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U.S. deploys reconnaissance planes to Korean Peninsula, report says
Multiple U.S. spy planes have flown over the Korean Peninsula since last week, when North Korea tested short-range missiles near its border in violation of a 2018 pledge.
Hundreds of U.S. flights canceled, delayed as travelers return home
More than 200 U.S. flights were canceled Monday and hundreds more delayed amid a post-Thanksgiving winter storm that's snarled air travel in the Northeast.
Ears all round: World's first acoustic observatory
You won't see stars at the Australian Acoustic Observatory but you will "see" a galaxy of sounds from around Australia.
Image: Hubble detects dynamic galactic duo
Some galaxies are closer friends than others. While many live their own separate, solitary lives, others stray a little too close to a near neighbor and take their friendship even...
Nicolas's YGT as a Spacecraft Operations Engineer
Video: 00:02:43 Nicolas Soubirous, Spacecraft Operations Engineer, shares his YGT experience at ESA, working in the EarthCARE, SEOSat & SMOS Missions Operations Unit at ESOC, Germany.
Watch: 'No Time To Die': New James Bond trailer with Daniel Craig coming Wednesday, teaser released
The first trailer for upcoming James Bond film "No Time To Die" starring Daniel Craig will be released on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump 'restores' tariffs for steel and aluminum from Brazil, Argentina
President Donald Trump said Monday he will revive punitive tariffs on metals imported from Argentina and Brazil due to what he says has been a "massive devaluation" of their respective...
Why more clouds can mean less rain in Australia
On any given day in Australia, depending on where you are, you may look up – hoping for those rainclouds to appear in the sky, or wishing them away.
How can soil scientists tell the history of a location from a soil pit?
One soil scientist's journey through a soil pit leaves mystery - for now
Watch live: Spacewalkers work to fix cosmic particle detector
Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano are back outside the International Space Station, working to fix an experimental physics device designed to detect antimatter in cosmic rays.
Old NASA Moon Orbiter Finds New Life for Artemis Lunar Landing Project
NASA has a serious case of lunar fever, with an ambitious goal to land humans on the moon in 2024. Those plans rely on an existing spacecraft with origins dating...
Examining the Phases of Venus
Ever since it returned to the evening sky just over a month ago, our "sister planet," as Venus is often called, has slowly become increasingly prominent in our early evening...
Astronaut Luca feeling the force, to advance rover control
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has made robotics history, reaching out from the International Space Station in orbit around Earth at 8 km/s, to control an Earth-based rover, equipped with an...
Happy rovers
Image: The team behind ESA’s Analog-1 rover are all smiles after ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano successfully manoeuvres the rover in the Netherlands from space.Last week’s dry-run of the Analog-1 experiment, in which Luca...
Vega-C fairing’s trial by sound
Image: The 10-m high fairing of Europe’s inaugural Vega-C launcher atop a structural model of its upper stage, being prepared for acoustic testing within ESA’s Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF) – which is...
Attica floods
Image: With heavy rain causing flooding and mudslides in both Italy and France this week, parts of Greece have also been affected. The region of Attica, west of Athens, received torrential rain...
Call for media – Nobel Prize laureates call to Space Station
Press Release N° 21–2019 First ever video call between Space Station and Nobel Prize Laureates. Follow live on 6 December 2019. Astronauts Luca Parmitano and Jessica Meir will answer the call from space. Nobel...
ESA ministers commit to biggest ever budget
ESA Press Release No.22-2019ESA’s Council at Ministerial Level, Space19+, has concluded in Seville, Spain, with the endorsement of the most ambitious plan to date for the future of ESA and...
Watch live: third #SpacewalkForAMS
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and his spacewalking buddy NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will venture beyond the International Space Station’s airlock for the third time on 2 December as part of...
Astronaut Luca feeling the force, to advance rover control
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano has made robotics history, reaching out from the International Space Station in orbit around Earth at 8 km/s, to control an Earth-based rover, equipped with an...
Famous birthdays for Dec. 2: Aaron Rodgers, Britney Spears
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers turns 36 and pop singer Britney Spears turns 38, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 2.
Cincinnati Bengals dominate New York Jets in Andy Dalton's return
Back from a three-week absence, veteran quarterback Andy Dalton ended the Cincinnati Bengals' longest losing streak in franchise history with a 22-6 win over the New York Jets.
Baltimore Ravens edge San Francisco 49ers in heavyweight matchup
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens powered through terrible weather conditions to beat the San Francisco 49ers and their top-ranked defense Sunday in Baltimore.
It's go big or go home in the International Year of the Periodic Table
2 groups in Michigan built ginormous periodic tables, but will either be crowned the world's biggest?
Impact crater data analysis of Ryugu asteroid illuminates complicated geological history
Analysis of the impact craters on Ryugu using the spacecraft Hayabusa2's remote sensing image data has illuminated the geological history of the Near-Earth asteroid and revealed 77 craters. Through analyzing...
Satellite broken? Smart satellites to the rescue
Scientists are developing robotic networks that can work independently but collaboratively on a common task. The goal? To make smart satellites that can repair other satellites in space.
This Newfound Monster Black Hole Is Too Big for Theories to Handle
Scientists recently found a black hole so big that current theory strains to prove it exists, a new study reports.
Famous birthdays for Dec. 1: Janelle Monae, Sarah Silverman
Actor/singer Janelle Monae turns 34 and actor Sarah Silverman turns 49, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 1.