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Nine Finalists Chosen in NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Naming Contest
Nine finalists have been chosen in the essay contest for K-12 students across U.S. to name NASA's next Mars rover. Now you can help by voting for your favorite.
Australian Open: How to watch, betting odds for the tennis Grand Slam
Here is how to watch and the betting odds for the 2020 Australian Open.
Pamela Anderson, Jon Peters marry at secret wedding
Pamela Anderson and "A Star is Born" producer Jon Peters exchanged vows at secret wedding in Malibu, Calif.
Can this new model predict which alien worlds could support life?
It's a tough job to figure out which planets are potentially habitable, because we can only see so much detail in our telescopes.
Watch: Elephant wanders into lobby of Sri Lanka hotel
A video recorded at a hotel in Sri Lanka shows an Asian elephant that wandered into the building and went for a stroll around the lobby.
Three history-making space fliers to enter Astronaut Hall of Fame in May
Record-setting spacewalker Michael Lopez-Alegria, space shuttle commander Pamela Melroy and Scott Kelly, who logged the longest U.S. spaceflight, will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Lego is launching an International Space Station model for sale
The International Space Station is about to launch into the Lego universe. It hits store shelves Feb. 1, 2020.
Source position and duration of a solar type III radio burst observed by LOFAR
Type III solar radio bursts are generated by non-thermal electron beams propagating through the solar corona and interplanetary space. In dynamic spectra, the flux of solar type III radio bursts...
London just broke a 300-year-old weather record—but you probably didn't even notice it
In the early hours of Monday January 20 2020, something unusual was happening in the atmosphere above the southern British Isles. Just after midnight, air pressure records for London were...
Warming up for the sun
Today, the Solar Orbiter control team is simulating launch for the penultimate time, before the sun-seeking spacecraft lifts-off for real.
NYC's Hayden Planetarium Show 'Worlds Beyond Earth' is Stunning and Poignant
"Worlds Beyond Earth," the new space show at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History hits it out of the park, taking viewers on a stunning, visceral...
Call for Media: Solar Orbiter launch to face the Sun
Press Release N° 27–2020 ESA’s new Sun explorer will be launched from Cape Canaveral on 6 February. Media are invited to Europe’s mission control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to follow the...
A new strategy for directly detecting light particle dark matter
For almost a century, astronomers have hypothesized that the universe contains more matter than what can be observed by the human eye. It is now believed that approximately 80 percent...
China's 500-meter FAST radio telescope is now operational
The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope is officially open for business, according to Xinhua, China's official state-run media. The FAST Radio Telescope saw fist light in 2016, but...
Global Gaia campaign reveals secrets of stellar pair
A 500-day global observation campaign spearheaded more than three years ago by ESA's galaxy-mapping powerhouse Gaia has provided unprecedented insights into the binary system of stars that caused an unusual...
Astronomers perform a comprehensive study of young open cluster NGC 1960
Indian astronomers have conducted a comprehensive photometric, kinematic and variability study of a young open cluster known as NGC 1960. Results of the research shed more light on the properties...
Warming up for the Sun
Today, the Solar Orbiter control team is simulating launch for the penultimate time, before the Sun-seeking spacecraft lifts-off for real.
Phosphorus, a key ingredient of life, has been found in a newborn star system
For the first time, phosphorus, a key ingredient of life, has been pinpointed in a cloud of gas and dust surrounding a newborn star. Astronomers spotted a bright infant star shooting powerful...
Watch: Josh Gad had 'Star Wars' spoiled during set visit with Daisy Ridley
Josh Gad said on "Conan" that he had a major plot point from "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" spoiled for him when he visited the set.
SpaceX gears up for next Starlink satellite megaconstellation launch with rocket test
paceX has fired up the rocket booster that will ferry the company's fourth batch of Starlink satellites into space.
Flight through the comet Chury's dust cloud resolves chemical mystery
Under the leadership of astrophysicist Kathrin Altwegg, Bernese researchers have found an explanation for why very little nitrogen could previously be accounted for in the nebulous covering of comets: the...
Astronomers use 'cosmic echolocation' to map black hole surroundings
Material falling into a black hole casts X-rays out into space—and now astronomers have used the echoes of this radiation to map the dynamic behavior and surroundings of a black...
'Orange dwarfs' may be the best stars to study in search for life
Move over, red dwarfs. Emerging research shows that another star type could be more friendly to life.
Excited for space in 2020? Join an AMA with Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik in our Space.com Forums!
From new spacecraft launches to ambitious cars on Mars, there's a lot of space exploration set for 2020. Join Space.com Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik this week for an AMA on the...
XMM-Newton maps black hole surroundings
Material falling into a black hole casts X-rays out into space – and now, for the first time, ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has used the reverberating echoes of this radiation...
Is a gravitational wave detection near Betelgeuse a sign the star is ready to explode?
First it was the strange dimming of Betelgeuse. Now it's a gravitational wave that once again has astronomers scratching their heads over this enigmatic star found in the constellation Orion.
SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in successful astronaut escape test
SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday.
New research provides evidence of strong early magnetic field around Earth
Deep within Earth, swirling liquid iron generates our planet's protective magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is vital for life on Earth's surface: it shields the planet from...