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Bizarre Cosmic Dance Offers Fresh Test for General Relativity
Scientists have detected relativistic frame dragging, a prediction of Einstein’s greatest theory, around a distant pair of exotic stars -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Look: Moonbyul to release 'Dark Side of the Moon' solo album
K-pop star Moonbyul will release her second solo album, "Dark Side of the Moon," Feb. 14 on Valentine's Day.
Katharine McPhee, Eddie Cibrian to star in 'Country Comfort'
"Country Comfort," a new comedy series from "The Nanny" producer Caryn Lucas, will feature Katharine McPhee and Eddie Cibrian.
Lense-Thirring frame dragging induced by a fast-rotating white dwarf in a binary pulsar system
Radio pulsars in short-period eccentric binary orbits can be used to study both gravitational dynamics and binary evolution. The binary system containing PSR J1141–6545 includes a massive white dwarf (WD)...
The wobbling orbit of a pulsar proves Einstein right, yet again
Chalk up yet another win for Einstein. A twist in the fabric of spacetime — predicted by the physicist’s theory of general relativity (SN: 10/7/15) — is causing the orbit of one...
SpaceX just destroyed a huge tank for its Starship on purpose. Here's the video!
A prototype of SpaceX's Starship Mars-colonization spacecraft blew its lid in a crucial pressure test late Tuesday night (Jan. 28).
Astronomers witness the dragging of space-time in stellar cosmic dance
An international team of astrophysicists led by Australian Professor Matthew Bailes, from the ARC Centre of Excellence of Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), has shown exciting new evidence for 'frame-dragging'—how the...
Watch: Kendall Jenner confirms Kylie Cosmetics collaboration on 'Ellen'
Kendall Jenner discussed her makeup collection with Kylie Jenner and performed a routine with the "Cheer" squad on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Watch: Suspected space debris breaks into pieces over Southern California
Southern California residents captured video when suspected space debris lit up the night sky and broke into multiple pieces.
Newest solar telescope produces first images
The National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has released its first images. They reveal unprecedented detail of the sun's surface and preview the world-class products to come from...
These are the most detailed images ever taken of the sun
Images from a powerful new telescope installed atop a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet.
Home Star Stunner: Best Ever Images of Solar Surface Herald New Era
Scientists have released the first pictures from a new telescope in Hawaii, one of three missions expected to redefine our understanding of our home star in the 2020s -- Read more...
From Antarctica to space: telemedicine at the limit
ESA is working with Argentina to test telemedicine device Tempus Pro in the harsh conditions of Antarctica as Europe prepares for its next phase of human exploration in space.
Astronaut Nicole Stott on 'making space' in Olay Super Bowl ad
"Operation 'Make Space for Women' is ready for lift off." Astronaut Nicole Stott spoke about appearing in Olay's new space-themed Super Bowl LIV commercial.
North, South Korea close Kaesong liaison office
North and South Korea agreed to temporarily shutter the inter-Korea liaison office in Kaesong, North Korea.
Never-before-seen images of Sun released from world’s largest solar telescope
Researchers and the general public are getting a glimpse of the most detailed view ever of the Sun, thanks to the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on Haleakalā,...
Why Some Stars End Life In A Bang
By studying the events that precipitate gas explosions on Earth, a team of researchers led by Texas A&M University associate adjunct professor Alexei Poludnenko may have uncovered why some stars, known as...
'Bittersweet day.' NASA says farewell to its Spitzer Space Telescope
After studying the cosmos for 16 years, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope will shut down Thursday after mission officials send the observatory its final command.
Astronomers investigate broadband variability of the blazar Markarian 501
An international team of astronomers has studied variable broadband emission of the gamma-ray blazar Markarian 501 during a period of its high X-ray activity. The research, published January 21 on...
New telescope reveals sun's surface in closest detail yet
Images from a powerful new telescope installed on top of a volcano in Hawaii show the surface of the sun in the closest detail yet, revealing features as small as...
Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash: How close did they come to disaster?
It appears we have missed another close call between two satellites—but how close did we really come to a catastrophic event in space?
Good news — satellites on potential collision course missed each other
Two defunct satellites that looked as though they might collide late Wednesday afternoon have missed each other.
NASA honors astronauts lost in 3 space tragedies with Day of Remembrance
NASA will pause today (Jan. 30) to reflect on the lives lost in the pursuit of space exploration in the agency's annual "Day of Remembrance," a time when the agency...
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes 1st person to reach 200M Instagram followers
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person in the world to reach 200 million Instagram followers.
No satellite crash: 2 pieces of space junk whiz safely by each other over Pittsburgh
Satellite operators, and everyone else who wants a safe and sustainable space environment, dodged a bullet Wednesday evening (Jan. 29).
Solar Orbiter mission to track the sun's active regions, improve space weather prediction
Our understanding of space weather, its origin on the sun, and its progression and threat to Earth, comes with critical gaps—gaps that the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter hopes to...
AEW Dynamite: Chris Jericho's Inner Circle, Jon Moxley clash
Jon Moxley confronted AEW World Champion Chris Jericho and his Inner Circle twice on AEW Dynamite, resulting in massive brawls.
The Spitzer Space Telescope's greatest exoplanet discoveries of all time
One of Spitzer's greatest contributions was what it told us about alien worlds.