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NASA's Venus Rover Challenge Winners Announced
An overwhelming response to the competition will help advance the design of a mechanical rover concept that could one day explore the hellish surface of Venus.
Building NASA's Psyche: Design Done, Now Full Speed Ahead on Hardware
The mission to explore a metal-rich asteroid is pivoting from planning the details to building real pieces of the spacecraft puzzle.
7 Things to Know About the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
NASA's next rover to the Red Planet is slated to launch no earlier than July 30. These highlights will get you up to speed on the ambitious mission.
Comet NEOWISE Sizzles as It Slides by the Sun, Providing a Treat for Observers
Catch the comet in the morning sky until July 11, after which you can find it just after sunset until mid-August.
NASA's Perseverance Rover Attached to Atlas V Rocket
Ready for its launch later in the month, the Mars-bound rover will touch terra firma no more.
NASA's Deep Space Station in Australia Is Getting an Upgrade
Used for communicating with distant spacecraft, a massive radio antenna is being retrofitted to prepare it for a busy future of solar system exploration.
Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists' Help
Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission, managed by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fuels the search for these not-quite-planets-but-not-quite-stars.
California to release 8,000 prisoners in hopes of easing coronavirus crisis
The announcement on Friday by top advisors to Gov. Gavin Newsom offered stark evidence of the dire health conditions at several California prisons.
Comet whizzing by Earth for 1st time in 6,800 years visible to naked eye
Comet NEOWISE has been getting brighter and brighter in the early morning sky, and in the coming days, it will make an appearance in the evening after sunset.
Runner who seemed to break Usain Bolt's record ran a shorter race
A U.S. runner was briefly thought to have beaten Usain Bolt's record in the 200 meter race -- but it turns out he started from the wrong spot.
Microscopy technique reveals nanoscale detail of coatings as they dry
Dull. Slow. Unchanging. Like watching paint dry.
NASA infrared data shows Cristina strengthening
NASA's Aqua satellite revealed better organization and colder cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Cristina, indications that the storm was strengthening.
Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists’ Help
With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered two highly unusual brown dwarfs, balls of gas that are not massive enough to power themselves the way stars do. News Article...
Two Bizarre Brown Dwarfs Found With Citizen Scientists’ Help
Eyebrow: Citizen Science NewsBody: With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered two highly unusual brown dwarfs, balls of gas that are not massive enough to power themselves the way stars...
Enormous 'superflare' detected on nearby star
Astronomers succeeded in detecting 12 stellar flare phenomena on AD Leonis. One of these flares was 20 times larger than those emitted by our own sun, categorizing it a 'superflare'....
Image: Hubble sees sculpted galaxy
Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows NGC 7513, a barred spiral galaxy. Located approximately 60 million light-years away, NGC 7513 lies within the Sculptor constellation in...
Comet streaking past Earth, providing spectacular show
A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISE
Portal origin URL: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Newly-Discovered Comet NEOWISEPortal origin nid: 462648Published: Friday, July 10, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was at the...
Dodgers' Cody Bellinger not trying to 'repeat' MVP season
Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger said he will not try to "repeat" his 2019 National League MVP season when the shortened 2020 campaign begins July 23.
Champions League draw sets up potential Barcelona-Bayern, Messi-Ronaldo matchups
The 2019-2020 Champions League draw took place Friday in Nyon, Switzerland, and set up several potential quarterfinal and semifinal matchups with intrigue.
Follow the sun: How solar panels are evolving
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how solar panels have evolved and examine how bears have adapted to their close proximity to people.
NASA's Perseverance rover attached to Atlas V rocket
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to the top of the rocket that will send it toward the Red Planet this summer. Encased in the nose cone that will...
Scientists propose plan to determine if Planet Nine is a primordial black hole
Scientists at Harvard University and the Black Hole Initiative (BHI) have developed a new method to find black holes in the outer solar system, and along with it, determine once-and-for-all...
Nasa Mars rover Perseverance is attached to rocket
The US space agency's next rover is placed atop of the rocket that will send it to the Red Planet.
Eyes on the stars: UAE's Mars probe a first for the Arab world
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another elite club by sending a probe to...
'The Old Guard' star KiKi Layne: 'They threw it all at us'
"If Beale Street Could Talk" breakout star KiKi Layne joins Charlize Theron as an immortal mercenary in "The Old Guard," premiering Friday on Netflix.
A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets
Two dead stars, one larger than the other, will one day collide—and tell us valuable things about the universe. (Courtesy of Arecibo Observatory/University of Central Florida - William Gonzalez and Andy Torres./)Picture a...
Scientists identify 'gel-like' substance Chinese rover found on the moon
Scientists have identified a 'gel-like' substance the Yutu-2 rover mission discovered on the far side of the moon a year ago.