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You can watch two astronauts take a spacewalk to fix a $2 billion space experiment today. Here's how.
NASA plans to send a pair of astronauts on a spacewalk, one more time, to finish fixing a complicated science experiment today (Jan. 25). Here's how to watch it live.
To find intelligent alien life, humans may need to start thinking like an extraterrestrial
Anthropologist reveals a potentially big flaw in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
Watch live: Astronauts start spacewalk for Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repairs
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano have started a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Saturday to repair the station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.
US Space Force logo draws comparisons to 'Star Trek'
US President Donald Trump unveiled the logo of Space Force on Friday, attracting critics who said America's newest military branch had boldly gone where Star Trek went before.
Watch live: Astronauts to complete Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repairs in Saturday spacewalk
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano are scheduled to spend six hours and thirty minutes outside the International Space Station on Saturday to repair the station's Alpha...
Watch live: Astronauts to complete Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repairs in Saturday spacewalk
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano are scheduled to spend six hours and thirty minutes outside the International Space Station on Saturday to repair the station's Alpha...
DirecTV races to de-orbit satellite it fears could explode
A DirecTV satellite is at risk of exploding and the company is racing to move it out of orbit, according to public filings.
Supercomputer Simulations Reveal Details of Galaxy Clusters
A new study published late last year in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society explored the molecular gas within and surrounding the intracluster medium, which fills the space...
Félicette has landed! Memorial for first cat in space unveiled in France.
A new memorial for Félicette, the first and only cat to go to space, has arrived at its permanent home at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard breaks ground on $200M dry dock renovation
Norfolk Naval Shipyard has broken ground for the renovation of its historic Dry Dock 4, the Navy announced, which is expected to take about three years to complete.
Watch: The Boyz share trailer for 'Reveal'
K-pop group The Boyz released a dramatic teaser for its debut studio album, "Reveal."
How India's moon crash wasn't really a failure (op-ed)
When India's Vikram lander crashed into the moon in September, it was a significant setback for India's lunar exploration plans — but it wasn't really a failure. Here's why.
For Hottest Planet, a Major Meltdown, Study Shows
In the scorching atmosphere of exoplanet KELT-9b, even molecules are torn to shreds.
Large Amounts of Oxygen Detected in Ancient Star's Atmosphere
An international team of astronomers from the University of California San Diego, the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Cambridge have detected large amounts of oxygen...
TV provider shifting satellite to high orbit over explosion fears
US authorities said Friday they had granted permission to a TV provider to urgently lift a four-ton (3,600-kilogram) satellite to a so-called "graveyard orbit" over fears a battery fault may...
Rodney Scott named new chief of U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday turned to Rodney Scott as the next chief of the Border Patrol, Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan announced Friday.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar to give Democrats' response to State of the Union
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address next month, the party's congressional leaders...
SpaceX will launch a 4-ton satellite for Egypt's Nilesat in 2022
Nilesat, an Egyptian satellite operator, has partnered with SpaceX to launch a new communications satellite.
The Borg return in 'Star Trek: Picard'! Jeri Ryan and Jonathan Del Arco talk 'Seven of Nine' and 'Hugh'
The infamous "Star Trek" alien species the Borg, which assimilate all beings they come across into their collective consciousness, will make an appearance in the new series "Star Trek: Picard."
1 missing after explosion, fire at west Houston warehouse
Authorities are searching for a missing person after a powerful explosion at a warehouse in west Houston Friday morning that could be felt for miles.
Bulgaria: 2 Russian diplomats have been spying for Moscow
The Bulgarian government will likely expel two Russian diplomats who are believed to have spied for Moscow, officials said Friday.
Media Invited to Renaming Ceremony for International Ocean Science Satellite
Portal origin URL: Media Invited to Renaming Ceremony for International Ocean Science SatellitePortal origin nid: 457574Published: Friday, January 24, 2020 - 10:32Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA and its partners on...
NASA's Kepler witnesses vampire star system undergoing super-outburst
NASA's Kepler spacecraft was designed to find exoplanets by looking for stars that dim as a planet crosses the star's face. Fortuitously, the same design makes it ideal for spotting...
Watch: Selena Gomez recalls meeting her idol Jennifer Aniston
"Rare" singer Selena Gomez and "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston discussed their friendship on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
NASA's Kepler Witnesses Vampire Star System Undergoing Super-Outburst
Astronomers searching archival data from NASA's Kepler exoplanet hunting mission identified a previously unknown dwarf nova that underwent a super-outburst, brightening by a factor of 1,600 times in less than...
Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star's atmosphere
Astronomers have detected large amounts of oxygen in the atmosphere of one of the oldest and most elementally depleted stars known -- a 'primitive star' scientists call J0815+4729. This new...
Flying solo
Solar Orbiter will orbit our nearest star, the Sun, observing it up close. It will take the first-ever direct images of its poles, while also studying the inner heliosphere –...
NESSI emerges as new tool for exoplanet atmospheres
The darkness surrounding the Hale Telescope breaks with a sliver of blue sky as the dome begins to open, screeching with metallic, sci-fi-like sounds atop San Diego County's Palomar Mountain....