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NASA's new Mars mission will take at least a decade to confirm life
NASA's new microbe-hunting Mars rover, scheduled for launch July 20, is the most sophisticated rover yet, but it will still take at least a decade to confirm if samples it...
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
A team of astronomers has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light years away.
Look: Jeff Daniels is James Comey in 'The Comey Rule' photos
"The Comey Rule," starring Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald Trump, will premiere on Showtime in November.
Chemistry helps reconstruct the origin of 2017 ruthenium plume
Samples from Viennese air filters help piece together the details of a controversial nuclear accident
Bette Midler, Dan Levy, Issa Rae to star in HBO's 'Coastal Elites' special
"Coastal Elites," a comic satire special from Paul Rudnick and Jay Roach, will premiere on HBO in September.
A cosmic baby is discovered, and it's brilliant
Astronomers tend to have a slightly different sense of time than the rest of us. They regularly study events that happened millions or billions of years ago, and objects that...
Observation of excess events in the XENON1T dark matter experiment
Scientists from the international XENON collaboration, an international experimental group including the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), University of Tokyo; the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research...
4,000th comet discovered by solar observatory
On June 15, 2020, a citizen scientist spotted a never-before-seen comet in data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO—the 4,000th comet discovery in the spacecraft's 25-year history.
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million...
Citizen scientist discovers Sun-watcher SOHO’s 4000th comet
Video: 00:00:16 Using data from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, a European citizen scientist spotted a never-before-seen comet in the satellite data — the 4,000th comet discovery in the spacecraft’s...
Constance Wu, Sam Heughan join rom-com 'Mr. Malcolm's List'
"Crazy Rich Asians" actress Constance Wu and "Outlander" actor Sam Heughan will star with Freida Pinto in the new film "Mr. Malcolm's List."
XMM-Newton spies youngest baby pulsar ever discovered
An observation campaign led by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory reveals the youngest pulsar ever seen – the remnant of a once-massive star – that is also a ‘magnetar’, sporting a...
Watch Vega's rideshare launch live
Tune in to ESA Web TV on Friday 19 June from 02:36 BST / 03:36 CEST to watch the return to flight of Vega on its debut rideshare mission dedicated to light...
An unexpected result from a dark matter experiment may signal new particles
An experiment searching for cosmic dark matter may have finally detected something. But it’s not dark matter. Scientists with the XENON1T experiment reported data June 17 showing an unexpectedly large number of blips...
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light years...
Quasar jets are particle accelerators thousands of light-years long
An international collaboration bringing together over 200 scientists from 13 countries has shown that the very high-energy gamma-ray emissions from quasars, galaxies with a highly energetic nucleus, are not concentrated...
4,000th Comet Discovered by ESA & NASA Solar Observatory
Portal origin URL: 4,000th Comet Discovered by ESA & NASA Solar ObservatoryPortal origin nid: 461977Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 - 10:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: On June 15, 2020, a citizen...
PICASSO CubeSat to sift secrets from sunrise
There is always a sunrise and sunset happening somewhere on our planet. Soon a new Belgium-made CubeSat – flying aboard Europe’s Vega launcher this Friday – will be keeping watch....
Watch: Jimmy Buffett, Kygo plan to collaborate again
Jimmy Buffett discussed Norwegian DJ Kygo and recalled playing a show with the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia.
MTV cuts ties with 'Siesta Key' star Alex Kompothecras
MTV severed ties with "Siesta Key" star Alex Kompothecras over his alleged past racist remarks.
When Vega met satellites
The upper composite containing 53 separate satellites being attached to the rest of the Vega launcher, ahead of Friday morning's launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Peculiar chemical abundance pattern detected in the star RAVE J183013.5−455510
An international team of astronomers has carried out spectroscopic observations of a distant star known as RAVE J183013.5−455510. Results of this observational campaign show that this object exhibits a peculiar...
A new way to study how elements mix deep inside giant planets
There are giants among us—gas and ice giants to be specific. They orbit the same star, but their environmental conditions and chemical makeup are wildly different from those of Earth....
UK-US sign agreement on space launch technology
Britain and America ease the path that will allow US companies to launch rockets from the UK.
Ravens' Lamar Jackson officially revealed as 'Madden NFL 21' cover athlete
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson was officially unveiled as the cover athlete for EA Sports' "Madden NFL 21" on Tuesday.
Measuring the neutron’s lifetime from space could solve an enduring mystery
To really understand neutrons, physicists may have to take to space. When outside the confines of an atomic nucleus, a neutron decays into other particles in about 15 minutes on average. But exactly...
Famous birthdays for June 17: Venus Williams, Will Forte
Tennis star Venus Williams turns 40 and actor Will Forte turns 50, among the famous birthdays for June 17.
Ravens' Lamar Jackson officially revealed as 'Madden NFL 21' cover athlete
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson was officially unveiled as the cover athlete for EA Sports' "Madden NFL 21" on Tuesday.