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Science Community Reacts Strongly To 'Wrist-Slap' Harassment Decision
Geoffrey Marcy NASA / Media Telecon The University of California, Berkeley, has put Geoffrey Marcy, an astronomy professor and preeminent researcher of planets beyond our solar system, on probation after finding in a...
Donald Trump to host 'Saturday Night Live' on Nov. 7
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to host "Saturday Night Live" in New York.
Chicago Cubs' Addison Russell leaves with hamstring ailment
The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Cubs shortstop Addison Russell left Chicago's National League Division Series Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday with reported left hamstring tightness after...
Orbital ATK receives orders for military ammunition
Richard TomkinsDULLES, Va., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S., allied military forces receiving ammunition from Orbital ATK.
How to spot the elusive planet Mercury this month
This is the best time of year to spy Mercury; just set your alarm and look East
'The Martian' tops the North American box office with $37M
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Matt Damon's space drama "The Martian" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $37 million...
Michigan football: Wolverines ready for Spartans after third shutout in a row
The Sports Xchange Michigan's fifth consecutive victory set the stage for a showdown with rival Michigan State next week and might have opened some eyes to the Wolverines as a...
Disney XD renews 'Guardians of the Galaxy' for Season 2
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Disney XD says it has renewed its animated series "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" for a second season, set to air in 2017.
Neil Degrasse Tyson discusses space and search signals
Astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson discusses whether or not we should send signals to space
U.S. retains Presidents Cup
The Sports Xchange The Presidents Cup came down to the final match on Sunday in Incheon, South Korea, and the United States prevailed for the sixth straight time against the...
VIDEO: Can energy be stored in air-filled caves?
A sustainable energy project in Northern Ireland is proving controversial, as Andy Martin reports.
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SyFy Channel's 'The Expanse' App Lets You Fly By Spaceships in 3D
Fans at New York Comic-Con got an immersive look into the new SyFy Channel TV show "The Expanse" with a Google-Cardboard-powered 3D tour of the show's spectacular spaceships to take...
Look Inside the Tools NASA Uses to Study Space Weather
Magnetic storms in space can disrupt technology on Earth, and they're not easy to predict. NASA has a new spacecraft that can help scientists understand the forces behind these celestial...
Nobel laureate chemist Richard Heck, 84, dies in Manila
MANILA (Reuters) - American chemist and Nobel laureate Richard Heck died in Manila on Saturday after years of illnesses that left him almost penniless, relatives of his Filipina wife said...
The reward for 'whale watching' on Mars
Whale Rock becomes the linchpin in a story about water on early Mars
Watch Astronauts Create Colored Orbs Of Water On The ISS
Video of RED 4K Video of Colorful Liquid in Space We showed you what it looks like when astronauts dissolve an antacid tablet in a floating ball of water. Now, they've taken...
Kevin James set to star in new CBS family sitcom
Tharadjyne OrismaNEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Kevin James won fans as Doug Heffernan in the popular CBS comedy "King of Queens." Now he's back starring in a new family...
NASA sees remnants of Typhoon Choi-wan over southeastern Russia
An infrared NASA satellite image revealed that the remnants of Ex-Typhoon Choi-wan continued to generate rainy and windy weather over southeastern Russia on October 8.
Satellite spots new depression exactly between Baja California and Hawaii
It's a rare thing when a tropical depression develops the same exact distance between two landforms, and newborn Tropical Depression 18E has done that in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In...
Buzz Aldrin: Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary Should Kick Off Crewed Mars Effort
Aldrin would like the president of the United States (whoever it happens to be) to announce a crewed Mars commitment on July 20, 2019, the "golden anniversay" of the giant...
NYCC: The Avengers assemble in new 'Lego Marvel' trailer
Wade SheridanNEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. Interactive hosted a Lego Marvel New York Comic Con panel Friday, to showcase their latest project, {i:Lego Marvel's Avengers}.
Bruno Mars to produce new family comedy for NBC
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Singer Bruno Mars has signed on to produce a new family comedy for NBC.
New paper shines light on little-understood process in astronomy
A paper coauthored by Tom Maccarone, a Texas Tech University associate professor in the Department of Physics, studies one of the most important but least understood processes in astronomy: accretion,...
Police: 2 shot, 1 dead near Texas Southern University
Doug G. WareHOUSTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two people were shot and one died Friday after a shooting at a Texas apartment complex, prompting a nearby college campus to be...
Lily James stars in first 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' trailer
Annie MartinLOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Lily James takes on hordes of the undead as Elizabeth Bennet in a first "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" teaser trailer with Sam...
NASA Eyes Sample-Return Capability for Post-2020 Mars Orbiter
NASA says the orbiter it aims to launch in the 2020s could carry the mechanisms needed to collect and store surface samples for a return trip to Earth.
Obama slams 'anti-immigrant sentiment'
Amy R. ConnollyWASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- President Obama slammed the "anti-immigration sentiment" that he said permeates the U.S. political landscape.