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Trump admin announces charges against 22 MS-13 gang members
The Justice Department has for the first time indicted a leader of the notorious MS-13 gang on terrorism-related charges, the Trump administration said as prosecutors unveiled indictments against 22 gang...
Famous birthdays for July 16: Will Ferrell, Tony Kushner
Actor Will Ferrell turns 53 and playwright Tony Kushner turns 64, among the famous birthdays for July 16.
NASA finds limited water vapor as depression 06E becomes a trough
When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Tropical Depression 06E that showed it had opened up into a trough. A trough...
U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin
The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions targeting Russian businessman Yevgeniy Prigozhin who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a first, astronomers watch a black hole’s corona disappear, then reappear
It seems the universe has an odd sense of humor. While a crown-encrusted virus has run roughshod over the world, another entirely different corona about 100 million light years from Earth has mysteriously...
Tennessee Titans, rushing champ Derrick Henry reach 4-year, $50M deal
The Tennessee Titans signed star running back and 2019 rushing champion Derrick Henry to a multiyear contract Wednesday.
Researchers confirm age of universe at 13.8 billion years
Studying the oldest available light in the sky, astronomers at a Chilean observatory on Wednesday said they confirmed the universe is about 13.8 billion years old.
NRO satellites launched from NASA's Virginia facility
The first launch on Wednesday morning of a Minotaur IV rocket from Wallops Island, Va., was a success, the U.S. Air Force announced.
Comet NEOWISE Seen in an Aurora-Filled Sky
Portal origin URL: Comet NEOWISE Seen in an Aurora-Filled SkyPortal origin nid: 462798Published: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 15:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Comet NEOWISE is visible in an aurora-filled sky...
Emirates Mars Mission delayed a second time by weather
Weather has delayed Thursday's historic launch in Japan of the United Arab Emirates science mission to Mars. It was the second such delay in a week.
Cases of black hole mistaken identity
Astronomers have discovered one type of growing supermassive black hole masquerading as another, thanks to a suite of telescopes including NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The true identity of these black...
NASA to Provide Update on James Webb Space Telescope
Portal origin URL: NASA to Provide Update on James Webb Space TelescopePortal origin nid: 462795Published: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - 12:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA will host a media teleconference at...
Watch: Stray iguana spotted sunning itself on Colorado rooftop
Police and firefighters were summoned to a home in Colorado where witnesses reported a highly unusual sight: an iguana perched on the roof.
What will astronauts need to survive the dangerous journey to Mars?
On movie missions to Mars, getting there is the easy part. The Martian’s Mark Watney was fine until a dust storm left him fending for himself. Douglas Quaid’s jaunt to the Red...
6 Things to Know About NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Portal origin URL: 6 Things to Know About NASA's Ingenuity Mars HelicopterPortal origin nid: 462741Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - 11:16Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The first helicopter attempting to fly...
Watch: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt team up in Netflix film 'Project Power'
"Project Power," an action thriller starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback, will premiere Aug. 14 on Netflix.
Planetary scientist collaborates on first-ever Mars mission launched by Arab world
A veteran of multiple NASA missions to Mars, Northern Arizona University planetary scientist Christopher Edwards will closely watch the upcoming launch of a space probe to Mars that carries a...
Subaru Telescope and New Horizons explore the outer solar system
Collaborative observations with NASA's New Horizons mission have been ongoing at the Subaru Telescope since May 2020. Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC), the wide field camera mounted on the prime focus of...
Cosmic expansion tribes entrench positions
A telescope high in the Atacama Desert in Chile enters the debate about the age of the Universe.
Despite a new measurement, the debate over the universe’s expansion rages on
When it comes to the expansion rate of the universe, physicists have apparently agreed to disagree. Two types of measurements clash over how fast the cosmos is expanding (SN: 7/30/19). Now, a...
Image: Place for space testing
ESA's Compact Antenna Test Range at its ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This anechoic chamber is used to test space antennas of 1 m across or less, or...
Six things to know about the Ingenuity Mars helicopter
When NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida later this summer, an innovative experiment will ride along: the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Ingenuity may...
ABC gives early look at 'Bachelorette' Season 16 contestants
ABC released on Wednesday a sneak peak at 42 men who may star on Season 16 of The Bachelorette featuring Clare Crawley.
10 cool things we learned about Pluto from New Horizons
Five years ago today, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made history. After a voyage of nearly 10 years and more than 3 billion miles, the intrepid piano-sized probe flew within 7,800...
Variability of blazar 3C 273 examined by astronomers
Using data from space observatories and ground-based telescopes, astronomers have investigated variability of a blazar known as 3C 273. The new study, presented in a paper published July 6 on...
UAE again delays Mars probe launch over weather
The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would delay the launch of its "Hope" Mars probe for a second time, again due to bad weather.
Short gamma ray burst leaves most-distant optical afterglow ever detected
The farther away an object lies in the universe, the fainter it appears through the lens of a telescope.
Two new books explore Mars — and what it means to be human
Science writer Kate Greene couldn’t have known that her memoir about her time on a make-believe Mars mission would be published as millions of people on Earth isolated themselves in their homes...