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Tyra Banks named new host of 'Dancing with the Stars'
Model, author and television personality Tyra Banks is set to host Season 29 of ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."
Chinese Spacecraft Poised for First Mars Mission
Tianwen-1 will attempt to send an orbiter, lander and rover to the Red Planet, a historically difficult destination -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Nuclear blast sends star hurtling across galaxy
A star has been sent hurtling across the galaxy after undergoing a partial supernova, astronomers say.
World population in 2100 could be 2 billion below UN projections
Earth will be home to 8.8 billion souls in 2100, two billion fewer than current UN projections, according to a major study published Wednesday that foresees new global power alignments...
Pocket-sized German satellite maker shoots for stars
Holding its own against aerospace giants like pan-European Airbus Space or French-Italian Thales Alenia, German minnow OHB has carved out a space as a national champion in satellite building.
Supercomputer reveals atmospheric impact of gigantic planetary collisions
The giant impacts that dominate late stages of planet formation have a wide range of consequences for young planets and their atmospheres, according to new research.
Astronauts to tackle another spacewalk on extended SpaceX mission
Two NASA astronauts plan to walk in space again Thursday to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station as part of the extended SpaceX mission.
Blast sends star hurtling across the Milky Way
An exploding white dwarf star blasted itself out of its orbit with another star in a "partial supernova" and is now hurtling across our galaxy, according to a new study...
Astronomers spot most distant fleeting flash afterglow from SGRB
Astronomers said Tuesday they saw the most distant afterglow ever from a short gamma-ray burst 10 billion light years away.
July 15! 2020 Goddard Summer Film Fest
The Goddard Office of Communications hosts a virtual showcase of their latest productions at the eleventh annual Goddard Film Festival, highlighting the center’s achievements over the past year in astrophysics,...
A Decade of Sun
As of June 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — has now been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade. From its orbit in space around the...
‘Disk Detective’ Needs Your Help Finding Disks Where Planets Form
Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: Planets form from gas and dust particles swirling around baby stars in enormous spinning disks. But because this process takes millions of years, scientists can only learn about...
NASA infrared view finds small areas of strength in new depression 6E
NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify the strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical Depression 6E. Aqua found a few small areas of strength but cooler...
Jimmy Fallon returns to 'Tonight Show' studio for first time since COVID-19 shutdown
Comedian Jimmy Fallon filmed the latest episode of "The Tonight Show" in-studio at Rockefeller Plaza, with guests Charlize Theron and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Could recently spotted dim point sources explain the galactic center excess (GCE)?
Over the past decade or so, a number of astrophysics studies have detected an excess of gamma-ray radiation at the center of our galaxy. Despite the many attempts to understand...
Objects in the night
Image: Skygazers across the Northern Hemisphere are being treated to stunning views of Comet Neowise as it streaks past Earth. Amateur astrophotographer Javier Manteca got a bonus: the International Space Station and comet...
In Photos: Exploration of Mars through history
The United States began the journey to Mars exploration in 1976 when the Viking Lander I successfully landed on the Martian surface. Since then, NASA has made continual efforts to...
Gemini Observatory's quick reflexes capture fleeting flash
Rapid follow-up of the optical afterglow from one of the most distant confirmed short gamma-ray bursts (SGRB), thought to be the merger of two neutron stars, is casting new light...
Delta reports $7 billion second-quarter loss due to COVID-19; Qantas alters schedule through March
Delta Air Lines on Tuesday reported a $7 billion pretax loss for the second quarter and Australian carrier Qantas has removed almost all international flights from its website through March.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Comprehensive Systems Test
Portal origin URL: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Comprehensive Systems TestPortal origin nid: 462706Published: Monday, July 13, 2020 - 09:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Now that NASA’s James Webb Space...
Microplastics catch an atmospheric ride to the oceans and the Arctic
Plastic particles travel on the wind from urban centers to remote areas
Observatory's quick reflexes capture fleeting flash
Rapid follow-up of the optical afterglow from one of the most distant confirmed short gamma-ray bursts (SGRB), thought to be the merger of two neutron stars, is casting new light...
Tom Bergeron, Erin Andrews leaving 'Dancing with the Stars'
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will not be returning to host "Dancing with the Stars" when the reality competition TV show begins its 29th season in the fall.
Artificial intelligence predicts which planetary systems will survive
Why don’t planets collide more often? How do planetary systems — like our solar system or multi-planet systems around other stars — organize themselves? Of all of the possible ways...
Exploring a New Approach for Measuring Water Vapor on Earth and Mars
PROJECT Vapor Inside-cloud Profiling Radar (VIPR) and WAter Sounding Short-range Radar (WASSR) SNAPSHOT NASA researchers are exploring a new radar-based method to map water vapor both in Earth’s atmosphere and near the surface...
Designing better asteroid explorers
Recent NASA missions to asteroids have gathered important data about the early evolution of our Solar System, planet formation, and how life may have originated on Earth. These missions also...
Mexican soccer star Chicharito scores first MLS goal in LA Galaxy loss
Mexican soccer sensation Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his first Major League Soccer goal in a Los Angeles Galaxy loss to the Portland Timbers in the MLS Is Back Tournament.
Fermilab achieves 14.5-tesla field for accelerator magnet, setting new world record
The Fermilab magnet team has done it again. After setting a world record for an accelerator magnet in 2019, they have broken it a year later.