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Scientists Present Best Images Yet of Ionosphere From Space
Fresh findings about the edge of Earth's atmosphere are puzzling scientists affiliated with two missions that launched this year, and then some.
The billion-year belch
Billions of years ago, in the center of a galaxy cluster far, far away (15 billion light-years, to be exact), a black hole spewed out jets of plasma. As the plasma rushed...
Space History Is Made in This NASA Robot Factory
From rockets to rovers, JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility has been at the center of robotic spaceflight. Here's a closer look at what makes it so special.
Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theory
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by an astonishing mass of gas. The star, called 49 Ceti, is 40 million years old and...
Boeing CEO Muilenburg Resigns 1 Day After Starliner's Historic Landing
Boeing announced the resignation of CEO Dennis Muilenburg today (Dec. 23), one day after Starliner capped its truncated debut flight with a picture-perfect landing at White Sands Missile Range in...
Astronaut Celebrates Hanukkah from Space
One astronaut on the International Space Station celebrated Hanukkah yesterday with some colorful accessories.
What to Expect from Season 2 of 'Lost in Space'
"Help, Will Robinson," a special robot says at the end of the latest trailer for the second season of Netflix's "Lost in Space," which premieres tomorrow (Dec. 24).
Starliner touches down in N.M. desert — along with holiday gifts meant for ISS crew — after failed mission
With a test dummy named Rosie in the commander's seat, and holiday gifts meant for International Space Station crew, Boeing safely landed its Starliner capsule in the New Mexico desert...
Newfound "Ablating" Exoplanets Could Reveal Alien Geology
By probing close-in worlds, the discovery will help astronomers better understand how planets form and evolve -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Researchers to tackle the mysteries of the AI ‘black box’ problem
Researchers are aiming to shed light into one of the most significant problems in artificial intelligence. AI computing systems are moving into many different parts of our lives, and offer...
CubeSat to Demonstrate Innovative Method for Mapping Soil Moisture and Snow from Space
This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Signals of Opportunity Airborne Demonstrator (SoOp-AD) and SigNals of Opportunity: P-band Investigation (SNoOPI) KEY POINTS The SoOP-AD project successfully demonstrated,...
Astronomer probes 'DNA' of twin stars to reveal family history of the Milky Way
Twin stars appear to share chemical "DNA" that could help scientists map the history of the Milky Way galaxy, according to new research by astronomer Keith Hawkins of The University...
Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theory
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a young star surrounded by an astonishing mass of gas. The star, called 49 Ceti, is 40 million years old and...
Astronomers study peculiar kinematics of multiple stellar populations in Messier 80
Using the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have investigated one of the Milky Way's globular clusters, Messier 80. The new study concentrated on peculiar...
The Most Energetic Flashes of Light in the Universe Produce Deadly Nuclear Reactions
Gamma-ray bursts are even worse than we thought.
Planetary Confusion — Why Astronomers Keep Changing What It Means to Be A Planet
It all goes back to the origin of the word "planet."
Under a DAPPER Moon: NASA Eyes Wild Radio Science Projects on the Lunar Farside
NASA's quest to return humans to the moon could boost a field of research that might not seem particularly lunar in nature: cosmology.
'I Can't Wait to Try It Out': Starliner's 1st Riders Welcome Capsule Back to Earth
Perhaps nobody was more excited to see Boeing's first Starliner spacecraft touch down safely yesterday than Mike Fincke, Nicole Mann and Chris Ferguson.
Heavy rains in Southeast to give way to calm conditions by Christmas Eve
Heavy rain, gusty winds and localized flooding will pose a severe weather threat across the Southeast on Monday, but conditions will improve across the region into Christmas Eve, forecasters say.
Supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy may have a friend
Do supermassive black holes have friends? The nature of galaxy formation suggests that the answer is yes, and in fact, pairs of supermassive black holes should be common in the...
Inventing sign language for space
British sign language is receiving an astronomical update thanks to a unique collaboration between a space scientist and a group of deaf astronomers.
How 2019’s space missions explored distant worlds
From asteroids to exoplanets, spacecraft are leaving no space rock unturned. While agencies in China, India and Israel made headlines with missions to the moon, here are some other places that space probes...
GlobalMedic: More than 2 decades on mission, relief agency keeps evolving
As charity aid agency deploys a secondary mission to Hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, GlobalMedic founder Rahul Singh reflects on how its mission has evolved over the years and where it hopes to...
Orbiting the Sun together
On 6 February, ESA’s #SolarOrbiter will be launched from the Kennedy Space Center in the USA on a mission to study the Sun up-close.
Famous birthdays for Dec. 23: Eddie Vedder, Finn Wolfhard
Rock musician Eddie Vedder turns 55 and actor Finn Wolfhard turns 17, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 23.
Watch: Saints' Michael Thomas passes Marvin Harrison for NFL catch record
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas shattered Pro Football Hall of Fame wideout Marvin Harrison's single-season reception record in Sunday's win over the Tennessee Titans.
Nightside barrier gently brakes 'bursty' plasma bubbles
Space plasma physicists develop algorithms to measure the buoyancy waves that appear in thin filaments of magnetic flux on Earth's nightside.
Cheers! Scientists take big step towards making the perfect head of beer
Drinkers will soon be cheering all the way to the bar thanks to a team of scientists who have taken a big step forward in solving the puzzle of how...