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Astronomers reveal interstellar thread of one of life's building blocks
Phosphorus, present in our DNA and cell membranes, is an essential element for life as we know it. But how it arrived on the early Earth is something of a...
Huygens landing spin mystery solved
Fifteen years ago today, ESA’s Huygens probe made history when it descended to the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan and became the first probe to successfully land on another world...
Watch live: Jessica Meir, Christina Koch ready for first 2020 spacewalk
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will continue work to replace old batteries on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss during the first spacewalk of 2020, scheduled to begin...
NASA-funded space radiation studies could save astronauts' lives
Physicists are teaming up with computer scientists in a NASA-funded study to help predict solar flares and radiation that could interfere with human space travel.
Watch: Carolina Panthers star LB Luke Kuechly, 28, announces retirement from NFL
Carolina Panthers standout linebacker Luke Kuechly is retiring from football after only eight seasons in the NFL.
Raymond sworn in as head of Space Force
Gen. John Raymond was sworn in as the highest-ranking leader of the newly-created U.S. Space Force Tuesday.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon faces critical test for future astronaut flights Saturday
SpaceX is gearing up for the last major Crew Dragon test flight before the company launches astronauts into space.
'Cold Neptune' and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars
Washington, DC-- A "cold Neptune" and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates found orbiting nearby red dwarf stars,...
From smoke going round the world to aerosol levels, NASA observes Australia's bushfires
NASA scientists using data from its NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite, has traced the movement of the smoke coming off the Australian fires across the globe showing that it has circumnavigated the Earth. In...
Hot gas feeds spiral arms of the Milky Way
An international research team, with significant participation of astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), has gained important insights into the origin of the material in the spiral...
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles
Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory. All produce gamma rays with energies over 56...
In photos: The amazing spacewalks of Expedition 61
The astronauts of Expedition 61 have tackled some historic spacewalks at the International Space Station, including the first all-woman spacewalk and four of the most challenging spacewalks ever.
YouTube star NikkieTutorials comes out as transgender
YouTube star Nikkie "NikkieTutorials" de Jager received love from Ariana Grande, Amber Rose, Lena Dunham and other celebrities after coming out as transgender.
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles
Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory. All produce gamma rays with energies over 56...
Back to the Moon with ESA
Video: 00:04:00 The first flight of the Artemis programme, which will see humans return to the Moon, is scheduled to begin soon. The lunar spacecraft consists of NASA's Orion crew module...
Watch: Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr. recount friendship
"Mr. Robot" star Rami Malek and Iron Man actor Robert Downey, Jr., recalled how their friendship started on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Saudi Cup, world's richest horse race, attracts stellar field
The $20 million Saudi Cup, the world's richest horse race, draws 143 nominations including some American stars.
Final images from Cassini spacecraft
Researchers are busy analysing some of the final data sent back from the Cassini spacecraft which has been in orbit around Saturn for more than 13 years until the end...
South Korea fishermen kidnapped to North found not guilty of espionage
A crew of South Korean fishermen abducted to the North more than 50 years ago have been cleared of North Korea espionage charges.
Watch: Anna Nicole Smith documentary to explore 'up and down' relationship with Larry Birkhead
Larry Birkhead said on "Good Morning America" Tuesday that a new Lifetime documentary on the late Anna Nicole Smith will shine a light on their relationship.
X-rays and gravitational waves will combine to illuminate massive black hole collisions
A new study has found that collisions of supermassive black holes may be simultaneously observable in both gravitational waves and X-rays at the beginning of the next decade.
Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles
Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory.
Whitehorse resident takes solar energy to the bank
Gerald Steinhagen's $85,000 solar array can produce an inverter-limited 30 kilowatts of energy on summer days. He expects it to pay for itself in eight years.
Watch: Suzanne Somers on Barry Manilow friendship, confirming wedding
Suzanne Somers said she's still friends with Barry Manilow after unintentionally outing the singer as gay in 2015.
'Cold Neptune' and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars
A "cold Neptune" and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates found orbiting nearby red dwarf stars, which are...
Connecting the dots in the sky could shed new light on dark matter
Astrophysicists have come a step closer to understanding the origin of a faint glow of gamma rays covering the night sky. They found that this light is brighter in regions...
7 billion-year-old stardust found in Australian meteorite
Scientists have found stardust older than the sun trapped in the Murchison meteorite, which crashed into Australia in 1969.
Jennifer Lopez regrets turning down 'Unfaithful'
"Hustlers" star Jennifer Lopez said she was offered Diane Lane's Oscar-nominated role in the movie "Unfaithful."