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Rare honor: New Earth-observation satellite named after NASA scientist
An Earth-observation satellite scheduled to launch this fall was just named after Michael Freilich, who headed NASA's Earth Science division from 2006 to 2019.
An astrophysicist honors citizen scientists in the age of big data
The Crowd and the CosmosChris LintottOxford Univ., $24.95 Astrophysicist Chris Lintott had a problem back in the mid-2000s. He wanted to know if the chemistry of star formation varies in different types of...
Potential crash of old NASA space telescope and a defunct US satellite would spawn new debris swarm
Let's hope that today's space-junk encounter is just a near miss as predicted, because a smashup would be pretty messy.
'This is uncomfortably close': 2 defunct satellites orbiting Earth at risk of colliding
Two defunct satellites will either pass dangerously close to one another or collide while orbiting Earth, according to a private satellite-tracking company.
Maryland police officer charged with murder in shooting of handcuffed suspect
A Maryland police officer was charged with murder on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a suspect who was handcuffed in the front of his police cruiser.
Former NBA star Allen Iverson has backpack with $500K in jewelry stolen
A backpack belonging to former Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson that contained $500,000 worth of jewelry was stolen.
Gallery: The infrared universe seen by NASA's Spitzer Telescope
See images from NASA's infrared Spitzer Space Telescope.
'Curious and curiouser!' Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains
An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space history, based on new research from Washington University in St. Louis.
'Curious and curiouser!' Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains
An unusual chunk in a meteorite may contain a surprising bit of space history, based on new research from Washington University in St. Louis. Presolar grains -- tiny bits of...
Astrophysicist works to make science understandable
Can the Earth be swallowed by a black hole? And can black holes — with their immense destructive power — themselves be destroyed? Millions apparently want to know, and a Harvard postdoctoral...
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe mission enters design phase
A mission to study the interaction of the solar wind with the ancient cast-off winds of other stars, and the fundamental process of particle acceleration in space, has completed a...
U.S. deficit projected to hit $1T milestone in 2020
The U.S. budget deficit is projected to surpass $1 trillion this year, the first time it's hit that milestone since 2012, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
Watch: Drag queens Kim Chi and Miz Cracker star in Super Bowl commercial
Drag queens Kim Chi and Miz Cracker are set to become the first drag performers to star in a Super Bowl commercial by featuring in an ad for Sabra hummus.
2 satellites will narrowly avoid colliding at 32,800 mph over Pittsburgh on Thursday
A collision would create a debris belt that would endanger spacecraft worldwide.
Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft
After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and...
Russia dodging North Korea sanctions, report says
The U.S. Congressional Research Service says in a report Russia is evading international sanctions against North Korea following a Dec. 22 deadline that applies to North Korean workers.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe hears whispers of solar wind
Streams of plasma from the sun create "chirping" and "whistling" noises heard by NASA's Parker Solar Probe.
The 'evening star' Venus swings by the crescent moon today. Here's how to see it.
Tonight (Jan. 28), you can catch the crescent moon make a close approach to Venus in the evening sky.
Jeri Ryan brings Borg back to 'Star Trek Online' as well as 'Picard'
While Trekkies worldwide exult in the return of Jeri Ryan to "Star Trek: Picard," the actor is also coming back to "Star Trek Online" — a long-running game in the...
AI could deceive us as much as the human eye does in the search for extraterrestrials
An artificial neural network has identified a square structure within a triangular one in a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, with several people agreeing on this perception. The result...
NASA, Partners Name Ocean Studying Satellite for Noted Earth Scientist
Portal origin URL: NASA, Partners Name Ocean Studying Satellite for Noted Earth ScientistPortal origin nid: 457696Published: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 08:19Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA and several partners announced...
Porphyrin wheel sets record as largest aromatic ring
With 162 delocalized electrons, giant ring has global aromaticity
Stalking Starlink's 'black sheep' DarkSat
By now, you've no doubt heard of (or seen) Starlink. SpaceX's mega-satellite constellation has become a permanent fixture in our skies as of late, with several routine passes on any...
Ex-NFL star DeMarco Murray to become Oklahoma running backs coach
Former NFL star DeMarco Murray has been named the running backs coach for the Oklahoma Sooners football team.
Balloon-bourne Imaging Captures Turbulence Sources Revealed in Polar Mesospheric Clouds
This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Polar Mesospheric Cloud Turbulence experiment (PMC Turbo) KEY POINTS The balloon-borne PMC Turbo experiment successfully provided information about small-scale instabilities...
NASA, Partners Name Ocean Studying Satellite for Noted Earth Scientist
The joint U.S.-European mission to study the effects of global warming on the oceans, has a new name to honor NASA's Michael Freilich.
Sentinel-6 satellite renamed in honour of renowned US scientist
ESA, NASA, the European Commission, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have renamed the upcoming Sentinel-6A satellite after...
In search for keys to regeneration, scientists ask a lot of the axolotl
The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks like an alien and has other-worldly powers of regeneration. Lose a limb, part of the...