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Selena Gomez announces 'Revival' concert tour for 2016
Karen ButlerSANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Singer and actress Selena Gomez has announced plans for a worldwide "Revival Tour" in 2016.
Colorado Rockies score seven in ninth, stun San Francisco Giants
By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange SAN FRANCISCO -- An odd year had an odd ending for the San Francisco Giants.
Kyle Hendricks helps Chicago Cubs blank Milwaukee Brewers
By Andrew Wagner, The Sports Xchange MILWAUKEE - Hits were plentiful, but offense was scarce Saturday night for the Chicago Cubs.
Interstellar Travel as Delusional Fantasy [Excerpt]
A popular critique of a voyage to the stars reveals the hazards of becoming hoodwinked by tragically misconstrued “pathological technologies” that promise us possibilities impossible to... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Thank You Guido
It is with great sadness that I heard (reading it here first) about the passing away of Guido Altarelli, a very distinguished Italain theoretical physicist. Altarelli is best known for...
Looks like kicker No. 4 on horizon for Pittsburgh Steelers
The Sports Xchange PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers may be in the market for another kicker after Josh Scobee missed two fourth-quarter field goals in their 23-20 overtime loss to...
Chris Sale makes history in Chicago White Sox win
By Brian Hedger, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Chris Sale made history, left the mound at U.S. Cellular Field for the final time in 2015 to an ovation and reminded...
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South Korea plans deployment of long-range missile
Richard TomkinsSEOUL, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Development and deployment of a ballistic missile with a 500-mile range -- enough to hit any North Korean military target -- is planned by...
Sand Like You've Never Seen It Before
To the naked eye, sand looks pretty uniform. Tiny beige specks of varying shades, collectively covering beaches and shores and deserts. But when you peek at it through a microscope, all of...
Dazzling Rocket Launch Marks 100th Liftoff for United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of aerospace giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin, now has a 100 percent success rate on 100 rocket launches since its formation in 2006.
SDO sees sun emit mid-level flare Oct. 1
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:13 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2015. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the...
No charges for Khloe Kardashian over private fireworks show
Marilyn MalaraLOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Khloe Kardashian will not face any charges after a nighttime fireworks show over Los Angeles' Marina del Rey disturbed nearby residents.
The Stealthy Rise of Fusion on the West Coast, the U.S. Isotope Program, the Origins of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Probing the Cosmic Web, Improving Particle Beam Imaging, and More
The following articles are freely available online from Physics Today (www.physicstoday.org), the world's most influential and closely followed magazine devoted to physics and the physical science community.
Watch: Lady Gaga stars in Tom Ford's new runway music video
Wade SheridanHOUSTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Fashion designer turned film director Tom Ford released a runway music video featuring Lady Gaga Friday to showcase his new spring 2016 collection.
Cynthia Nixon to guest star on Season 2 of 'The Affair'
Karen ButlerNEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Cynthia Nixon is to guest star on Season 2 of "The Affair," Showtime announced.
Supernova 'stream' in lab's sights
A global collaboration will aim to unravel the mysteries of neutrinos - also known as "ghost particles".
Two convicted in border agent death tied to Fast and Furious
Ed AdamczykTUCSON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Two men accused of killing U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry on the Mexican border in 2010 were convicted by a Tucson jury.
NASA CubeSats to test laser communication, tandem orbit
Brooks HaysLOMPOC, Calif., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- NASA is preparing to launch a CubeSat to test laser communications, a departure from radio wave-based satellite communication technologies.
Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from "The Martian"
The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Denver airport evacuated over 'TNT' wedding favors
Ben HooperDENVER, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The TSA said a 20-minute evacuation at a Denver airport was caused by wedding favors labeled "TNT" and designed to look like explosives.
Week's Best Space Pictures: A Blood Moon Rises and Stars are Born
The Phoenix galaxy cluster has cavities, and the surface of Ceres shows its true colors.
Oxygen on Exoplanets May Not Mean Alien Life
A planet with liquid water on the surface and titanium oxide deposited by meteors could produce oxygen in the atmosphere without the need for life.
Ring in Oktoberfest with These Space Beers
In honor of Oktoberfest, we taste-tested beer made from moon dust and space yeast. Plus, we made suggestions for space-themed beers.
New nova flares in Sagittarius – how to see it in your scope
A nova farmer would do well in the fields of Sagittarius. Four nights ago on September 27, Japanese amateur Koichi Itagaki plucked another "new star" from its starry furrows, the...
Berlin celebration
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A false colour image of Berlin in Germany, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
Honda recalling 143,000 Civics, Fits to fix faulty software
Honda is recalling 143,000 Civic and Fit vehicles in the U.S. to fix a software problem that could cause the front wheels to lock up.
NASA JPL's Top Ten Skywatching Targets For October 2015 | Video
From the Moon, to Auroras, to the Zodiacal Light and more, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory counts down their favorites for October in their 100th 'What's Up' episode.