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Jazz, Nuggets to tip off playoffs in NBA's Orlando bubble
The Utah Jazz will battle the Denver Nuggets in the first game of the NBA postseason Monday inside the league's protective bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex...
Watch: Disney+ talk show 'Earth to Ned' from Jim Henson to premiere Sept. 4, trailer released
"Earth to Ned," a new talk show from The Jim Henson Company which features an alien as the host, is coming to Disney+ on Sept. 4.
Method proposed for more accurate determinations of neutron star radii
Neutron stars are the smallest and densest astrophysical objects with visible surfaces in the Universe. They form after gravitational collapses of the iron nuclei of massive (with masses about ten...
Vega launch now set for 1 September
A new launch date of 1 September 2020 has been announced by Arianespace for Vega flight VV16.
Watch: 5-year-old archery star fires 111 arrows while upside-down
A 5-year-old archery prodigy in India fired 111 arrows into a target in just over 13 minutes while suspended upside down.
Man arrested for breaking into WWE star Sonya Deville's home
A 24-year-old man was arrested for breaking into the Tampa home of WWE star Sonya Deville, and had plans to hold her hostage.
Watch: Millie Bobby Brown is 'Enola Holmes' in teaser for Netflix film
"Enola Homes," starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin and Helena Bonham Carter, will premiere Sept. 23 on Netflix.
The fastest star ever observed
A team of researchers has observed the fastest moving star ever recorded. In their paper published in The Astrophysical Journal, the group describes their observation and study of stars circling...
Strange gamma-ray heartbeat puzzles scientists
Scientists have detected a mysterious gamma-ray heartbeat coming from a cosmic gas cloud. The inconspicuous cloud in the constellation Aquila is beating with the rhythm of a neighboring precessing black...
Planetary nebula Abell 30 has a binary central star, study suggests
Using data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft, astronomers have explored a planetary nebula (PN) known as Abell 30. Results of the study suggest that the central star of this nebula is...
A method to study extreme space weather events
Scientists at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), together with international colleagues, have developed a method to study fast coronal mass ejections, powerful bursts of magnetized matter from the...
Image: Hubble captures eccentrically shaped NGC 1614 galaxy
NGC 1614, captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is an eccentrically shaped galaxy ablaze with activity. The galaxy resides about 200 million light-years from Earth and is nestled...
Washington's Jason Wright becomes first Black team president in NFL history
The Washington Football Team on Monday hired Jason Wright as team president. He is the first Black team president in NFL history.
Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse in January 2019, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have measured the amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere. (ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser/)In the search for life...
Sierra Nevada aims to complete Dream Chaser space plane in March
Colorado-based Sierra Nevada Corp. aims to complete its first operational Dream Chaser space plane by March to provide cargo trips to the International Space Station.
Hubble watched a lunar eclipse to see Earth from an alien’s perspective
To practice searching for extraterrestrial life, researchers have run a dress rehearsal with the one world they know to be habitable: Earth. While Earth was between the sun and moon for a...
Sierra Nevada aims to complete Dream Chaser space plane in March
Colorado-based Sierra Nevada Corp. aims to complete its first operational Dream Chaser space plane by March to provide cargo trips to the International Space Station.
Ralph Fiennes to star in London stage production of 'Beat the Devil'
"Harry Potter" icon and "Schindler's List" actor Ralph Fiennes is to star in the London stage production of "Beat the Devil," the show's website said.
Ohio State QB Justin Fields starts petition to reinstate Big Ten football season
Ohio State Buckeyes star quarterback Justin Fields, one of the Big Ten's most prominent players, has started a petition requesting the conference immediately reinstate its 2020 football season.
Watch: Chicago White Sox belt four straight home runs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals reliever Roel Ramirez became the first pitcher in league history to give up four consecutive home runs in his MLB debut when the Chicago White Sox roughed...
Aurora mysteries unlocked with NASA's THEMIS mission
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out...
Anthony Anderson honored with Walk of Fame star
Actor and producer Anthony Anderson has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Ariane rocket puts telecom satellites into orbit
A rocket that blasted off from French Guiana successfully placed two communications satellites into orbit Saturday, launch firm Arianespace said.
Famous birthdays for Aug. 16: Vanessa Carlton, Timothy Hutton
Singer Vanessa Carlton turns 40 and actor Timothy Hutton turns 60, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 16.
Scientists Convene at ASGSR and Identify Critical Research Required to Support Moon and Mars Missions
ASGSR 2018-2019 President Kevin Sato and Anna-Lisa Paul, 2019 annual meeting chair The “planets are aligning” for the United States to make monumental leaps in research that both enables space exploration and is...
Request for Information: Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM)
Do you have ideas for potential scientific, exploration, and technology demonstration investigations for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Program? If you are from U.S. industry, a university, a non-profit organization, a NASA...
A Once-in-a-Decade Opportunity: NASA to Solicit Science Community Input on NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Research Priorities via Decadal Survey
NASA astronauts (left to right) Christina Koch and Jessica Meir harvested Mizuna mustard greens on Thanksgiving day inside the ESA (European Space Agency) laboratory module's VEGGIE facility. It’s a once-in-a-decade opportunity: the chance...
Ariane 5’s third launch of 2020
Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Galaxy-30 and BSAT-4B, and the Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-2), into their planned transfer orbits. There are also four notable updates to the...