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Famous birthdays for July 5: Edie Falco, Chuck Close
Actor Edie Falco turns 57 and artist Chuck Close turns 80, among the famous birthdays for July 5.
Rocket Lab: Latest mission from New Zealand lost in flight
An Electron rocket launched from New Zealand's North Island fails in flight, destroying its satellites.
How to make creamy, authentic-tasting gelato at home
Compared to American and French ice creams, Italian-style gelato is made with less cream. Get the recipe for Pistachio Gelato Ice Cream » (Matt Taylor-Gross/)This story originally featured on Saveur.Gelato is a totem.Yes,...
President Donald Trump calls for statuary garden at Mount Rushmore Fourth of July event
President Donald Trump condemned toppling statues and announced a statuary garden at an event on the eve of the Fourth of July at Mount Rushmore.
On This Day, July 4: Lou Gehrig announces retirement
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig gave his "luckiest man on the face of the Earth" speech in announcing his retirement from the New York Yankees.
French prime minister resigns; Macron promises 'new path'
Édouard Philippe resigned as prime minister of France Friday after three years leading President Emmanuel Macron's government.
Scientific 'red flag' reveals new clues about our galaxy
By determining how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way, researchers have moved closer to understanding the power behind our galaxy.
French prime minister resigns; Macron promises 'new path'
Édouard Philippe resigned as prime minister of France Friday after three years leading President Emmanuel Macron's government.
Scientific 'red flag' reveals new clues about our galaxy
Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way—a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances—could yield new clues to the fundamental...
President Donald Trump, first lady head to Mount Rushmore for fireworks display
President and first lady Donald and Melania Trump will head to South Dakota Friday to watch the first fireworks display at Mount Rushmore National Memorial since 2009.
Christina Ricci files for divorce from James Heerdegen
Actress Christina Ricci has filed for divorce from producer James Heerdegen, her husband of nearly seven years.
Vanilla Ice cancels Friday concert in Texas
"Ice Ice Baby" singer Vanilla Ice has canceled Friday's outdoor concert in Austin because of a spike in coronavirus cases in Texas.
Rare-metal abundance points to a missing companion star for the supernova Cassiopeia A
The massive star that exploded to form the supernova known as Cassiopeia A most likely had a companion star that has yet to be spotted, a spectroscopic analysis by RIKEN...
Image: Hubble captures one galaxy, two asteroids
At first sight, this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope portrays the sparkling stars of AGC111977, a dwarf galaxy located around 15 million light years away and visible in...
Earth from Space: Ari Atoll, Maldives
Video: 00:03:39 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, we explore the Maldives with Copernicus Sentinel-2.See also Ari Atoll, Maldives to download the image.
Ari Atoll, Maldives
Image: The Maldives are featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet
The “ice giant” planets Neptune and Uranus are much less dense than rocky, terrestrial planets such as Venus and Earth. Beyond our solar system, many other Neptune-sized planets, orbiting distant...
Famous birthdays for July 3: Olivia Munn, Audra McDonald
Actor Olivia Munn turns 40 and actor/singer Audra McDonald turns 50, among the famous birthdays for July 3.
Mireille Enos, Dermot Mulroney vie for 'Hanna' in Season 2
"Hanna" stars Mireille Enos and Dermot Mulroney describe their characters' battle over the fate of teenage assassin Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) in Season 2 of the Amazon original series.
How life on Earth could help us find life on Mars
In our continuing search for other life in the universe, one place has always looked promising—Mars. It is a rocky planet like Earth, orbiting the same star, and at a...
Top lawmakers briefed on reports of Russian bounties on U.S. troops
Democrats said President Donald Trump should have taken action regarding intelligence suggesting Russia offered bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops after they were briefed on the matter Thursday.
Unprecedented ground-based discovery of 2 strongly interacting exoplanets
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been achieved with, for the first time, the detection directly from the ground of an extrasolar...
Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star
A rocky planet 39 times as massive as Earth has been spotted orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed, with astronomers concluding it may be the surviving core of a...
Stellar fireworks celebrate birth of giant cluster
Astronomers created a stunning new image showing celestial fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17.
What's Up - July 2020
What's Up for July? How about some moons with those giant planets? Mars after midnight. And are the stars of Mars the same as ours? News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Thursday, July 2,...
Stellar fireworks celebrate birth of giant cluster
Astronomers created a stunning new image showing celestial fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17.
Unprecedented ground-based discovery of two strongly interacting exoplanets
Several interacting exoplanets have already been spotted by satellites. But a new breakthrough has been achieved with, for the first time, the detection directly from the ground of an extrasolar...
Scientists detect rapid changes in a black hole that may explain gamma-ray bursts
Some of the most massive and distant black holes in the universe emit an enormous amount of extraordinarily energetic radiation called gamma rays. This type of radiation occurs, for example,...