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All About the Laser (and Microphone) Atop Mars 2020, NASA's Next Rover
SuperCam is a rock-vaporizing instrument that will help scientists hunt for Mars fossils.
Where the sky meets the sea: Exploring the sea-surface microlayer
The separation between sky and sea is only one millimeter at its thickest and, yet, this sea-surface microlayer plays a major role in global phenomena. Dr. Aarthi Sekaran is taking...
Two invisible stars are bending space-time deep in the Milky Way
Astronomers uncovered a pair of invisible stars creating ripples in space-time, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing.
Watch: BTS performs 'Black Swan' choreography at dance practice
K-pop group BTS shared a behind-the-scenes look at a rehearsal for its new song "Black Swan."
Fujifilm’s X100V improves on one of the best all-around compact cameras
The Fujifilm X100V is a compact premium camera built around the latest generation 26.1 megapixel X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor. (Jeanette D. Moses/)This afternoon Fujifilm announced the fifth generation of its popular...
NASA’s plan to build stuff in space just took its first step
The SPIDER robotic arm (white) will put together a large antenna. (Maxar Technologies/)Wherever humans go, they build. Civilization blossomed from clusters of homes and paths, and has more recently swelled to include skyscrapers,...
ESA, NASA’s Solar Orbiter Soon to Launch on Voyage to Sun
Portal origin URL: ESA, NASA’s Solar Orbiter Soon to Launch on Voyage to SunPortal origin nid: 457983Published: Friday, February 7, 2020 - 14:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: It will be a...
NASA: Software defects could have destroyed Boeing Starliner on test flight
Two "critical" software defects found after an unpiloted test flight of the Boeing Starliner capsule in December could have caused destruction of the vehicle had they not been corrected by...
Look: Sandra Bullock plays parolee in glimpse of Netflix film
Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis and Vincent D'Onofrio star in a new, untitled Netflix movie directed by Nora Fingscheidt.
Farewell Spitzer! Thank you for the Citizen Science!
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope ended its mission last week, wrapping up more than 16 years of making discoveries about our Universe. The very last scientific observation Spitzer made will help us better understand...
NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic jet could be built by the end of 2020
NASA's experimental, supersonic X-plane is on a fast track to flying.
Solar Orbiter set to reveal Sun's secrets
The European Space Agency will embark upon one of its most ambitious projects to date Sunday when its Solar Orbiter probe launches from Florida's Cape Canaveral bound for the Sun.
Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule
Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule during its first test flight that ended up being cut short late last year, NASA said Friday.
Galaxy formation simulated without dark matter
For the first time, researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Strasbourg have simulated the formation of galaxies in a universe without dark matter.
SpaceX gets $80 million from NASA to launch its Earth Science mission in 2022
SpaceX will get $80.4 million from NASA to launch the agency's 2022 Earth science mission, known as PACE.
Simulating a universe in which Newton's laws are only partially valid
For the first time, researchers have simulated the formation of galaxies in a universe without dark matter. To replicate this process on the computer, they have instead modified Newton's laws...
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
Back in 1972, NASA sent their last team of astronauts to the Moon in the Apollo 17 mission.
Turkey sends troops to border to repel Syrian gov't forces
Turkish officials said Friday they have sent more troops to Turkey's border with Syria due to counter Damascus' push to seize control of a strategic highway to Aleppo.
Here are 5 of the weirdest auroras, including the newly spotted ‘dunes’
Sky watchers have spotted a new jewel in the crown of northern lights that shimmer over the top of the world. The new kind of spectacle is a rare, faint phenomenon dubbed...
Watch: Jeff Garlin details minor 'Star Wars' role on 'Conan'
Jeff Garlin described on "Conan" the small role he had in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
Boeing's Starliner test flight had a 2nd critical software issue, NASA panel finds (report)
Boeing is considering another test flight for its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft amid concerns from a NASA safety panel about its first flight.
Watch live: Solar Orbiter pre-launch briefings
Watch live: Solar Orbiter pre-launch briefings Watch ESA Web TV for the Solar Orbiter pre-launch press event, live from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral at 18:00-19:00 GMT (19:00-20:00 CET)....
Rocks, Rockets and Robots: The Plan to Bring Mars Down to Earth
Coordinated by NASA and ESA, an ambitious effort to retrieve samples from the Red Planet faces major obstacles -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
One small grain of moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies
Scientists have found a new way to analyze the chemistry of the moon's soil using a single grain of dust brought back by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972. Their technique...
Galaxy formation simulated without dark matter
For the first time, researchers from the Universities of Bonn and Strasbourg have simulated the formation of galaxies in a universe without dark matter. To replicate this process on the...
Can polarity-inverted membranes self-assemble on Saturn's moon Titan?
Astrobiologists are focused on resolving two central questions to understand the environmental and chemical limits of life. By understanding life's boundaries, they intend to identify possible biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres...
Watch: Stephanie Beatriz says 'TV creates social change' on 'A Little Late'
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Stephanie Beatriz appeared on "A Little Late with Lilly Singh" to discuss how some viewers were impacted by her character Rosa coming out.
Image: Flevoland, the Netherlands' giant land reclamation project
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Dutch province of Flevoland—the newest province in the Netherlands and one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world.