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IU Physicist Leads Discovery of New Particle: 'Four-Flavored' Tetraquark
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Research led by Indiana University physicist Daria Zieminska has resulted in the first detection of a new form of elementary particle: the "four-flavored" tetraquark.
Mars Rover Opportunity Climbs Red Planet Ridge (Photo)
Opportunity began climbing up a 30-degree slope known as Knudsen Ridge late last month, in an effort to reach and study rocks that may have been exposed to liquid water...
Miami Heat expected to land G Joe Johnson
The Sports Xchange Former All-Star guard Joe Johnson plans to sign with the Miami Heat once he clears waivers, multiple outlets reported Friday.
Houston, We Have a Premiere: 'Last Man on the Moon' Debuts with Astronauts
Astronauts took the place of movie stars on the red carpet at the premiere in Houston of "The Last Man on the Moon." About a dozen men and women who...
Image: ESA Cluster's 16-year-old webcam restarted
Last week, flight controllers at ESA's operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, recommissioned and tested a 16-year-old webcam on one of Cluster's four satellites.
Two more Galileo satellites poised for launch in May
Another pair of Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for launch in May, ahead of a quartet on an Ariane 5 rocket in the autumn, bringing the Galileo system a step...
NASA sees a different kind of El Nino
A new NASA visualization shows the 2015 El Nino unfolding in the Pacific Ocean, as sea surface temperatures create different patterns than seen in the 1997-1998 El Nino. Computer models...
NRAO Media Tip Sheet, February 2016
1. GBT and VLBA Join Forces to Study Jet from a Black Hole; 2. Swirling Masers Measure Cosmic Distances and Expansion of the Universe; 3. NRAO Astronomer Elected Fellow of...
NASA, Partner Space Agencies Measure Forests In Gabon
NASA airborne instruments and scientists, including some from JPL, are studying tropical forests in Gabon, Africa, with colleagues from space agencies in Gabon and Europe.
'Outlander' stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan on cover of EW
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- "Outlander" stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan stripped down to cover the March 4 issue of Entertainment Weekly as Claire Randall and Jamie...
Zendaya on Odell Beckham Jr. dating rumors: 'He's auditioning'
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Zendaya downplayed her relationship with Odell Beckham, Jr., after she and the New York Giants wide receiver were spotted leaving a Grammys after-party.
Fixing the Sun's magnetic sway on cosmic rays
New formula accounts for seasonal changes in solar-wind's effects on cosmic rays
Watch out for phishy emails during tax season
It's tax time, so you'd better think twice before clicking on that link in your email inbox.
Palm-Size Satellites Could Hunt for New Alien Worlds
Tiny satellites could hitch a ride into orbit and spot alien worlds from afar, new research suggests.
Climate change speeds up gully erosion
The erosion of large natural channels by flowing water -- gully erosion -- can wreak havoc on fields, roads, and buildings. In some cases, the sudden expansion of gullies even...
See Stunning Moon Photos from China's Lunar Lander
The Chang'e-3 lander discovered a new type of moon rock—and took thousands of high-res photos in the process.
New NASA Spacecraft Will Be Propelled By Light
Solar sails could travel to the outermost regions of the solar system faster than ever before.
Illegal Logging Has Become More Violent Than Ever
Criminal loggers and land snatchers are committing more murders around the world, but they almost always escape justice.
Week’s Best Space Pictures: Black Hole Fires 'Death Star' Ray
A cosmic fender-bender births a new galaxy, and the Curiosity Mars rover takes an elaborate selfie.
Week's Best Space Pictures: Dying Star Shoots Gleaming Jets
A newborn star brightens up its dusty neighborhood, and a galaxy cluster bends passing light like a lens.
Week’s Best Space Pictures: Off to Hunt for Black Holes
Ceres shows off its stacked layers of craters, and satellites document the shrinking of China’s largest freshwater lake.
Radio halo discovered in a massive merging galaxy cluster
(Phys.org)—Radio halos are enormous regions of diffuse radio emission, usually found at the centers of galaxy clusters. Recently, an international team of astronomers has discovered such a large area of...
Successful test drive for space-based gravitational wave detector
Mission paves the way for planned €1-billion space observatory.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19452
See the cosmos with X-ray vision—Japan's new Hitomi space telescope
In June 1962, an Aerobee 150 sounding-rocket blasted above the Earth's atmosphere from the White Sands Missile Range in the United States of America. During its five-minute flight, the small...
Meteorite Hunters Find 6 Space Rocks from Florida Fireball
Meteorite hunters in Florida have found six space rocks associated with a rare daytime fireball that streaked through the Sunshine State's skies on Jan. 24.
'Doctor' Cassini Takes Titan's Temperature
When you go for your annual health checkup, you might expect the doctor to take your temperature. Well, it looks like Saturn's moons also get the same treatment, courtesy of...
Subaru-HiCIAO spots young stars surreptitiously devouring their birth clouds
An international team led by researchers at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) has used a new infrared imaging technique to reveal dramatic moments in star and...
On the Origin of Worlds: Astrophysicists Zero in on How Planets Form (Kavli Roundtable)
New telescopes and techniques are helping scientists probe exoplanets in their earliest stages of development.