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Cheops: Europe's Exoplanet Mission
Video: 00:02:45 ESA’s first mission dedicated to investigating planets outside our solar system is scheduled for launch on a Soyuz rocket from the European spaceport in French Guiana on 17 December...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 6: Judd Apatow, JoBeth Williams
Director/screenwriter Judd Apatow turns 52 and actor JoBeth Williams turns 71, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 6.
On This Day, Dec. 6: Altamont free concert held in California
On Dec. 6, 1969, the Altamont Speedway Free Festival was held in Northern California.
Storms, erosion a costly problem at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center has spent $100 million fixing storm damage and rebuilding sand dunes to protect launch pads in the past 10 years, and that number is expected to grow...
West Virginia corrections workers suspended over 'disturbing' photo
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has called for several employees of the state's Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation to be fired after a photo surfaced employees seemingly performing the Nazi...
Pittsburgh Steelers' James Conner out vs. Arizona Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without Pro Bowl running back James Conner for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals.
NASA Spots Crash Site and Debris from India's Lost Moon Lander
Scientists and amateurs alike have spent months combing through images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter looking for the remains of India's moon lander — and that search has paid off.
Hoag's Object Is a Galaxy Within a Galaxy Within a Galaxy (and Nobody Knows Why)
Hoag's object, which is a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy, has befuddled stargazers since astronomer Arthur Hoag discovered it in 1950.
19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
Nineteen newly discovered dwarf galaxies seem to be missing their dark matter, and physicists aren't sure why.
Solar Probe Finds Active, Mysterious Corona, Surprising Scientists
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has passed through the outer atmosphere of the sun, and now we get to see what it found.
Evidence of an Alien Planet Spotted Around a White Dwarf, a Cosmic First
For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted evidence of a planet circling a superdense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, a new study reports.
Student Solves a Decades-Old Physics Mystery
Why do gas bubbles appear to get stuck inside narrow vertical tubes?
Lakers' LeBron James slams Jazz announcers, defends celebration in socks
Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James responded to criticism made by two Jazz television announcers following Wednesday night's blowout win over Utah.
'Wow.' Astrophysicist Eugene Parker Reacts to Namesake Sun Probe's 1st Science Results (Video)
The first results to come down from NASA's record-setting Parker Solar Probe have impressed the pioneering astrophysicist who lent the spacecraft his name.
Minnesota National Guard searching for missing Black Hawk helicopter
The Minnesota National Guard searched for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went missing Thursday afternoon shortly after takeoff from St. Cloud Airport.
19 Galaxies Are Apparently Missing Dark Matter. No One Knows Why.
Nineteen newly discovered dwarf galaxies seem to be missing their dark matter, and physicists aren't sure why.
NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Ambali rapidly intensifying
NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Tropical Cyclone Ambali and the visible image showed that the storm was rapidly intensifying.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission explains Asteroid Bennu's mysterious particle events
Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's science team revealed that the asteroid could be active, or consistently discharging particles into space.
Emotion-sensing robot launches to assist space station astronauts
An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on Thursday, becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit.
OSIRIS-REx mission explains Bennu's mysterious particle events
Shortly after NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission's science team revealed that the asteroid could be active, or consistently discharging particles into space....
US meteorite adds to origins mystery
Scientists are getting closer to tracing the sources of meteorites that fall to Earth.
New, Emotionally Intelligent Robot CIMON 2 Heads to Space Station
The astronaut assistant known as CIMON 2 just launched for the orbiting lab aboard SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo capsule, which lifted off today (Dec. 5) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Explains Bennu Mystery Particles
The spacecraft discovered that asteroid Bennu could be active, consistently discharging particles into space.
Brookhaven Hosts Seven Teams for 2019 CyberForce CompetitionTM
Columbia, NYU, Northeastern, St. John's, SUNY Albany, SCCC, and USMA at West Point participated in the nationwide cyberdefense competition.
SpaceX launches caring robot, beer malt and 'mighty mice'
SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including "mighty mice" for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a miniature version of...
Episodes of particle ejection from the surface of the active asteroid (101955) Bennu
Active asteroids are those that show evidence of ongoing mass loss. We report repeated instances of particle ejection from the surface of (101955) Bennu, demonstrating that it is an active...
NASA analyzes Kammuri's heavy rainfall
NASA provided analyses of Typhoon Kammuri's heavy rainfall on its track through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean using the Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite.
NASA finds tropical cyclone 02S consolidating
NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical cyclone 02S and the visible image showed that the storm was getting better organized.