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China's Huge, Alien-Hunting Radio Telescope Is Finishing Its Testing Phase
China's giant, alien-hunting radio telescope is finishing its testing-and-commissioning phase, which has occurred over the past three years.
Get ready for the most active meteor shower of the year
It’s that time of the year again, when the night sky lights up with meteors as part of the Geminid meteor shower.
Famous birthdays for Dec. 7: Sara Bareilles, Nicholas Hoult
Singer Sara Bareilles turns 40 and actor Nicholas Hoult turns 30, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 7.
Boeing's 1st Starliner Test Launch Now Set for Dec. 20 After SpaceX Dragon Delay
Boeing, United Launch Alliance and NASA have completed a key test as the Starliner capsule approaches its first flight, which is now scheduled for Dec. 20.
'The Mandalorian' Episode 5 Visits a Well-Known World in the 'Star Wars' Universe
More Easter eggs than you can shake a gaderffii stick at.
Watch SpaceX Test-Fire Its Crew Dragon Abort Engines in Up Close Video
As SpaceX prepares for a crucial Crew Dragon abort flight this month, you can watch the results of another recent spacecraft test in a video. Just remember to turn on...
Checkerboard of unharvested corn in snowy North Dakota seen in NASA image
NASA's Landsat 7 satellite revealed a unique checkerboard-like pattern of unharvested corn across South Dakota caused by a combination of weather and agricultural phenomena.
How to Build a 3D Map of the Universe - and Why
In the 1980s, Saul Perlmutter at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and his collaborators realized that they could use data about supernovae to research the...
Watch: Lost wedding ring found at world's largest Christmas light maze
Workers at a Florida attraction billed as the world's largest Christmas light maze found a visitor's lost wedding ring several days after the item vanished.
Listen: Halsey, Suga team up on 'Suga's Interlude'
Halsey released "Suga's Interlude," featuring K-pop star Suga, and "Finally // Beautiful Stranger" from her album "Manic."
In Photos: NASA Practices Astronaut Retrieval with SpaceX, Boeing
In 2019, NASA practiced ways to extract astronauts from SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Boeing's Starliner space capsules. See photos of those very different emergency services here.
Yervant Terzian, who explored matter between stars, dies at 80
Yervant Terzian, the Tisch Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, who studied the physical matter between stars, dedicated his career to education and chaired the...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Explains Bennu’s Mysterious Particle Events
Portal origin URL: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Explains Bennu’s Mysterious Particle EventsPortal origin nid: 456176Published: Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 14:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The discovery of particle plumes erupting from...
Rocket Lab launches shooting star satellite from New Zealand
A satellite that spits out artificial shooting stars for light shows in the sky flew into space on Friday from New Zealand.
Hong Kong International races, 2-year-old events highlight weekend horse racing
Hong Kong's annual international Group 1 races wind up the year's global campaign, while 2-year-olds in action from New York to Japan provide a glimpse of the year to come.
Nobel Prize laureates call to Space Station
Video: 00:54:35 Station on 6 December 2019. The call was made from Stockholm, Sweden, at the start of Nobel Week festivities. ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang moderated the conversation between two of...
Making Space for Technology Development
Video Length: 4:12The International Space Station provides the only microgravity environment in which we can test technologies critical to our deep-space exploration in the near and far-term future. Read this story Video Links: Making...
New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Just a year ago, the National Science Foundation-funded Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO, was picking up whispers of gravitational waves every month or so. Now, a new addition to...
New reentry CubeSat in orbit
Image: ESA’s latest space mission has reached orbit. The Qarman CubeSat flew to space aboard SpaceX’s Dragon launched from Florida, USA, on Thursday 5 December, ahead of a planned rendezvous with the International...
Research suggests that hibernation is a likely option to make deep space exploration a reality
Space travelers sleeping in hibernation chambers before continuing with their missions, whether to go on a trip to Jupiter or hunt down an extraterrestrial creature. The concept was first imagined...
We're using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space
Satellites are becoming increasingly important in our lives, as they help us meet a demand for more data, exchanged at higher speeds. This is why we are exploring new ways...
SpaceX Dragon heads to space station with NASA science
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 12:29 p.m. EST today (Dec. 5). Dragon will deliver more than 5,700 pounds...
When Did the 'Dark Ages of the Universe' End? This Rare Molecule Holds the Answer.
Long ago, millions of years before the first star sparked to life, the entire universe was a sea of darkness.
HOLD Rocket Lab launches shooting star satellite from New Zealand
A satellite that spits out artificial shooting stars for light shows in the sky flew into space on Friday from New Zealand.
Russian supply ship lifts off to International Space Station
An automatic Russian supply ship carrying tons of supplies successfully blasted off Friday heading for the International Space Station.
Life of a foam
A fine coffee froth does not last forever. The bubbles that make the milk light and creamy are eventually torn apart by the pull of gravity. But there is a...
Russian Cargo Craft Launches Toward Space Station
A Russian Progress freighter launched atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early this morning (Dec. 6), carrying 2.7 tons of food, propellant and other supplies toward the...
Rocket Lab Launches 7 Satellites, Tries Hand at Guiding Booster Down toward Earth
Rocket Lab just launched seven satellites to orbit, and learned a thing or two about bringing boosters back down to Earth for reuse.