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Coyote delays three flight landings at Arizona airport
Officials at an Arizona airport said three arriving flights were delayed briefly when a coyote was spotted wandering near the runway.
Astronomers find a way to form 'fast and furious' planets around tiny stars
New astronomy research from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) suggests giant planets could form around small stars much faster than previously thought.
Call for media: ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returns from commanding the Space Station
Press Release N° 28–2020 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is returning to Earth after six months on the International Space Station. He will land with Alexander Skvortsov and Christina Koch in Kazakhstan...
Self-destructing dark matter may be flooding the sky with gamma-rays, study suggests
There's a faint gamma-ray background in the universe, and scientists now think it could be caused by dark matter.
'Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back -- Evolution' set for Feb. 27 debut
The animated movie "Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back -- Evolution" is set to debut on Netflix on Feb. 27.
Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald buys part of NBA's Phoenix Suns
Veteran wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has purchased a portion of the NBA's Phoenix Suns.
Watch: Liv Tyler praises dad Steven Tyler as 'amazing' performer
"9-1-1: Lone Star" star Liv Tyler discussed her dad, Steven Tyler, ahead of Aerosmith's performance at the Grammys.
The riddle of the heavenly bursts
This cosmic lightning storm is happening all around us. Somewhere in the earthly sky, there is a pulse that flashes and extinguishes in the next moment. These bursts, which must...
Gravitational wave echoes may confirm Stephen Hawking's hypothesis of quantum black holes
Echoes in gravitational wave signals suggest that the event horizon of a black hole may be more complicated than scientists currently think.
NASA sounding rocket observing nitric oxide in polar night
Aurora, also known as the northern lights, are a sight to behold as they dance across the sky when solar winds collide with the Earth's atmosphere.
2019 Oscar winners confirmed as presenters for 2020
Last year's actor and actress winners are confirmed as presenters for next month's Oscars gala, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
Solar Orbiter, a new mission to the sun by Europe and NASA, to launch next month
Solar Orbiter, a mission led by the European Space Agency with NASA participation, is scheduled to launch on Feb. 5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
How the 'comet of the century' became an astronomical disappointment
Christened for months as "The Comet of the Century," Comet Kohoutek never came remotely close to living up to expectations.
A burst of gravitational waves hit our planet. Astronomers have no clue where it's from.
The signal doesn’t seem to match the most obvious causes.
Space mission to reveal 'Truths' about climate change
A UK-led satellite aims to get an absolute measurement of the light reflected off Earth's surface.
CMV-22B Osprey completes first flight in Texas
The first CMV-22B Osprey aircraft has completed its first flight at Bell's Amarillo Assembly Center in Texas, Bell Boeing announced Tuesday.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test was 'picture-perfect,' Elon Musk says
SpaceX's high-altitude test of its Crew Dragon launch escape system on Sunday morning (Jan. 19) appears to have been a "picture-perfect mission," company founder and CEO Elon Musk said.
NASA Sounding Rocket Observing Nitric Oxide in Polar Night
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NASA's next Mars rover will get one of these 9 names
NASA has chosen nine finalists in the student naming contest for its next Mars rover, which currently goes by the bland Mars 2020.
Mars' water was mineral-rich and salty
Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists in the Universe. This year the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three astronomers who proved, almost 20 years...
Bright Eyes reunites for new music, tour
Bright Eyes signed with Dead Oceans and will record new music and perform its first shows in nine years.
Mars' water was mineral-rich and salty
Presently, Earth is the only known location where life exists in the Universe. This year the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three astronomers who proved, almost 20 years...
Astrophysicists find massive black holes wandering around dwarf galaxies
A new search led by Montana State University has revealed more than a dozen massive black holes in dwarf galaxies that were previously considered too small to host them, and...
The salt of the comet
Researchers have found an explanation for why very little nitrogen could previously be accounted for in the nebulous covering of comets: the building block for life predominantly occurs in the...