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Keenan Evans helps Texas Tech knock off No. 21 Baylor
The Sports Xchange WACO, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith said his team is getting better, but he's not predicting how far the Red Raiders will go.
Mold Contamination Delays Orbital ATK Cargo Flight to ISS
The next commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station is being delayed by mold.
When black holes meet—inside the cataclysms that cause gravitational waves
It has long been predicted that when two black holes merge, they ought to give out a staggering amount of energy in the form of gravitational waves.
The sleeping giant NGC 4889 harbors a dark secret
The placid appearance of NGC 4889 can fool the unsuspecting observer. But the elliptical galaxy, seen in a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, harbors a dark secret....
[In Depth] Triumph for gravitational wave hunt
More than a billion years ago, two black holes—the gravitational ghosts of gigantic stars—spiraled together and collided in space. Ripples in spacetime swept through the universe. Five months ago, they washed past Earth,...
'Mob Wives' star Drita D'Avanzo arrested for alleged assault
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- "Mob Wives" star Drita D'Avanzo was arrested for allegedly punching a woman multiple times on a New York sidewalk.
The Big Science Comes From UW-Milwaukee's Big Data
The detection of gravitational waves came after a nearly 20-year search - the largest and most ambitious project ever funded by the National Science Foundation - and physicists at the...
A 'magical' space-time ripple that wasn't believed, at first
The wave that made history snuck up on them. David Shoemaker will never forget the date—September 14, 2015—when he woke up to a message alerting him that an underground detector...
Roundup: Stephen Curry leads Warriors to best start in NBA history
The Sports Xchange PHOENIX -- Golden State guard Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Klay Thompson had 24 when the Warriors' extended the best start on NBA history with a...
Researchers determine physical conditions of two exoplanets in Kepler-36 system
(Phys.org)—Located about 1,530 light years from the Earth in the constellation of Cygnus, Kepler-36 is a sun-like star orbited by two known alien worlds. The inner planet, designated Kepler-36b is...
Model suggests carbon dioxide could cause loss of planetary water as easily as increased solar radiation
(Phys.org)—A trio of researchers affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and Princeton University has created a computer simulation that shows that a large increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide...
Largest rocky world found
We thought we understood how big rocky planets can get. But most of our understanding of planetary formation and solar system development has come from direct observation of our own...
Amazing! See the 'Most Detailed Astronomy Image' Ever Taken
Sixteen telescopes on Earth and in space have the collective resolving power of an instrument eight times the diameter of Earth. The collaboration recently captured the "most detailed astronomical image"...
Syncing simultaneous processing tasks could dramatically increase the efficiency of 'cloud' simulations
In large-scale simulations that involve simultaneous computational tasks on distributed computers, the overall speed of the simulation is limited by the slowest link. By adaptively redistributing computational resources in real-time...
Students to build a third space debris observation satellite
Too bad there is no frequent flier program for microsatellites. If there was, University at Buffalo students would accrue serious points.
Airbus selects Thales and Helisim for H160 flight simulator
Ryan MaassMARIGNANE, France, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Thales and Helisim will partner with Airbus Helicopters in deploying the full flight simulator for the H160 helicopter.
Will the World's Largest Supercollider Spawn a Black Hole? (Op-Ed)
There's a concrete reason enormous particle accelerator experiments won't spawn black holes and end the world.
United Launch Alliance launches NROL-45 payload
Ryan MaassVANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The United Launch Alliance completed its NROL-45 payload launch for the National Reconnaissance Office in support of a national defense...
Indianapolis Colts owner: Andrew Luck's contract will be 'shocking number'
The Sports Xchange Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay says the next contract for quarterback Andrew Luck is "going to be a shocking number."
Ancient Martian lakes may have harboured life, researchers say
Deep water basins formed on Mars more than three billion years ago may have once been habitable, according to a new research paper which its authors say lends credibility to...
Plus-sized model Ashley Graham nabs Sports Illustrated swimsuit spread
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Plus-sized model Ashley Graham will appear in the 2016 Sports Illustrated swimsuit Issue as a rookie after starring in an ad last year.
Johnny Depp stars as Donald Trump in comedic 'Funny or Die' biopic
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Johnny Depp stars as presidential hopeful Donald Trump in a surprise biopic released Wednesday by Funny or Die.
Maurice Watson leads Creighton to upset of No. 5 Xavier
By Steve Beideck, The Sports Xchange OMAHA, Neb. -- Xavier rarely had the momentum Tuesday night because Creighton had its own Mo all night long.
NASA unveils Orion pressure vessel
NASA officials proudly unveiled the pressure vessel for the agency's new Orion capsule destined to launch on the EM-1 mission to the moon in 2018, after the vehicle arrived at...
APEX Celebrates Ten Years Exploring the Cold Universe
A celebration was held at the APEX [1] base station in Sequitor, San Pedro de Atacama, to mark ten years of astronomical research with the APEX telescope, which resides on...
February's Last-Quarter Moon: Why It's Missing
As you gaze at the first-quarter moon this week, you may wonder when the last-quarter moon will occur this month. But there won't be one, if you live in North...
NASA Europa Mission May Not Launch Until Late 2020s
Congress has directed NASA to launch a mission to Jupiter's potentially life-hosting moon Europa by 2022, but the agency's budget request for 2017 supports a liftoff in the late 2020s,...
NASA to Decide Fate of Troubled Mars Lander Next Month
NASA aims to decide in March whether to prepare its InSight Mars lander for launch in mid-2018 or perhaps scrap the mission. InSight will miss its 2016 launch opportunity because...