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The short-baseline detectives and the mysterious case of the sterile neutrino
Scientists from more than 45 institutions around the world have teamed up to design a program to catch the hypothetical fourth neutrino in the act. The program, called the Short-Baseline...
Young black holes evade detection
Supermassive black holes should be growing in the first billion or so years after the Big Bang, but astronomers can’t find them.
How Do Plants Grow In Zero Gravity?
NASA, CC BY Astronaut Cady Coleman harvests one of our plants on Space Shuttle Columbia
Nicolle Wallace confirms exit from 'The View'
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Nicolle Wallace emotionally addressed co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Raven-Symone and Michelle Collins after confirming she is leaving "The View."
Searching for life in the Alpha Centauri system
Biopigments of plants, so-called biological photosynthetic pigments, leave behind unique traces in the light they reflect, an international team has discovered. The scientists studied these biosignatures with the help of...
Gravitational constant appears universally constant, pulsar study suggests
Astronomers have produced the best constraint ever of the gravitational constant measured outside of our Solar System.
Slooh Webcast to Mark Rosetta Comet Mission's Closest Sun Approach Saturday
A comet carrying a robotic hitchhiker is barreling toward its closest approach to the sun next week, and you can learn about the icy wanderer's highly anticipated "perihelion passage" during...
2nd Woman Shuttle Commander Recounts Spaceflight Joys, Challenges
Former NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy recently shared her experiences and insights about spaceflight and exploration.
NASA Goddard involved in New Horizons from start
Three billion miles of space travel and 26 years of careful planning and execution ago, New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern, now of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado,...
Scientists discover elusive gamma-ray pulsar with distributed computing project
Gamma-ray pulsars are remnants of explosions that end the lives of massive stars. They are highly-magnetized and rapidly rotating compact neutron stars. Like a cosmic lighthouse they emit gamma-ray photons...
VIDEO: Solving the mystery of air accidents
The BBC's Richard Westcott speaks to Prof Graham Braithwaite at The Accident Lab at Cranfield University, where air accident investigators are trained.
Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane investigated by police
The Sports Xchange Police in upstate New York are investigating rape allegations against Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane.
Jets' Antonio Cromartie defends Patriots' Tom Brady on ESPN
Alex ButlerNEW YORK, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- New York Jets fans may not support the quarterback of their arch-rival, but one of their players does.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry headline USA Basketball minicamp roster
The Sports Xchange NBA stars LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry headline the roster for USA Basketball's upcoming minicamp in Las Vegas, even if not all of them will...
Mikhail Khodorkovsky's father summoned by Russian investigators
Jared M. FeldschreiberMOSCOW, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The father of Mikhail Khodorkovsky was summoned by the Investigative Committee in Moscow. Boris Khodorkovsky arrived at the committee's headquarters Wednesday.
JetHawks Baseball Team Honoring Astronaut with Bobblehead
Astronaut Jerry Ross, who shares the world record for the most flights into outer space, has been decorated with military and NASA medals, awarded an honorary doctorate and enshrined into...
Mars scientists tap ancient river deltas and hot springs as promising targets for 2020 rover
Jezero Crater receives the top score among 8 most promising sites
Faint red stars can build water worlds drip by drip
Rocky planets around faint red stars have a hard time getting water, but they’re still probably the most common habitable locales in the Milky Way, new computer simulations suggest.
In Africa, More Smoke Leads to Less Rain, NASA Shows
Agricultural fires in North Africa reduce the region's rainfall during the dry season, according to a NASA study.
Hotel's 'robot butler' makes room service delivery
Ben HooperCUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A video recorded by a guest at a California hotel shows his interaction with the accommodation's most unusual employee: a "robot butler."
Space Image of the Day Gallery (July 2015)
See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in July 2015.
House panel asks NASA why it isn't probing SpaceX blast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House panel this week asked NASA to explain why it hasn't launched an independent review of the explosion on June 28 of a SpaceX Falcon 9...
First 'Crimson Peak' international poster revealed
Marilyn MalaraWASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures revealed the first international poster for their eerie new thriller, "Crimson Peak" Wednesday.
Texas police share saga of 'Hamsome' the stray pig
Ben HooperCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A Texas police department shared a YouTube video chronicling the saga of a stray pig dubbed "Hamsome Pig" by officers.
Mariah Carey receives Walk of Fame star, will appear on 'Empire'
Marilyn MalaraHOLLYWOOD, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Mariah Carey received her very own, long-awaited Hollywood Walk of Fame star during a ceremony Wednesday.
New record: Keck Observatory measures most distant galaxy
A team of astrophysicists using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has successfully measured the farthest galaxy ever recorded and more interestingly, captured its hydrogen emission as seen when the...
The 6 Most Earth-like Alien Planets
Here's a rundown of the six exoplanets NASA regards as the most Earth-like alien worlds discovered to date.
Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's 'Uhura,' Will Fly on NASA's SOFIA Observatory
While it's not quite beaming onto a spacecraft, a "Star Trek" celebrity will take part in a special NASA flight to observe the universe.