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Watch: Scheana Shay denies hooking up with Jax Taylor
Scheana Shay denied hooking up with "Vanderpump Rules" co-star Jax Taylor but did discuss her fling with "Summer House" star Carl Radke.
Watch: John Klingberg sends Stars into next round with OT winner against Predators
Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg fired a shot from the face-off circle to beat goaltender Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators in Game 6.
Coming to store shelves: cameras that guess your age and sex
Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you're craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you.
Bedbound commander
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: bedrest study participants test their spacecraft piloting skills
X-ray observations reveal insights into the nature of the pulsar wind nebula 3C 58
Analysis of the new data from X-ray observations using NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft and archival data from the agency's Chandra X-ray space observatory, has yielded more insights into the nature of...
First-ever open public alerts now available from LIGO
Two new probable gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by cataclysmic cosmic events and first predicted by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago—have been detected by the Laser...
CLASP-2: Investigating the magnetic solar chromosphere
Four years ago, an international team (USA, Japan and Europe) carried out an unprecedented suborbital space experiment called CLASP-1, motivated by theoretical investigations carried out at the IAC by Javier...
Research on disk galaxies sheds light on movement of stars
University of Arkansas astrophysicists have taken an important step toward solving the mystery of how disk galaxies maintain the shape of their spiral arms. Their findings support the theory that...
Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field
Here’s one explanation for why Earth’s magnetic field undergoes weird geomagnetic jerks every decade or so.
College Students Hatch Nuclear-Powered Magnetic Plan to Protect Marsonauts from Cosmic Rays
A team of undergraduate students at Drake University in Iowa is developing a magnetic shield to defend interplanetary astronauts from the intense cosmic radiation between Earth and Mars.
A new eye on the cosmos
How do galaxies form and evolve? And how do central supermassive black holes form in galaxies and influence their hosts? Those are two of the big questions that Tufts astronomers...
Did a Meteor from Another Star Strike Earth in 2014?
Questionable data clouds the potential discovery of the first known interstellar fireball -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
New comet viewer
Space Science Image of the Week: One of 70 000 images to explore in a new tool launched by Rosetta’s comet imaging team
Alleged New Mexico militia commander pleads not guilty to weapons charges
A member of an anti-migrant militia in New Mexico pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he possessed a firearm as a felon.
"Marfa Martians" sending science experiment to space
A group of 10 and 11-year-old students from Marfa, Texas, decided to reach for the stars and enter a nationwide science contest. Now the "Marfa Martians," as they're known, will...
"Marfa Martians" sending science experiment to space
A group of 10 and 11-year-old students from Marfa, Texas, decided to reach for the stars and enter a nationwide science contest. Now the "Marfa Martians," as they're known, will...
"Marfa Martians" sending science experiment to space
A group of 10 and 11-year-old students from Marfa, Texas, decided to reach for the stars and enter a nationwide science contest. Now the "Marfa Martians," as they're known, will...
Now You Can Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Shoot a Bomb at an Asteroid
On April 4, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft tossed a bomb at a space rock and watched the impactor soar toward the asteroid, called Ryugu.
SpaceX loses its first crew capsule in fiery test incident
SpaceX has suffered a serious setback in its effort to launch NASA astronauts into orbit this year, with the fiery loss of its first crew capsule during testing.
SpaceX to launch cargo resupply mission despite Crew Dragon mishap
The 'anomaly' experienced by SpaceX's Crew Dragon over the weekend won't affect the company's planned space station resupply mission.
On Titan, the Polar Vortex Can Last a Shiver-Inducing 22 (Earth) Years
And you thought unpredictable spring temperatures were annoying: On Saturn's moon Titan, chilly polar vortex periods can last to the summer solstice.
Earth Day 2019: Here's 10 Amazing NASA Photos of Earth from Space
NASA is celebrating Earth Day today (April 22) by sharing some really incredible photos of Earth from satellites, aircraft and deep-space missions.
Watch: Fox rescued from milk carton in Argentina
A truck driver who spotted a fox with a milk carton stuck on its head next to an Argentina road pulled over and filmed his rescue.
Watch: Dust devil creates plume of dirt in Virginia
A worker at a construction business in Virginia captured the moment a dust devil touched down and created a large plume of dirt.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon Safety Test Went Very Wrong. Here's Why That Matters
SpaceX tested the escape system on its Crew Dragon capsule. Smoke from the failure was visible for miles.
Watch: Dodgers' Cody Bellinger robs MVP Christian Yelich of HR, tops Brewers with bomb
Cody Bellinger robbed Christian Yelich of a home run before hitting the go-ahead shot in a Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
SpaceX Crew Dragon Accident May Impact NASA Plans to Launch Astronauts from US Soil
An explosion that may have destroyed a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during an engine test on April 20 could push back NASA's plans to begin launching astronauts from U.S. soil...
SpaceX Cargo Launch Still On Track Despite Crew Dragon Anomaly, NASA Says
SpaceX's upcoming cargo launch is still on track after a recent anomaly during a test of their Crew Dragon capsule.