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Refueling satellites in space with the help of a robot
Many technologies that are essential for daily life—from communications to GPS navigation to weather forecasting—rely on the thousands of satellites that are orbiting Earth. When those satellites run out of...
Engineers pull off daring rescue of OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission
On Friday, Oct. 11, the OSIRIS-REx team should have been preparing to point their spacecraft cameras precisely over the asteroid Bennu to capture high-resolution images of a region known as...
X-ray satellite XMM-Newton celebrates 20 years in space
Two decades ago, on Dec. 10, 1999, an Ariane 5 rocket climbed into the morning sky from Kourou, French Guiana. It carried into orbit the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton), the...
Watch live: Blue Origin attempts launch of research rocket
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is set for another launch attempt from West Texas Wednesday morning of its reusable New Shepard suborbital rocket on a research mission.
College basketball: No. 1 Louisville falls to unranked Texas Tech
Louisville became the third No. 1 ranked team this season to fall to an unranked opponent by losing to Texas Tech at the Jimmy V. Classic Tuesday night.
Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney to star in new 'Home Alone' for Disney+
"Jojo Rabbit" actor Archie Yates, "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" alum Ellie Kemper and "Catastrophe" star Rob Delaney have landed roles in the Disney+ remake of the 1990 movie, "Home Alone."
Cheops: the hunt for exoplanets
Video: 00:03:00 A powerful space telescope, due for launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 17 December 2019, will give scientists a new insight into the nature of planets outside our Solar...
Pentagon watchdog evaluating President Donald Trump sending troops to U.S.-Mexico border
The inspector general of the Defense Department has opened an "evaluation" of President Donald Trump's use of military personnel at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Two rovers to roll on Mars again: Curiosity and Mars 2020
Curiosity won't be NASA's only active Mars rover for much longer. Next summer, Mars 2020 will be headed for the Red Planet. While the newest rover borrows from Curiosity's design,...
Second stellar population found in Milky Way's thick disk
A new study on the kinematics and chemical composition of a sample of stars in the vicinity of the sun, led by Dr. Daniela Carollo, researcher of the Italian National...
NASA's treasure map for water ice on Mars
NASA has big plans for returning astronauts to the Moon in 2024, a stepping stone on the path to sending humans to Mars. But where should the first people on...
How NASA's Next Mars Rover Will Hunt for Alien Life
Spotting signs of long-dead life is a tall order for a lonely robot on a faraway world, but NASA's next Mars rover should be up to the challenge, mission team...
Space Station Dark Matter Experiment Gets Vital Repairs
Astronauts are giving the International Space Station’s premier science experiment a life-extending transplant to continue its hunt for antimatter, dark matter, and more -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Ethan Hawke to guest star on 'Purge' TV series
"First Reformed" and "Boyhood" actor Ethan Hawke is to guest star on USA Network's horror drama "The Purge."
Watch live: Justice Dept. IG Michael Horowitz details report that cleared FBI in Russia probe
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify in the Senate on Wednesday and detail his report this week, which found no evidence of bias in FBI efforts to investigate...
Water common—yet scarce—in exoplanets
The most extensive survey of atmospheric chemical compositions of exoplanets to date has revealed trends that challenge current theories of planet formation and has implications for the search for water...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 11: Mo'Nique, Hailee Steinfeld
Actor Mo'Nique turns 52 and actor Hailee Steinfeld turns 23, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 11.
Cosmic Ray Tool Repaired in Space
Astronauts are extending the life of the DOE's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the International Space Station.
Christmas reflection
Image: The Christmas tree is up at ESA’s ESTEC technical heart in the Netherlands, seen here reflected in the main mirror of a tenth scale model of the NASA-ESA-CSA James Webb Space...
Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
MIT physicists are reigniting the possibility, which they previously had snuffed out, that a bright burst of gamma rays at the center of our galaxy may be the result of dark matter...
Dallas Stars fire Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct
The Dallas Stars fired head coach Jim Montgomery for committing a "material act of unprofessionalism."
HBO's 'Avenue 5' Space Cruise Comedy Gets a Jan. 19 Launch Date, New Trailer
HBO drops a second trailer for its new comedy "Avenue 5" set aboard a luxury space cruise ship and starring Hugh Laurie. It premieres Jan. 19, 2020.
NASA gears up to test fire new SLS moon rocket in Mississippi
NASA is getting ready to test fire the largest rocket since the Apollo era at the sprawling Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi, where the new SLS moon rocket's first...
Postcards from the Edge of Space: Scientists Present New Ionosphere Images and Science
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NASA's Treasure Map for Water Ice on Mars
A new study identifies frozen water just below the Martian surface, where astronauts could easily dig it up.
Why It Matters: Space Jam
Space is getting crowded. The biggest challenge is space junk--the debris that results when satellites break up or get shot down. If we aren't careful, space junk, and space conflict,...
Two Chinese Kuaizhou-1A Rockets Launch 7 Satellites in Back-to-Back Flights Just Hours Apart
China launched a six-satellite mission into space successfully on Saturday (Dec. 9) in one of two Kuaizhou-1A launches just 6 hours apart from the same spaceport, according to state-run media...
'Irishman' watched by 26M members in first week, Netflix says
Netflix said "The Irishman," starring Robert De Niro, was viewed by 26.4 million households in its first week on the streaming service.