-part limited series written by David E. Kelley and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant.
Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, Hubble used the Moon as a mirror to study sunlight that had passed through Earth's atmosphere. As a result, Hubble detected Earth's own...
American Black Film Festival to feature Kenya Barris, Gabrielle Union
The 2020 American Black Film Festival will take place during a series of virtual events Aug. 21-30.
Miley Cyrus to release new single 'Midnight Sky' on Aug. 14
Miley Cyrus announced on Twitter Thursday that her new single titled "Midnight Sky" will be released on Aug. 14.
Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools
Scientists use a smartphone camera to easily measure soil density -- a key metric for analyzing our soils.
Hubble uses Earth as proxy for identifying oxygen on potentially habitable exoplanets
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected Earth's own brand of sunscreen—ozone—in our atmosphere. This method simulates how astronomers and astrobiology researchers...
Fragments of asteroids may have jumped the gap in the early solar system
Using some cosmic detective work, a team of researchers has found evidence that tiny pieces of asteroids from the inner solar system may have crossed a gap to the outer...
Watch: Selena Gomez learns to cook in 'Selena + Chef' trailer
"Selena + Chef," a new cooking show starring Selena Gomez, will premiere Aug. 13 on HBO Max.
Scientists identify missing source of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) report that anthropogenic sources of carbonyl sulfide (OCS), not just oceanic sources, account for much of the missing source of OCS in...
Radio host breaks Guinness record for longest Hot Wheels track
An Australian radio host set up a Hot Wheels track on a rural road and broke a Guinness World Record by making a toy car travel down about 2,624 feet...
NASA to Reexamine Nicknames for Cosmic Objects
Portal origin URL: NASA to Reexamine Nicknames for Cosmic ObjectsPortal origin nid: 463338Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 08:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Distant cosmic objects such as planets, galaxies, and...
'Shallow Lightning' and 'Mushballs' Reveal Ammonia to NASA's Juno Scientists
Portal origin URL: 'Shallow Lightning' and 'Mushballs' Reveal Ammonia to NASA's Juno Scientists Portal origin nid: 463372Published: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 08:43Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The spacecraft may have...
Ammonia-rich hail sheds new light on Jupiter's weather
New Juno results suggest that the violent thunderstorms taking place in Jupiter's atmosphere may form ammonia-rich hail, or 'mushballs', that play a key role in the planet's atmospheric dynamics.
Watch: Netflix shares trailer for Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'
"I'm Thinking of Ending Things," a new Charlie Kaufman film starring Jesse Plemons and Jessie Buckley, will premiere Sept. 4 on Netflix.
Weightless action on the space station – power, bones and bubbles
European science progressed at a slower pace on the International Space Station in the past month. As a series of spacewalks to power up the space habitat came to an...
Portland Timbers clinch spot in MLS Is Back championship
The Portland Timbers clinched a spot in the MLS Is Back Tournament championship with a 2-1 semifinal win against the Philadelphia Union in Orlando, Fla.
Jupiter’s moons could keep each other warm by raising tidal waves
It takes a certain amount of heat to keep an ocean wet. For Jupiter’s largest moons, a new analysis suggests a surprising source for some of that heat: each other. Three of...
Decades-long deep giant cloud disruption discovered on Venus
A planetary-scale cloud discontinuity has been periodically lashing the depths of the thick blanket of clouds on Venus for at least 35 years, says a study with the participation of...
Stellar pulsations distribute key ingredient for life
As Carl Sagan famously said, "We're made of star stuff"—but how do stars distribute their essential "stuff" for life into space? NASA's telescope on an airplane, SOFIA, is finding some...
Statistical evidence for temperature inversions in ultra-hot Jupiters
The thermal structure of hot gas giant exoplanet atmospheres is likely to be inverted for the hottest planets, a class of planets known as ultra-hot Jupiters. This is the conclusion...
NASA scientists leverage carbon-measuring instrument for Mars studies
Insights and technology gleaned from creating a carbon-measuring instrument for Earth climate studies is being leveraged to build another that would remotely profile, for the first time, water vapor up...
SpaceX plans new attempt at 10th Starlink launch
SpaceX plans another attempt in Florida early Friday to launch a mission that's been delayed repeatedly this summer -- a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with 57 Starlink satellites and two...