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Blue Origin Will Launch (and Land) a Reusable Spacecraft Tuesday. How to Watch
Blue Origin will launch a New Shepard spacecraft filled with science experiments and thousands of postcards from kids on Tuesday (Dec. 10). Here's how to watch live.
House Democrats' lawyer says Trump presents 'clear and present danger'
Democratic investigators began to detail their impeachment case against President Donald Trump at a hearing on Capitol Hill Monday, presenting evidence to the House judiciary committee.
Mars: We May Have Solved the Mystery of How Its Landslides Form
Some landslides on Mars seem to defy an important law of physics.
Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments continues to amaze
Since 1672, Harvard University has been acquiring scientific instruments for teaching and research. In 1948, the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments was established to preserve the objects as a resource for teaching and research in the history of...
New Laser Transmitter to Enable International Gravitational Wave Observatory
This blog post originated in the 2018 Science Mission Directorate Science and Technology Report. PROJECT Laser Transmitter for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Mission KEY POINTS A highly stable and robust laser design...
Are You Jedi Enough to Win Disney Plus' New 'Star Wars' Game Show?
Hosted by Jar Jar Binks.
India's lower house passes bill extending path to citizenship, but excluding Muslims
India's lower parliament passed a bill Tuesday to extend non-Muslim illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.
Look: BoA teases 'Starry Night' video featuring Crush
K-pop star BoA shared a preview of her video for "Starry Night," the title track from her forthcoming EP.
NASA Chief Shows Off 1st Core Stage of New Space Launch System Megarocket
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine showed off the completed core stage of the first ever Space Launch System rocket during a news event held today (Dec. 9).
Scientists figure out how accumulating dust particles become planets
Scientists have developed a working theory for how small clumps of dust become big balls of debris and begin to form young planets.
AMC renews 'Ride with Norman Reedus' for a fifth season
AMC renewed on Monday travel show "Ride with Norman Reedus" for a fifth season.
How planets may form after dust sticks together
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a new study that may also help to improve industrial processes.
Explaining the tiger stripes of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Slashed across the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus are four straight, parallel fissures or 'tiger stripes' from which water erupts. These fissures aren't quite like anything else in the...
Scientists find further evidence for a population of dark matter deficient dwarf galaxies
Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Science (NAOC), Peking University and Tsinghua University have found a special population of dwarf galaxies that could mainly consist...
Watch: Netflix introduces 'The Witcher' characters Geralt, Ciri, Yennefer
Netflix gives an in-depth look at "The Witcher" characters Geralt (Henry Cavill), Ciri (Freya Allan) and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) in new videos.
NASA says core stage of next Moon rocket now ready
NASA has completed the giant rocket that will take US astronauts back to the Moon, the space agency's head announced Monday, pledging the mission would take place in 2024 despite...
Watch: Adam Sandler says he was a 'nervous wreck' after reading 'Uncut Gems' script
Adam Sandler appeared on "Good Morning America" to discuss his latest film "Uncut Gems" and his role as a New York jeweler who is addicted to gambling.
ESA to fund world's first space debris removal mission
The European Space Agency has agreed to fund a mission to remove a piece of space debris -- the first of its kind -- as part of the agency's new...
How planets may form after dust sticks together
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help to improve industrial processes.
A neutron star with an unusual magnetic field structure
Scientists from Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI), and Pulkovo Observatory discovered a unique neutron star, the magnetic field of...
How Planets May Form After Dust Sticks Together
Scientists may have figured out how dust particles can stick together to form planets, according to a Rutgers co-authored study that may also help to improve industrial processes. In homes,...
Weird Physics of 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally Explained
New research solves some of the mysteries of the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Matyas's YGT experience in the Lunar Resource Lander Team
Video: 00:02:41 Matyas Hazadi shares his YGT experience as a system engineer in the Lunar Resource Lander Team working in ESTEC, the Netherlands.
How Enceladus got its stripes
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is of great interest to scientists due to its subsurface ocean, making it a prime target for those searching for life elsewhere. New research led by...
What are the northern lights?
Most people know that the aurora borealis are a scientific phenomenon happening in space, but do you really know what causes them?
Parker solar probe answers burning questions about the Sun
Equipped with cutting-edge scientific instruments to measure the environment around the spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe—designed, built, and managed for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory—has completed three of its...
Researchers Confirm Possible Explanation of Titan’s ‘Magic Islands’
A new study by University of Arkansas researchers could help explain the appearance of so-called “magic islands” in the icy hydrocarbon lakes of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Kendra Farnsworth, a...
A more collective understanding of coastal systems dynamics and evolution
With water covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface, it's no wonder our planet is nicknamed the Blue Marble. Seen from outer space, our marble is interwoven with...