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New York Yankees trade C Carlos Corporan to Tampa Bay Rays
The Sports Xchange The New York Yankees traded catcher Carlos Corporan to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations Saturday.
Russian cargo ship reaches space station
A Russian Progress cargo ship loaded with more than 3 tons of supplies docks at the International Space Station
Miami Heat hold on against Sacramento Kings
By Rick Hurd, The Sports Xchange SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Miami Heat needed to hold on for dear life Friday night to complete a 112-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings...
Los Angeles Lakers' Julius Randle fined for making obscene gesture
The Sports Xchange Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle has been fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture after hitting the game-winning shot against the Miami Heat, the NBA announced...
What are aerosols?
An atmospheric scientist has flown on planes outfitted with high tech equipment through wildfire plumes and over the ocean, and has visited stations all over the globe to observe aerosols...
'Laser Cloak' Could Hide Earth from Evil Aliens
A simple laser beam could disrupt aliens' observations of Earth, making it look like there's nobody home on the third rock from the sun, a new study suggests.
Blood-red Nile River seen from space
The European Space Agency released a satellite image of a blood-red Nile River
The Moon may play a major role in maintaining Earth's magnetic field
The Earth's magnetic field permanently protects us from the charged particles and radiation that originate in the Sun. This shield is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge...
Andromeda's first spinning neutron star found
Decades of searching in the Milky Way's nearby 'twin' galaxy Andromeda have finally paid off, with the discovery of an elusive breed of stellar corpse, a neutron star, by ESA's...
Mile-high Mars mounds built by wind and climate change
New research has found that wind carved massive mounds of more than a mile high on Mars over billions of years. Their location helps pin down when water on the...
Peter Dinklage warns 'summer is coming' in new 'SNL' promo
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, March 31 (UPI) -- Peter Dinklage is promoting his upcoming appearance on "Saturday Night Live" with a new short with cast member Cecily Strong.
L1551 IRS 5: A curious case of a young and active binary star
(Phys.org)—L1551 IRS 5 is a young binary star, only about half a million years old. Due to its proximity (about 450 light years away) and its high activity, the system...
SETI's New Alien Life Hunt Targets 20,000 Small, Dim Stars
Scientists with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in California have begun a two-year hunt for signs of alien civilizations around 20,000 red dwarfs — stars considerably smaller...
Measuring the magnetization of wandering spins
The swirling field of a magnet—rendered visible by a sprinkling of iron filings—emerges from the microscopic behavior of atoms and their electrons. In permanent magnets, neighboring atoms align and lock...
Tracking Tim's iceberg
ESA astronaut Tim Peake saw this iceberg from the International Space Station 400 km above Earth on 27 March 2016 during his six-month Principia mission.
White House dismisses Trump remarks on Japan, South Korea
Elizabeth ShimWASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- The White House dismissed remarks on Japan and South Korea from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as "ridiculous."
Salmon are less aggressive in tanks with darker backgrounds
Coho salmon may be four times less aggressive in tanks with darker backgrounds than in tanks with light backgrounds, according to a new study .
Boeing Starliner's 'Last Room on Earth' for Astronauts – Photo Tour
Starliner Spacecraft's 'Last Room on Earth' for Astronauts – Photo Tour
NSF awards $35 million to the UW-Madison to continue operating IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced that it has renewed a cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) to operate the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive particle detector...
G1.9+0.3: Trigger for Milky Way's youngest supernova identified
Scientists have used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the NSF's Jansky Very Large Array to determine the likely trigger for the most recent supernova in the Milky Way....
INTEGRAL sets limits on gamma rays from merging black holes
Following the discovery of gravitational waves from the merging of two black holes, ESA's INTEGRAL satellite has revealed no simultaneous gamma rays, just as models predict.
Seventh-graders learn astrophysics through mixed-reality computer simulation
Had the "learn'd astronomer's" charts and theorems inspired the 19th century writer Walt Whitman as much as strolling under the nighttime sky, Whitman might have become an astrophysicist instead of...
Windows 10 reaches 270 million users: Microsoft
Windows 10 is now in use in 270 million devices, the tech giant said Wednesday, hailing a strong debut for the multiplatform operating system launched last year.
'Batman v Superman' crosses $500M milestone
Karen ButlerBURBANK, Calif., March 30 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. Pictures says "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" crossed the $500 million milestone after only five days in theaters.
'Blacklist' spinoff starring Famke Janssen in the works
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, March 30 (UPI) -- "The Blacklist," starring James Spader, will introduce Famke Janssen in May ahead of a potential spinoff.
Lockheed Martin tests Aegis on Australian destroyer
Richard TomkinsADELAIDE, Australia, March 30 (UPI) -- A Lockheed Martin integrated test team has started installing an Aegis combat system aboard Australia's first Hobart-class air warfare destroyer.
NASA Considers Its Next Flagship Space Telescope
The space agency has embarked on a long and arduous process to select a new grand space observatory that will meet the needs of astronomers in the mid-2030s -- Read more...
Minneapolis police officers won't be charged in shooting death of Jamar Clark
Andrew V. PestanoMINNEAPOLIS, March 30 (UPI) -- Officials said two Minneapolis police officers will not be charged in the November shooting death of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old black man.