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US Military Was Immediately Aware of India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Once the launch was detected, U.S. Space Command right away started notifying satellite operators.
Here's What the Speed of Light Looks Like in Slow Motion
What does the speed of light look like? CalTech researchers built the world's fastest camera to find out.
Massive Clock-Like Particles Could Reveal What Happened Before the Big Bang
To see if there was a universe before the Big Bang and understand how the cosmos evolved after it began, researchers suggest looking for the influence of particles that acted...
David Saint-Jacques checks in from outer space | The National Interview
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has been on the International Space Station since early December. Andrew Chang had the rare opportunity to speak to him from space. They chatted about his...
US boots on the Moon in 2024? It won't be easy
For the past 15 years, America has sought to put its astronauts back on the Moon, but NASA did not think it could be done before 2028.
Watch: Zion Williamson throws down huge dunk, leaps above rim for block
Duke freshman star Zion Williamson introduced himself to the Sweet 16 with a ferocious dunk over Virginia Tech forward Ty Outlaw, and a leaping block.
Judas Iscariot: The Mysterious Disciple Who Betrayed Jesus with a Kiss
Was Judas nothing more than a greedy villain?
Here's What the Speed of Light Looks Like in Slow Motion
What does the speed of light look like? CalTech researchers built the world's fastest camera to find out.
Video: NASA tests helicopter for use on Mars
This week, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory released new video of Mars Helicopter test flights.
Spacewalking Astronauts Replace Old Batteries on Space Station
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch successfully completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station today to continue an ongoing power upgrade at the orbiting lab.
This Epic R2-D2 Observatory is Totally the Droid We've Been Looking For
Germany's Zweibrücken Observatory bears a striking resemblance to a beloved "Star Wars" sidekick.
Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks
This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (the Shield). Messier 11 is also known as the Wild...
Chicago 'Ripper Crew' killer Thomas Kokoraleis released from prison
Thomas Kokoraleis, a convicted killer and reputed member of a gang responsible for as many as 20 deaths in the 1980s, was released from an Illinois prison Friday.
SOFIA Captures Cosmic Light Show of Star Formation
Portal origin URL: SOFIA Captures Cosmic Light Show of Star Formation Portal origin nid: 442351Published: Friday, March 29, 2019 - 12:12Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Researchers using the Stratospheric Observatory for...
Tiny Cubesats Could Do Big Science at the Moon and Venus
Two proposed microsatellites could help NASA explore Venus and the moon.
Exoplanet satellite ready
ESA’s Characterising Exoplanet Satellite, Cheops, was recently declared ready to fly after completing a series of final spacecraft tests.
Mixed Reactions to NASA's Accelerated Moon Plan
Shortly after Vice President Mike Pence directed NASA to return humans to the moon by 2024, reactions from space companies and organizations ranged from excitement to bewilderment.
Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks
This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (the Shield). Messier 11 is also known as the Wild...
Boeing MCAS anti-stall system was activated in Ethiopia crash: source
Boeing's MCAS anti-stall system, which was implicated in the October crash of a 737 MAX 8 in Indonesia, was also activated shortly before a recent accident in Ethiopia, a source...
4 things we’ll learn from the first close-up image of a black hole
Scientists are gearing up to release the first image of the black hole at the center of the galaxy. Here’s what they hope to find out.
Testing Einstein's equivalence principle near a supermassive black hole
The GRAVITY Collaboration, a team of researchers at several renowned institutes including the Max Planck Institute, LESIA Paris Observatory and the European Southern Observatory, has recently tested part of the...
Spacewalking astronauts replace more station batteries
Spacewalking astronauts are conducting more battery work outside the International Space Station.
Researchers find that the sun's magnetic field is ten times stronger than previously believed
The sun's magnetic field is ten times stronger than previously believed, new research from Queen's University Belfast and Aberystwyth University has revealed.
Shadows on the Moon - a tale of ephemeral beauty, humans and hubris
Between 1969 and 1972, a new type of archaeological site was created. For the first time, human bodies and the technology needed to sustain them altered the landscape of another...
How to use gravitational waves to measure the expansion of the universe
On the morning of Aug. 17, 2017, after traveling for more than a hundred million years, the aftershocks from a massive collision in a galaxy far, far away finally reached...
SpaceX releases a new render of what the all-steel Starship will look like returning to earth
The design for SpaceX's Starship (aka. Big Falcon Rocket) is really starting to come together. Over the holidays, sections of the Starship Hopper (a miniature version of the Starship) were...
Meet SpaceX's Starship Hopper
Elon Musk has teased the world with sneak peeks of what the spaceship to take humans to Mars could look like.
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
Since the Wright brothers first took to the skies of Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 1903, first flights have been important milestones in the life of any vehicle...