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Peruvian Andes
Image: The Andes mountains, in southern Peru, are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
Solar Orbiter ready for science despite COVID-19 setbacks
ESA’s Solar Orbiter has successfully completed four months of painstaking technical verification, known as commissioning. Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spacecraft is now ready to begin...
Roter Kamm impact crater
Image: On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Roter Kamm impact crater in Namibia.
SpaceX launches Air Force's newest GPS satellite
SpaceX launched the military's newest, most accurate GPS satellite Tuesday after a two-month delay due to the pandemic.
Defectors say sending information into North Korea is vital
North Korean defectors who send leaflets and other information across the border say the practice is a vital step toward forcing change in the repressive country.
Minor League Baseball cancels 2020 season due to coronavirus pandemic
While Major League Baseball prepares to start the 2020 season next month, baseball's minor leagues canceled its seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Astronomers investigate disappearance of massive star
An unstable massive star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy, located 75 million light-years away, has disappeared, but scientists aren't sure why or how.
Astronomers investigate disappearance of massive star
An unstable massive star in the Kinman Dwarf galaxy, located 75 million light-years away, has disappeared, but scientists aren't sure why or how.
Hat tip to 'Star Trek'? US Space Force names new unit 'SpOC'
The United States' new Space Force military wing revealed Tuesday that one of its units would be named "Space Operations Command"—or "SpOC" for short, in an echo of pointy-eared "Star...
Watch live: SpaceX plans to launch next-generation GPS satellite
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to launch the U.S. Air Force's third next-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System from Florida on Tuesday.
Look: Red Velvet's Irene, Seulgi tease 'Monster' EP
K-pop stars Irene and Seulgi shared teasers for "Monster," their first mini album as the Red Velvet subunit Irene & Seulgi.
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
On a quest to find the Universe's largest black holes, researchers identify the center of the solar system within 100 meters.
NASA's TESS delivers new insights into an ultrahot world
KELT-9 b is one of the hottest planets known. New measurements from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have enabled astronomers to greatly improve their understanding of this bizarre world.
TESS delivers new insights into an ultrahot world
Measurements from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have enabled astronomers to greatly improve their understanding of the bizarre environment of KELT-9 b, one of the hottest planets known.
Revealing the magnetic nature of tornadoes in the sun's atmosphere
The first direct measurements of the magnetic field in the chromosphere of the sun by a team including University of Warwick physicists has provided the first observational evidence that huge...
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when we transitioned from using the naked eye to a telescope in 1609. Four...
NASA catches a short-lived Eastern Pacific Depression 4E
Tropical Depression 4E formed late on June 29 and it is forecast to become a remnant low-pressure area by the end of the day on June 30. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP...
Hungriest of black holes among the most massive in the universe
We now know just how massive the fastest-growing black hole in the Universe actually is, as well as how much it eats, thanks to new research led by The Australian...
A Cosmic Mystery: ESO Telescope Captures the Disappearance of a Massive Star
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have discovered the absence of an unstable massive star in a dwarf galaxy. Scientists think this could indicate that the...
Spacecraft helps identify solar radiation patterns that expose the moon
Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that wind created by high-speed particles...
Explainer: A theoretical cosmologist describes how large black holes really are, and the 'point of no return'
Black holes are among the most fascinating phenomena of outer space, and we're learning more about them all the time. Just last week, a group of astronomers published a paper...
Defectors sent ‘offensive’ images of North Korea first lady, envoy says
Russia's top envoy to North Korea said defectors in the South provoked Pyongyang with pornographic material depicting North Korean first lady Ri Sol Ju, according to a Russian press report.
Solar Orbiter ready for science despite COVID-19 setbacks
ESA's Solar Orbiter has successfully completed four months of painstaking technical verification, known as commissioning. Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spacecraft is now ready to begin...
Enhanced Mirror Coatings Will Enable Future NASA Observatory
PROJECT Broadband Mirror Coatings for Future NASA Observatory SNAPSHOT A team at GSFC is investigating techniques for creating highly reflective aluminum mirrors sensitive to the far-ultraviolet in addition to the infrared, optical, and...
NASA Spacecraft Helps Identify Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon
Portal origin URL: NASA Spacecraft Helps Identify Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the MoonPortal origin nid: 461859Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA mission helps scientists...
First all-female crew set for mission to Utah-based, simulated Mars research station
One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is aiming to fill the data gap on women's performance in space exploration. Six engineers,...
Physicists explain why changes to Earth's magnetic field are weaker over the Pacific
A new study by University of Alberta physicists provides an explanation for why changes to Earth's magnetic field over time are weaker over the Pacific region—a mystery scientists have been...
Mystery over monster star's vanishing act
A huge star has disappeared - did it become a black hole?