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NASA Juno Takes First Images of Jovian Moon Ganymede's North Pole
Infrared images from Juno provide the first glimpse of Ganymede's icy north pole.
NASA Mission Will Study the Cosmos With a Stratospheric Balloon
Carried by a balloon the size of a football stadium, ASTHROS will use a cutting-edge telescope to observe wavelengths of light that aren't visible from the ground.
NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Launch
A Mars photo booth, augmented-reality filters, and a virtual launch packet are just some of the ways to celebrate the July 30 launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.
New NASA Research Projects Probe COVID-19 Impacts
The new projects look at food- and water-supply stability and how changes in human activity are affecting the environment.
A New Video Captures the Science of NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
With a targeted launch date of July 30, the next robotic scientist NASA is sending to the to the Red Planet has big ambitions.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Will Carry First Spacesuit Materials to Mars
In a Q&A, spacesuit designer Amy Ross explains how five samples, including a piece of helmet visor, will be tested aboard the rover, which is targeting a July 30 launch.
NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet
The agency's Mars 2020 mission is on its way. It will land at Jezero Crater in about seven months, on Feb. 18, 2021.
'Clueless' at 25: Watch director Amy Heckerling dish on the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown
Watch the "Clueless" live chat with director Amy Heckerling for week 12 of the Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown.
Mars-bound spaceship experiencing technical issues: NASA
Mars 2020, the spaceship carrying NASA's new rover Perseverance to the Red Planet, is experiencing technical difficulties and is running on essential systems only, the agency said Thursday.
Poem: Biology Is Note Physics (Redux)
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NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth. Humanity’s...
Cosmic tango between the very small and the very large
While Einstein’s theory of general relativity can explain a large array of fascinating astrophysical and cosmological phenomena, some aspects of the properties of the universe at the largest-scales remain a...
Look: Irene & Seulgi tease video for 'Naughty' Demicat remix
K-pop stars Irene & Seulgi will release a music video for their "Naughty" Demicat remix on Friday.
The physics of solar flares could help scientists predict imminent outbursts
Space weather forecasting is a guessing game. Predictions of outbursts from the sun are typically based on the amount of activity observed on the sun’s roiling surface, without accounting for the specific processes...
NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet
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A physics-based method that can predict imminent large solar flares
Solar flares are highly energetic events in the Sun’s corona that affect Earth’s space weather. The mechanism that drives the onset of solar flares is unknown, hampering efforts to forecast...
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet successfully launched
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.
Mars2020 Launches Successfully
Perseverance has successfully launched and 'calls home," now it has quite the trip ahead. It will reach Mars on Feb. 18, 2021, touching down on the surface of Jezero Crater. The...
ALMA finds possible sign of neutron star in supernova 1987A
Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A. Based on observations of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and a theoretical follow-up...
Stunning space butterfly captured by telescope
Resembling a butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas—known as NGC 2899—appears to float and flutter across the sky in this new...
NASA finds Post-Tropical Low Douglas crossing a line
The strong wind shear that weakened Douglas to a tropical storm early on July 29 has further weakened it to a post-tropical low-pressure area. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an infrared...
Watch: 'Teenage Bounty Hunters' take on criminals in new Netflix series
"Teenage Bounty Hunters," starring Maddie Phillips and Anjelica Bette Fellini, will premiere Aug. 14 on Netflix.
Mars orbiter spots return of long, thin cloud on Red Planet
With the help of the Mars Express orbiter and its Visual Monitoring Camera, astronomers at the European Space Agency have spotted the return of a mysterious cloud on the Red...
Watch: Garcelle Beauvais on unfollowing Lisa Rinna after 'RHOBH' reunion
Garcelle Beauvais discussed Lisa Rinna and Denise Richards after filming the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Season 10 reunion.
Report: North Korea tested anti-ship cruise missile in July
North Korea tested an anti-ship cruise missile earlier in July but the South Korean military says it was part of "regular training."
NASA's most advanced rover heads to Mars
NASA launched the most advanced Mars rover yet -- with technology and tools to find signs of life on the Red Planet -- on Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Air...
Stanley Tucci to star in Spanish thriller 'La Fortuna' for AMC
Production began this week in Spain on "La Fortuna," a limited series starring Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci and Spanish actors Álvaro Mel and Ana Polvorosa.
A European dream team for Mars
European scientists will help select rocks and soil from Mars in the search for life on our planetary neighbour.