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Travel to Mars with Eleni Ravanis, YGT at ESA!
Eleni joined ESA in October 2018 to work on the Visual Monitoring Camera of Mars Express. She shares her experience from ESAC in Spain where she helps observe the red...
Environmental intelligence to better understand the changing Arctic
Selected talks and posters presented by Arctic researchers from Sandia National Laboratories at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.
On This Day, Dec. 5: NASA test launches Orion spacecraft
On Dec. 5, 2014, NASA successfully test launched its Orion spacecraft, its hope for the future of manned space travel and an eventual trip to Mars.
SpaceX tries again for cargo launch Thursday with robot aboard
SpaceX plans a second attempt Thursday for its 19th cargo mission to the International Space Station carrying supplies, experiments and a new version of the CIMON robot designed to interact...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 5: Paula Patton, Frankie Muniz
Actor Paula Patton turns 44 and actor Frankie Muniz turns 34, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 5.
NASA's sun-skimming spacecraft has surprises for scientists
NASA's sun-skimming spacecraft, the Parker Solar Probe, is surprising scientists with its unprecedented close views of our star.
NASA's probe soaring near sun reveals surprises about solar wind
Troves of new data from a NASA probe's close encounters with the sun are giving scientists unique insight about the solar wind and space weather more generally as the spacecraft...
Mars rover hopes to grab a piece of history
British engineers test technologies that will be needed to bring samples of Martian rock to Earth.
Johnny Galecki, Alaina Meyer announce birth of their first child
"Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki and his girlfriend, Alaina Meyer, announced the birth of their first child on Wednesday.
Apollo 16 Moonwalker is First Astronaut to be Named Texan of the Year
Charles Duke has been named the 2020 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference.
Soyuz Space Capsule That Flew Emergency Abort Lands on Display in Moscow
A Russian space capsule that carried its crew to a landing after the rocket it was atop broke apart mid-flight has touched down in Moscow as a monument to mission...
Lamar Jackson on breaking Michael Vick's rushing record: 'It'd be an honor'
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson could break former Atlanta Falcons dual-threat star Michael Vick's single-season rushing record when Baltimore visits the Buffalo Bills.
Looking for exoplanet life in all the right spectra
A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe sheds new light on the sun
Since its 2018 launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe (record-holder for closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun) has finished three of 24 planned passes through never-before-explored parts of the Sun's atmosphere. Four...
Data from Parker Solar Probe helps unravel sun's mysteries
The observations and measurements recorded by the Parker Solar Probe are bringing scientists closer to solving some of the sun's greatest mysteries, according to the authors of four new studies.
Parker Solar Probe traces solar wind to its source on sun's surface: coronal holes
New data from the Parker Solar Probe, which got closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, allowed physicists to map the source of a major component of the solar...
Closest-ever approach to the sun gives new insights into the solar wind
The Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, which has flown closer to the sun than any mission before, has found new evidence of the origins of the solar wind.
Signs of life: New field guide aids astronomers' search
A senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
Signs of life: New field guide aids astronomers' search
A Cornell University senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide.
Hidden giant planet revealed around tiny white dwarf star
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed from its evaporating atmosphere.
Sun's close-up reveals atmosphere hopping with highly energetic particles
Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt space communications may be even more varied and numerous than previously thought, according to results from the...
Watch: Harlem Globetrotter goes skydiving for world's highest slam dunk
The Harlem Globetrotters said star Hammer Harrison pulled off the world's highest slam dunk when he jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet.
Distant star's vision of our Sun's future 'death'
A newly discovered planet offers insights into the Sun's demise in 5-6 billion years.
First NASA Parker Solar Probe Results Reveal Surprising Details About Our Sun
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sheds New Light on the Sun
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'Irishman,' Antonio Banderas, Lupita Nyong'o among NYFCC award winners
"The Irishman," "Pain and Glory" actor Antonio Banderas and "Us" actress Lupia Nyong'o were honored by the New York Film Critics Circle.
Mexican students launch a small satellite to the International Space Station
The first satellite built by students in Mexico for launch from the International Space Station is smaller than a shoebox but represents a big step for its builders.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe sheds new light on the sun
In August 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched to space, soon becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun. With cutting-edge scientific instruments to measure the environment around the spacecraft, Parker...