Latest science news in Astronomy & Space
Joan Baez to receive the 2020 Woody Guthrie Prize
The Woody Guthrie Center has announced it is bestowing its 2020 Woody Guthrie Prize on folk singer-songwriter Joan Baez.
Instantaneous color holography system for sensing fluorescence and white light achieved
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Toin University of Yokohama, and Chiba University have succeeded in developing a color-multiplexed holography...
B.C. man ends epic round-the-world solo journey using celestial navigation
Dubbed the 'champion of physical distancing,' Bert terHart returned to Victoria Saturday after a nine-month solo sailing journey around the world.
Famous birthdays for July 22: Alex Trebek, John Leguizamo
Game show host Alex Trebek turns 80 and actor John Leguizamo turns 56, among the famous birthdays for July 22.
Tampa Bay Rays' Colin Poche to miss season with torn UCL
Tampa Bay Rays reliever Colin Poche will be out for the 2020 MLB season due to a torn UCL.
Washington's NFL team hires Julie Donaldson for historic radio role
The NFL's Washington football team has hired Julie Donaldson to oversee all of its broadcast operation as senior vice president of media.
Magnetic field of a spiral galaxy
A new image from the VLA dramatically reveals the extended magnetic field of a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth.
Raytheon delivers first new AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar for installation on USS Jack H. Lucas
Raytheon announced Tuesday that it has delivered the first AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar array to Huntington Ingalls for installation on the Navy's future USS Jack H. Lucas guided-missile destroyer.
NASA finds wind shear and cooler waters winding down Tropical Depression 7E
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean and provided forecasters with a visible image of the waning Tropical Depression 7E. Wind shear and cooler waters were taking...
New cosmic magnetic field structures discovered in galaxy NGC 4217
Spiral galaxies such as our Milky Way can have sprawling magnetic fields. There are various theories about their formation, but so far the process is not well understood. An international...
Asteroid shower on the Earth-Moon system 800 million years ago revealed by lunar craters
A research team led by Osaka University investigated the formation ages of 59 lunar craters with a diameter of approximately 20 km using the Terrain Camera (TC) onboard the lunar...
NASA spacewalkers complete upgrade at Int'l Space Station
Two NASA astronauts on a spacewalk Tuesday completed a years-long project to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Wherever the sun shines: bringing solar to low- and middle-income homes
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), this resource offers a roadmap for installing rooftop solar panels in communities that are often overlooked when it...
A new rover to land on Mars
The Mars 2020 mission is scheduled to launch at the end of July. Its goal is to land the Perseverance rover on the Red Planet and collect samples in the...
'Lost' world's rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable 'Goldilocks zone' in a distant solar system.
NASA spacewalkers complete power upgrade at International Space Station
Two NASA astronauts on a spacewalk Tuesday completed a years-long project to upgrade the power system at the International Space Station.
Earth, moon were bombarded by asteroid shower 800 million years ago
A new survey of large craters on the surface of the moon suggests the Earth-moon system was slammed by an asteroid shower 800 million years ago.
Sea-level charting satellite passes with flying colours
Like students all over the world currently awaiting exam grades, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has also been put through a series of strenuous tests leaving the eyes of...
Study reveals composition of 'gel-like' substance discovered by Chang'e-4 rover on Moon's far side
The unusual dark greenish and glistening 'gel-like' substance in a crater on the far side of the moon has attracted widespread interest following its discovery by the Chang'e-4 rover in...
Watch live: Astronauts on spacewalk for power upgrade at International Space Station
Two NASA astronauts began a spacewalk early Tuesday to work on a power systems upgrade for the International Space Station.
Astronomers track down 'lost' worlds spotted but unconfirmed by TESS survey
One by one, an international team of astronomers is rediscovering "lost" worlds first spotted, but unconfirmed, by NASA's TESS telescope.
Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure
Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX's first crew flight.
'Lost' world's rediscovery is step toward finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable "Goldilocks zone" in a distant solar system.
Geophysics: A first for a unique instrument
Geophysicists have measured Earth's spin and axis orientation with a novel ring laser, and provided the most precise determination of these parameters yet achieved by a ground-based instrument without the...
Watch: David Schwimmer says 'Friends' reunion is 'unscripted' on 'Tonight Show'
David Schwimmer appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and gave an update on the planned "Friends" reunion special set for HBO Max.
Gamma-ray telescopes measure diameters of distant stars
By reviving a technique capable of combining specialized gamma-ray telescopes to one giant virtual instrument, scientists have measured the diameters of individual stars hundreds of light-years away. The team used...
Stove, dome, and umbrella effects of atmospheric aerosol in planetary boundary layer
Atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL), also called the atmospheric boundary layer, is the region of the lower troposphere where Earth's surface strongly influences temperature, moisture and wind through the turbulent...
WWE Raw: Randy Orton faces Big Show in an unsanctioned match
Randy Orton and Big Show collided in an unsanctioned match in the main event of Raw.