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Listen: Bright Eyes shares 'Mariana Trench' from new album
Bright Eyes released the song "Mariana Trench" and confirmed a new album, "Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was."
Gerard Butler joins action thriller 'Kandahar'
Gerard Butler has signed up to star in an upcoming action thriller from director Ric Roman Waugh titled "Kandahar."
Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto
The accretion of new material during Pluto's formation may have generated enough heat to create a liquid ocean that has persisted beneath an icy crust to the present day, despite...
Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Shakira to perform during 'Global Goal' concert
Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Shakira, Coldplay, Usher and other stars will perform during a Global Citizen special for COVID-19 relief.
CTA prototype LST-1 detects very high-energy emission from the Crab Nebula pulsar
Between January and February 2020, the prototype Large-Sized Telescope (LST), the LST-1, observed the Crab Pulsar, the neutron star at the centre of the Crab Nebula. The telescope, which is...
Scientists collaborate on new study to search the universe for signs of technological civilizations
Scientists at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian and the University of Rochester are collaborating on a project to search the universe for signs of life via technosignatures,...
Space Hub Sutherland recommended for approval
Highland councillors will vote on Friday on the Space Hub proposals, after receiving 457 objections.
NASA thinks it's time to return to Neptune with its Trident mission
Is it time to head back to Neptune and its moon Triton? It might be. After all, we have some unfinished business there.
The Navy is testing beaming solar power in space
Solar power has become a focal point of the battle to mitigate climate change. The potential of solar power is massive—Earth receives as much solar energy in an hour as...
Astronomers detect teraelectronvolt emission from the gamma-ray burst GRB 190114C
An international team of astronomers has detected a teraelectronvolt (TeV) emission from a gamma-ray burst designated GRB 190114C. The discovery could improve the understanding of very high energy (VHE) sources...
Scientists provide new explanation for the strange asymmetry of the moon
The Earth‐moon system's history remains mysterious. Scientists believe the system formed when a Mars‐sized body collided with the proto‐Earth. Earth ended up being the larger daughter of this collision and...
North Korea ready to strike back with millions of leaflets
North Korea vowed on Monday to dump some 12 million propaganda leaflets on South Korea in a measure it calls "retaliatory punishment" as tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula.
Kurt Cobain's guitar sells for more than $6M at auction
The guitar late rock star Kurt Cobain used during his band Nirvana's 1993 "MTV Unplugged" show sold for more than $6 million this weekend, Julien's Auctions announced.
In pictures: Rare solar eclipse darkens Asia on the summer solstice
Skywatchers photographed the "ring of fire", where the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
Oumuamua could be a relic from giant clouds where stars are born
The mysterious interstellar visitor could be 'a new type of astrophysical object'
AG Barr announces termination of U.S. Attorney after Berman refuses to step down
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who has overseen prosecution of associates of President Donald Trump, has denied Attorney General William Barr's claim he's leaving.
The 4th of July events still happening in SoCal this year
The 4th of July will look different this year in Southern California. Here's a list of events that are still on.
Bars are open, but masks are required? Shifting coronavirus rules stir confusion
Recent announcements about how to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have left many confused about what is and isn't dangerous.
Amateur astronomers file class-action lawsuits alleging telescope price-fixing conspiracy
The founder of one of the world's leading telescope manufacturers and his B.C.-based relatives are accused in two proposed class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of amateur astronomers who claim they’re...
Astronomers detect another form of mysterious, repeating radio burst — it's probably not aliens
Fast-radio bursts have puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. Now a new type of these powerful-yet-brief bursts of radio waves that traverse the vast expanse of intergalactic space has...
New research hints at the presence of unconventional galaxies containing 2 black holes
Astronomers have identified periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active galaxies, paving the way for future studies of unconventional galaxies that might harbor two supermassive black holes at their centers.
New research hints at the presence of unconventional galaxies containing two black holes
A Clemson University scientist has joined forces with an international team of astronomers to identify periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active galaxies, paving the way for future studies of unconventional...
You may be able to spot a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse this weekend
On January 4, 2011, the Hinode satellite captured these breathtaking images of an annular solar eclipse. (NASA/Hinode/XRT/)This Sunday, June 21st, if you’re in central Africa, Asia, or the Middle East, don’t forget to...
Readers ask about the size of the Milky Way, ancient rainforests and COVID-19
Milky Way matters Computer simulations and observations of nearby galaxies helped astrophysicists determine that the Milky Way stretches nearly 2 million light-years across, Ken Croswell reported in “Astronomers find Milky Way’s edge” (SN: 4/25/20, p....
Watch: Giant cherry found on Italian farm unofficially breaks world record
A pair of siblings in Italy said they found a giant cherry in their orchard that weighs nearly an ounce and unofficially broke the Guinness World Record.
Are planets with oceans common in the galaxy? It's likely, scientists find
Several years ago, planetary scientists began to wonder whether any of the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system, might resemble some of the watery moons...
Watch: Jodie Whittaker, David Tennant hold 'Doctor Who' cosplay contest on 'Late Late Show'
Jodie Whittaker and David Tennant of "Doctor Who" fame judged a "Doctor Who" cosplay contest on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
Our deepest view of the X-ray sky
Over the course of 182 days, the eROSITA X-ray telescope has completed its first full sweep of the sky which it embarked upon about a year ago. This new map...