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Asteroids help scientists to measure the diameters of faraway stars
Using the unique capabilities of telescopes specialised on cosmic gamma rays, scientists have measured the smallest apparent size of a star on the night sky to date. The measurements with...
Tiny fragment of a comet found inside a meteorite
A tiny piece of the building blocks from which comets formed has been discovered inside a primitive meteorite. The discovery by a Carnegie Institution of Science-led team, including a researcher...
Watch: Twins' Byron Buxton robs hit with leaping grab, slams into wall
Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton took flight for a sensational catch before drilling the outfield wall during a win against the Detroit Tigers.
Image: the Egg Nebula
The Egg Nebula is a preplanetary nebula, created by a dying star in the process of becoming a planetary nebula. Planetary nebulas have nothing to do with planets – the...
The discrete-time physics hiding inside our continuous-time world
Physicists have shown that Markov processes, widely used to model complex systems, must unfold over a larger space than previously assumed.
'Snowball chamber' helps researchers use supercooled water to search for dark matter
After watching YouTube videos of people supercooling water in a bottle and then triggering it to freeze by banging it, something about this concept solidified for a researcher, especially when...
Moon Jae-in calls for ‘substantive’ discussions with North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is proposing a fourth summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump last week.
Travel through wormholes is possible, but slow
A physicist has shown that wormholes can exist: tunnels in curved space-time, connecting two distant places, through which travel is possible. But don't pack your bags for a trip to...
Europe’s institutions on their use of Ariane 6 and Vega-C
ESA and Arianespace are giving full support to European institutional customers to launch their missions on Ariane 6 and Vega-C.
Watch: MLS star Kaku kicks ball into stands, hitting fan
New York Red Bulls star Kaku was ejected during a game against Sporting Kansas City after kicking the ball into the crowd and hitting a fan.
Astronomers investigate jet kinematics of the blazar 4C+21.35
Using very-long-baseline-interferometry (VLBI), an international team of astronomers has conducted a kinematic study of a jet of the blazar 4C+21.35. The research, presented in a paper published April 5 on...
Beresheet: First privately-funded mission crashes on moon, but its significance is huge
It came so close. It even took a selfie. But with only a few kilometres left to descend, something went wrong and the spacecraft Beresheet veered out of control, taking...
A stellar Easter egg
Space Science Image of the Week: Unwrapping the Egg Nebula to reveal the late stages of a star's life
World's biggest plane takes flight
A giant six-engine aircraft with the world's longest wingspan has flown for the first time, bringing to life a dream held by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen and...
Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins to star in Netflix's 'A Boy Called Christmas'
Kristen Wiig, Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent have been tapped to star in Netflix's upcoming holiday film, "A Boy Called Christmas."
Breezing through the space environment of Barnard's Star b
The closest exoplanet to us, if we include only single stars like the Sun, is the planet around Barnard's Star, Barnard's Star-b ("BSb"). (The planet Promixa Centauri-b is closer, but...
Seeking innovative ideas: space for the oceans
ESA seeks your ideas for applying space technology to Earth-based problems. Through the Open Space Innovation Platform, a new challenge-based website, the Agency is hunting out bright ideas to monitor...
Stargazing T. Rex Gets a 67-Million-Year-Old View of the Night Sky
Even an extremely dead apex predator deserves a beautiful view of the night sky — particularly one that reminds them of home.
There Are Fungi All Over the Space Station, and Now We Know What They Are
Just like on Earth, there is a robust population of microbes and fungi on the International Space Station (ISS) — and a new study catalogues its exact composition.
It Rains on the Sun (Just Not the Way You Think)
Astronomers have detected "plasma rain" pouring down over the solar surface, which may explain why the sun's outer atmosphere is so much hotter than the star's surface.
LIGO Is Up and Running Again and Already Spotted Two Possible Black Hole Mergers
Within two weeks of beginning its third observation period, the LIGO project has spotted the gravitational-wave signatures of what could be another two black hole mergers.
Video: The making of the largest 3-D map of the universe
DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, will mobilize 5,000 swiveling robots – each one pointing a thin strand of fiber-optic cable – to gather the light from about 35 million...
Mike Pompeo urges Venezuela to open borders for relief aid
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to open his borders and allow humanitarian aid into the country.
Orange Lush: California's 'Superbloom' Wows from the Air
A NASA photographer captured a lush aerial shot of an ephemeral wildflower bloom in the desert.
Stanley Cup 2019: Colorado Avalanche sign UMass' Cale Makar for playoff series
The Colorado Avalanche signed UMass defenseman Cale Makar to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced Sunday.
Look: First images of 'Mandalorian' characters released
Several photos from the new "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" were unveiled Sunday at the Star Wars Celebration Chicago convention.
Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson marry in Palo Verdes, Calif.
Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson exchanged wedding vows on Saturday in Palo Verdes, Calif.
On the Cusp of Understanding
Video Length: 4:04NASA is using sounding rockets to study the cusp, a point where the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet dips inward and touches down to Earth. Read this story Video Links: On...