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Murray State guard Ja Morant expected to declare for NBA Draft
Murray State star Ja Morant is expected Wednesday to announce he will be entering the 2019 NBA Draft.
A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition
Video Length: 3:52The relationship between a successful exploration mission and balanced nutrition is vital in the extreme vastness of outer space. Read this story Video Links: A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition - mp4YouTubeVimeo
You're Probably Using Your Sun-Blocking Moisturizer Wrong
SPF facial moisturizers can block the sun's dangerous ultraviolet rays as effectively as comparable sunscreens, but only if you use them correctly.
Rocket Lab to Launch 3 Satellites for US Air Force This Month
The liftoff will follow closely on the heels of a mission Rocket Lab recently flew for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Watch Now: Gravitational Waves as New Windows on the Universe
Astrophysicist Chad Hanna discusses how ripples in spacetime are revolutionizing our understanding of the cosmos -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
More delays for Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts
Boeing's new Starliner space capsule, which was supposed to head to the International Space Station last month after a series of postponements, now faces more launch delays.
Boeing Delays Starliner Test Flights
The first uncrewed test flight of the capsule to the International Space Station has slipped to August.
A Newborn Monster Black Hole May Get the Boot When Its Parent Galaxies Collide
The most massive black hole mergers can hurl the new, combined object free from their galaxy.
India's anti-satellite test left debris that could endanger space station, NASA says
India has declined to comment on a statement by a U.S. space official that India's recent test of an anti-satellite weapon created debris that could threaten the International Space Station.
Dark Energy Instrument's lenses see the night sky for the first time
On April 1, the dome of the Mayall Telescope near Tucson, Arizona, opened to the night sky, and starlight poured through the assembly of six large lenses that were carefully...
Watch: Avalanche forward Colin Wilson schools Oilers' Connor McDavid for goal
Colorado Avalanche forward Colin Wilson spun around Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid for a remarkable goal in the second period.
Watch: Edmonton Oilers' Mikko Koskinen makes spectacular snow-angel save
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen made a highlight-reel no-look save from his back against the Colorado Avalanche.
More delays for Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts
Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts faces more launch delays.
VLA makes first direct image of key feature of powerful radio galaxies
A dusty, doughnut-shaped feature long thought to be an essential part of the 'engines' at the cores of active galaxies is seen for the first time in one of the...
Boeing anti-stall software engaged repeatedly before Ethiopian Airlines crash: sources
Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged as many as four times, after the crew initially turned it off, due to suspect data from an airflow sensor,...
Spacesuit Sizing Stymied a Historic NASA Moment, and It May Always Be Tricky
It's spacewalk season this spring at the International Space Station, and that means astronauts are relying on highly engineered, difficult-to-fit suits to stay safe in the vacuum of space.
Scientists trace origins of photons emitted by gamma ray bursts
Scientists have traced the origins of photons emitted by long duration gamma-ray bursts to the visible portion of the relativistic jet produced by supernovae.
ESA boosts startup to the Moon
European Space Agency operations specialists are helping flight planners at new European space startup PTScientists, headquartered in Berlin, pilot their way to the Moon. PTScientists are planning to launch lunar landers...
Light pollution: The dark side of keeping the lights on
Twenty five years ago, Los Angeles experienced a massive power blackout due to an earthquake. The entire city was thrust into darkness. The emergency call service, 911, was inundated with...
Image: Space antenna
Unlike traditional satellite dishes used to pick up television signals, this antenna has to work in space itself. Rather than being clamped to an apartment balcony, it will be installed...
Watch: Warriors' Kevin Durant gets ejected; technical shy of suspension
Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is now one technical foul shy of receiving a suspension after getting ejected during a win against the Denver Nuggets.
Busy week on the International Space Station
Look again at that space station. That's there. That's home for a crew of six astronauts. That's us, too. On board, astronauts perform science and maintain the spacecraft with the...
Journey to the Big Bang through the lithium of a Milky Way star
Researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the University of Cambridge have detected lithium in a primitive star in our galaxy. The observations were made at the...
Carlos Ghosn surprises on Twitter as prosecutors consider new charges
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn made a surprise debut on Twitter Wednesday that came as Japanese prosecutors say more charges may be coming for the accused executive.
A possible explanation for one of Saturn's moons having an underground ocean
A pair of researchers, one with the University of Maryland the other with Southwest Research Institute, has found what they believe is a plausible explanation for the existence of the...
Giant molecular outflow detected from the quasar PDS 456
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, astronomers have detected a galaxy-wide molecular outflow from the quasar PDS 456. The findings are presented in a paper published March...
ESA oversees teaching of Europe’s next top solderers
Satellites are among the most complex machines ever designed, but in key respects they are still hand-made. A set of ESA-approved training schools train and certify the best solderers in...
Origin of photons in mysterious gamma-ray bursts
Scientists have used simulations to show that the photons emitted by long gamma-ray bursts -- one of the most energetic events to take place in the universe -- originate in...