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Look: Pink, Carey Hart give thanks on wedding anniversary
Pink and Carey Hart voiced their gratitude for their marriage and their family on their wedding anniversary.
Watch: Jenna Dewan is 'so excited' about baby No. 2
"Soundtrack" star Jenna Dewan discussed her pregnancy on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" ahead of her due date.
NASA's TESS mission uncovers its first world with two stars
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has found its first circumbinary planet, a world orbiting two stars. Called TOI 1338 b, the planet lies 1,300 light-years away and is 6.9 times...
Surprise! TESS shows ancient north star undergoes eclipses
NASA's TESS satellite has shown that the bright star Alpha Draconis and its fainter, previously known companion actually undergo mutual eclipses: a complete surprise.
Surprise! TESS Shows Ancient North Star Undergoes Eclipses
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NASA’s TESS Mission Uncovers Its 1st World With Two Stars
Portal origin URL: NASA’s TESS Mission Uncovers Its 1st World With Two StarsPortal origin nid: 457113Published: Monday, January 6, 2020 - 19:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite...
Space-baked cookies, 'mighty' mice back on Earth via SpaceX
The first batch of space-baked cookies is back on Earth, along with muscle-bound "mighty" mice and other space station experiments.
NASA planet hunter finds its 1st Earth-size habitable-zone world
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the...
Binary star V Sagittae will explode as a very bright 'nova' by century's end
Currently, the faint star V Sagittae, V Sge, in the constellation Sagitta, is barely visible, even in mid-sized telescopes. However, around the year 2083, this innocent star will explode, becoming...
Watch: Hawks star Trae Young shows off deceptive dribbles against Nuggets
Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young displayed some impressive dribble moves while fooling several defenders and scoring as part of an electric sequence during a loss to the Denver Nuggets.
SpaceX Dragon Returns to Earth After Restocking Space Station for NASA
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday (Jan. 7) after a monthlong cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
Astronomers develop better way to detect oxygen in alien atmospheres
Scientists have developed a new way to detect oxygen in the faraway atmospheres of exoplanets, a breakthrough that could aid the search for alien life.
Binary star V Sagittae will explode as a very bright 'nova' by century's end
The faint star V Sagittae, V Sge, in the constellation Sagitta, is barely visible, even in mid-sized telescopes. However, around the year 2083, this innocent star will explode, becoming as...
NASA Planet Hunter Finds Earth-Size Habitable-Zone World
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence...
Simulated Image Demonstrates the Power of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
Imagine a fleet of 100 Hubble Space Telescopes, deployed in a strategic space-invader-shaped array a million miles from Earth, scanning the universe at warp speed. With NASA’s Wide Field Infrared...
SpaceX Just Launched a Fleet of Starlink Satellites. Here's How to Spot Them in the Sky.
SpaceX just launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, and you might be able to spot the craft overhead if you know where to look.
Researcher studies near-surface wind effects on landscape evolution
The accurate characterization of near-surface winds is critical to understanding past and modern climate. Dust lifted by these winds has the potential to modify surface and atmospheric conditions, according to...
Cosmic Rays Are Starting to Tear a Milky Way Satellite Galaxy Apart
Researchers recently released simulations of the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — and found that cosmic rays from a starburst event are starting to...
Surprise! TESS shows Alpha Draconis undergoes eclipses
Astronomers using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have shown that Alpha Draconis, a well-studied star visible to the naked eye, and its fainter companion star regularly eclipse...
LIGO-Virgo gravitational wave network catches another neutron star collision
On April 25, 2019, the LIGO Livingston Observatory picked up what appeared to be gravitational ripples from a collision of two neutron stars. LIGO Livingston is part of a gravitational-wave...
Binary star V Sagittae to explode as very bright nova by century's end
Currently, the faint star V Sagittae, V Sge, in the constellation Sagitta, is barely visible, even in mid-sized telescopes. However, around the year 2083, this innocent star will explode, becoming...
Keeping dark matter detectors clean and accurate
A research team at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has built an air purifier that has reduced the radon in the air to about 50 times lower than...
Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy
Image: To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble has imaged a majestic spiral galaxy. Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest known in the...
Gravitational waves: Cosmic vibrations sensed from unusual star merger
Laser labs pick up a signal emanating from the collision of two dense, dead stars.
ESA TV Preview 2020
Video: 00:04:00 2020 will once more bring new and exciting missions close to home or far away. From new and innovative Telecom satellites to continuation of Copernicus Earth monitoring satellites.2020 will...
NASA planet hunter finds its first earth-size habitable-zone world
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star's habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the...