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Watch: Hannah Ferrier on Captain Sandy Yawn's micromanaging in 'Below Deck'
"Below Deck Mediterranean" star Hannah Ferrier discussed Captain Sandy Yawn's management style in Season 5.
According to globular clusters, the universe is 13.35 billion years old
It is a widely accepted theory today that when the first stars formed in our universe approximately 13 billion years ago, they quickly came together to form globular clusters. These...
ESA’s Thomas Pesquet to be first European to ride a Dragon to Space Station
Press Release N° 15–2020 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching in spring 2021 from Cape Canaveral, USA, to...
Thomas Pesquet first ESA astronaut to ride a Dragon to space
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has officially been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching in spring 2021 from Cape Canaveral, USA, to the International Space...
Thomas Pesquet - Alpha Mission
Video: 00:03:12 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet has been assigned to the second operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, launching to the International Space Station in 2021. Thomas’ second mission to...
Astrophysicists investigate the possibility of life below the surface of Mars
Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and research scientist Dimitra Atri at the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi...
A growing stellar system directly fed by the mother cloud
For the first time, astronomers have observed a conveyor belt from the outskirts of a star-forming dense cloud directly depositing material near a pair of young forming stars. Scientists at...
Space dust fossils are providing a new window onto Earth's past
To be a meteorite hunter means to search for the unutterably rare. On any given patch of land the size of Wales, an average of two olive-sized space rocks will...
Op-Ed: Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how little the welfare of "essential workers" has mattered to employers and is spurring unionization efforts.
Meet the Experts: Other worlds
Video: 00:04:05 Is there a planet like our Earth out there? Scientists have discovered over 4000 exoplanets, or planets outside of our Solar System, that ESA's CHEOPS satellite will study in...
NASA’s Perseverance rover will seek signs of past life on Mars
NASA’s next rover is a connoisseur of Martian rocks. The main job of the Perseverance rover, set to launch between July 20 and August 11, is to pick out rocks that might...
Dead star emits never-before seen mix of radiation
ESA’s Integral helps unravel origin of Fast Radio BurstsA global collaboration of telescopes including ESA’s Integral high-energy space observatory has detected a unique mix of radiation bursting from a dead...
Giants' DeAndre Baker, Seahawks' Quinton Dunbar placed on commissioner's exempt list
The NFL has placed New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks defensive back Quinton Dunbar on the commissioner's exempt list with criminal charges pending.
Newsom wants to send $52 million to help Central Valley fight coronavirus surge
California's governor is sending "strike teams" to eight counties while asking lawmakers to approve $52 million for testing, tracing and isolation protocols in those regions.
Unprecedented look into 'central engine' powering a solar flare
Researchers have presented a new, detailed look inside the 'central engine' of a large solar flare accompanied by a powerful eruption by the Owens Valley Solar Array. The new findings...
12 stunning images from past Mars missions gallery
First signals (Mariner 4, 1966) NASA’s 10-part Mariner program (1962-1973) aimed to look at the surfaces Mars, Venus, and Mercury. Mariner 4 became the first successful Mars flyby in 1964. It took 22...
Mars Perseverance rover 'go for launch,' says NASA
NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life.
NASA tracks Hanna's soaking path into Mexico
NASA's Aqua satellite provided infrared data on Tropical Depression Hanna while imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite was used to create an animation showing its movement from Texas to Mexico....
Excitement grows at NASA as Mars launch approaches
Excitement is growing at NASA over the planned Mars 2020 mission liftoff from Florida on Thursday with an improved forecast for weather conditions.
Justin Bieber, 'Outlander,' 'Queer Eye' join virtual PaleyFest lineup
PaleyFest LA 2020, featuring Justin Bieber, "Outlander" stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, and the "Queer Eye" cast, will move online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mars 2020 mission to be guided by USGS astrogeology maps
When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars next year, it will be equipped with some of the most precise maps of Mars ever created, courtesy of the USGS Astrogeology Science...
NASA's next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet
With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover.
Researchers offer unprecedented look into 'central engine' powering a solar flare
In a study published in Nature Astronomy, an international team of researchers has presented a new, detailed look inside the "central engine" of a large solar flare accompanied by a...
New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, astronomers estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years.
South Korea spy chief nominee denies offering billions to North
South Korea's spy chief nominee denied he signed a secret agreement with North Korea in 2000.
A black hole circling a wormhole would emit weird gravitational waves
Gravitational wave detectors have already spotted mysterious black holes. But something even stranger might be next: wormholes. A black hole spiraling into a wormhole would create an odd pattern of ripples in spacetime...
New approach refines the Hubble's constant and age of universe
Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, a research team led by a University of Oregon astronomer estimates the age of the universe...
Launch of the world's first soft X-ray satellite with 'Lobster-Eye' imaging technology
The 'Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite' was successfully launched on July 25 into orbit from the Taiyuan Launch Center, with the first signal received, riding the Long March 4B lift rocket. The Lobster-Eye X-ray Satellite...