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Europe's Euclid Space Telescope Will See Cosmos with Panoramic Vision
Launching in 2022, the wide-field observatory will be one of three next-generation facilities meant to lift the veil on dark energy, dark matter and other cosmic mysteries -- Read more on...
Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule 'came alive' on descent
The astronauts on SpaceX's first crew flight said Tuesday that their Dragon capsule "came alive" and sounded like a beast as it descended through the atmosphere to a smooth splashdown...
SpaceX completes test flight of Mars rocket prototype
SpaceX on Tuesday successfully completed a flight of less than a minute of the largest prototype ever tested of the future rocket Starship, which the company hopes to use one...
Discovering new penguin colonies from space
Satellite images have revealed that there are nearly 20% more emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica than previously thought. Scientists, at the British Antarctic Survey, have used satellite data from the...
Cloudsat takes a slice from tropical storm Isaias
NASA's CloudSat passed over Tropical Storm Isaias as it was strengthening back into a hurricane on Aug. 3, and before it made landfall in North Carolina. CloudSat revealed areas of heavy...
Famous birthdays for Aug. 5: Maureen McCormick, James Gunn
Actor Loni Anderson turns 75 and director James Gunn turns 54, among the famous birthdays for August 5.
Washington Nationals reinstate star OF Juan Soto from COVID-19 injured list
The Washington Nationals reinstated star outfielder Juan Soto from the COVID-19 injured list.
Astronauts praise 'flawless' SpaceX capsule landing
Two NASA astronauts who returned from space to a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday praised the SpaceX Dragon capsule's performance in their first public comments since the...
A rare ‘cosmic butterfly’ unfurls its wings in this telescoped image
This highly detailed image of the fantastic NGC 2899 planetary nebula was captured using the FORS instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in northern Chile. (ESO/)Over 3,000 light years away, a “cosmic butterfly”...
Watch: Colorado woman finds snake inside toilet bowl
A Colorado woman said she was "terrified" when she looked into her toilet and saw something shocking -- a snake coming up from the drain.
Watch 'Mission: Impossible — Fallout' director Christopher McQuarrie on Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown
Week 13: 'Mission: Impossible — Fallout' director Christopher McQuarrie joins a live chat from London about the blockbuster franchise.
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
New detailed observations with NSF's NOIRLab facilities reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that is unusually dense for its size and age. Weighing in...
U.S. astronauts who made first splashdown landing in 45 years to talk about their experience
Two U.S. astronauts who were the first to ride a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station and the first to make a splashdown landing in 45 years, will share...
Planet found orbiting small, cool star
Precision measurements made with the VLBA have revealed that a small, cool star 35 light-years from Earth is orbited by a Saturn-sized planet once every 221 days.
Surprisingly dense exoplanet challenges planet formation theories
New detailed observations reveal a young exoplanet, orbiting a young star in the Hyades cluster, that is unusually dense for its size and age. Weighing in at 25 Earth-masses, and...
Rockettes' annual 'Christmas Spectacular' canceled due to COVID-19
The annual "Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes" has been canceled for 2020 in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers explore the origins of stars rich in phosphorus
The journal Nature Communications has published the discovery of a new type of star that is very rich in phosphorus, which could help to explain the origin of phosphorous in...
Pulsing Stars Distribute Key Ingredient for Life
Portal origin URL: Pulsing Stars Distribute Key Ingredient for Life Portal origin nid: 463328Published: Monday, August 3, 2020 - 18:29Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy examined...
Watch: Escaped ostrich runs loose through residential neighborhood
A shocked resident of a Philippines city captured video of an ostrich running loose through a residential subdivision.
The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought
For a long time, researchers have believed that there is not much of interest going on in the Sun during the passive period, therefore not worth studying. Now this assumption...
VLBA finds planet orbiting small, cool star
Using the supersharp radio "vision" of the National Science Foundation's continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), astronomers have discovered a Saturn-sized planet closely orbiting a small, cool star 35 light-years...
Iron-rich meteorites on Earth reveal geochemistry of solar system's youth, researchers say
New research suggests unique geochemical signatures measured in iron-rich meteorites were produced by core crystallization inside the solar system's oldest planetary objects.
The quiet Sun is much more active than we thought: study
Solar activity varies in 11-year cycles. As the activity cycle switches to a new one, the Sun is usually very calm for several years.
Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight
Scientists said Tuesday they had discovered a way to detect space debris even in daylight hours, potentially helping satellites to avoid the ever-growing cloud of junk orbiting the planet.
Rocket Sees Curling Waves Above Alaskan Sky
Portal origin URL: Rocket Sees Curling Waves Above Alaskan SkyPortal origin nid: 463259Published: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The curling waves of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability –...
New CubeSat’s First Light Shows Clouds and Aerosols
PROJECT Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) SNAPSHOT HARP aims to help identify air pollution, aerosols and clouds. The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter’s measurements help us better understand how clouds and aerosols impact weather, climate, and...
Unequal neutron-star mergers create unique 'bang' in simulations
In a series of simulations, researchers determined that some neutron star collisions not only produce gravitational waves, but also electromagnetic radiation that should be detectable on Earth.
Watch: HBO Max to launch Summer Comedy Festival specials on Aug. 20
HBO Max is set to launch a set of stand-up comedy specials featuring Beth Stelling, Rose Matafeo and James Veitch starting on Aug. 20.