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Discovery Channel Telescope Helps Identify Incoming Comet
The Discovery Channel Telescope has played a key role in identifying what could be one component of a comet twin -- both expected to fly past Earth later this month.
Astronomers find a star with a record variation period
Three years ago, Lomonosov Moscow State University astronomers detected a bright star TYC 2505-672-1 that has now faded significantly. The scientists assume that TYC 2505-672-1 is actually a double star...
'Daredevil' goes global in Netflix milestone
A cheer exploded as comic action hero Daredevil burst from a "war room" on the Netflix campus and dashed to nearly every country in the world the instant Friday arrived.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, March 19, 2016
By United Press International On March 19, 1916, eight Curtiss JN-3 airplanes with the First Aero Squadron participated in the first U.S. air combat mission in history.
The Special Ingredients of Earth
With its blue skies, puffy white clouds, warm beaches and abundant life, planet Earth is a pretty special place. A quick survey of the solar system reveals … nothing...
Lufthansa jet narrowly misses drone on LAX approach
Brooks HaysLOS ANGELES, March 18 (UPI) -- On Friday afternoon, a jet en route to Los Angeles International Airport narrowly avoided collision with a drone.
Most eccentric planet ever known flashes astronomers with reflected light
A team of astronomers has spotted an extrasolar planet that boasts the most eccentric orbit ever seen. The planet moves in a flattened ellipse, traveling a long path far from...
Ginger Zee begins 'Dancing with the Stars' after welcoming son
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, March 18 (UPI) -- "Good Morning America" meteorologist Ginger Zee is balancing "Dancing with the Stars" Season 22 with mothering her 3-month old son, Adrian.
ExoMars probe imaged en route to Mars
Brooks HaysDARMSTADT, Germany, March 18 (UPI) -- In the hours following the ExoMars launch, the Trace Gas Orbiter's trajectory offered asteroid hunters a chance to test their tracking and imaging...
Emma Watson displays her beatboxing skills with 'Hamilton' star Lin-Manuel Miranda
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- Emma Watson showed off her beatboxing skills recently alongside "Hamilton" creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda in a new video in support of gender-equality.
Tampa Bay Rays top closer Brad Boxberger out 8 weeks
The Sports Xchange Tampa Bay Rays closer Brad Boxberger, who led the American League with 41 saves last season, will miss at least eight weeks after undergoing abdominal muscle surgery.
Superman actor Henry Cavill goes unrecognized in Times Square
Annie MartinNEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" star Henry Cavill recorded a video of himself going completely unnoticed during a recent outing in New...
Pluto once had underground ocean, windy weather, studies suggest
An underground ocean once sloshed beneath the surface of Pluto, while winds ripped overtop, carving dune fields along the way, data from the New Horizons mission suggests.
90 Years Ago, the Liquid-Fueled Rocket Changed Space Travel Forever
Launches of liquid-fueled rockets may be relatively routine today, but 90 years ago, they were brand-new. In fact, the first liquid-fueled rocket launched on March 16, 1926, under the direction...
Judd Hirsch to play Leonard's dad on 'The Big Bang Theory'
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, March 18 (UPI) -- "Taxi" star Judd Hirsch will guest star as Leonard's (Johnny Galecki) dad on "The Big Bang Theory" Season 9 finale.
Maths could help search and rescue ships sail more safely in heavy seas
A unique new computer model built on highly complex mathematics could make it possible to design safer versions of the ‘fast ships’ widely used in search and rescue, anti-drugs, anti-piracy...
UPI Horse Racing Weekend Preview
By R. Kelley Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer Oaklawn Park hosts Derby preview, big day of racing in Australia, a budding rivalry unfolds in Hong Kong and an early look at...
School Isn’t Just Simulation: Students Building NASA Asteroid Instrument | Video
Launching in late 2016, the sample return Osiris-REx mission will study the asteroid Bennu. Massachusetts Institute of Technology students are building the REgolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) instrument.
252P LINEAR brightens, and a close pass for BA14 PANSTARRS
Ready for the next big 'Comet of the Century?' Yeah, us too. Cometary apparitions are the big unknown in backyard astronomy, an eternal uncertainty in the clockwork goings-on of the...
Minor Lunar Eclipse: Earth's Shadow to Darken Moon Wednesday
The moon will undergo a penumbral lunar eclipse next week that could be visible to observers across parts of North America, Asia and the Pacific Ocean region. But skywatchers should...
Charlie Cox believes Daredevil would be a 'perfect fit' in the 'Avengers'
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- As "Daredevil" Season 2 debuts on Netflix, star Charlie Cox has discussed how he feels his character could "fit in" with Marvel's premiere...
Yuma chequerboard
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Yuma in the US, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Japan recruiting ninjas for 'warlord tourism'
Shawn PriceTOKYO, March 18 (UPI) -- The Japanese prefecture of Aichi is looking for ninjas to help stir tourism in anticipation of the 2020 Olympics.
Trilobites: This Week’s Other Solar Eclipse
More than 22,000 miles above Earth, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has been getting a full blackout each day.
Once a Darling, Spanish Solar Company Abengoa Faces Reckoning
Abengoa’s global ambitions are now the source of its troubles as it tries to avoid what would be the largest bankruptcy in Spanish corporate history.
Pluto's Shaping Up to Be Interesting
Pluto's frigid surface varies tremendously from place to place, featuring provinces dominated by different types of ices.
Subaru Telescope Tour: A Journey to the Top of the World
A Space.com correspondent shares her tour of the NAOJ's Subaru Telescope on top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
Space Image of the Day Gallery (February 2016)
See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in February 2016.