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ExoMars landing platform arrives in Europe with a name
The platform destined to land on the Red Planet as part of the next ExoMars mission has arrived in Europe for final assembly and testing – and been given a...
Astronomers discover a companion of the nearby star HD 118475
Using radial velocity method and direct imaging, astronomers have found a compact companion of a nearby star known as HD 118475. The finding is detailed in a paper published March...
The incredible challenge of landing heavy payloads on Mars
It's too bad Mars is such an interesting place, because it's actually one of the most difficult places to visit in the solar system, especially if you want to bring...
Giant X-ray ‘chimneys’ are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way’s center
The center of our galaxy is a frenzy of activity. A behemoth black hole — 4 million times as massive as the sun — blasts out energy as it chows...
Land-cover dynamics unveiled
Billions of image pixels recorded by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission have been used to generate a high-resolution map of land-cover dynamics across Earth’s landmasses. This map also depicts the month...
Watch: Amy Schumer on husband's autism diagnosis: 'Totally positive'
Amy Schumer detailed on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" how her husband Chris Fischer's autism diagnosis has affected their marriage in a positive way.
Megapixels: Asteroid Bennu is ...exploding?
Space New images reveal peculiar behavior from the celestial object Ever since the NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx reached the asteroid known as Bennu in December...
Why This Poisonous Gas Could Be a Sign of Alien Life
Scientists hunting for signs of alien life shouldn't be so quick to dismiss carbon monoxide, a new study suggests.
NASA's Chandra Space Telescope Captures the Tempest in a Cosmic 'Teacup'
A powerful quasar has caused a raging storm in a distant cosmic structure known as the "Teacup."
Engineers Still Studying Problem with InSight Heat Flow Probe
Engineers are still trying to understand why one of the main instruments on NASA's InSight Mars lander is stuck just below the Martian surface.
Image: Magnetometer boom built for ESA's mission to Jupiter
A test version of the 10.5-m long magnetometer boom built for ESA's mission to Jupiter, developed by SENER in Spain, seen being tested at ESA's Test Centre in the Netherlands,...
New York Jets sign former Denver Broncos QB Trevor Siemian
The New York Jets signed former Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian, the team announced Wednesday.
Boeing delays by months test flights for U.S. human space program: sources
Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November,...
James Gunn Makes First Statement Following 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Re-Hiring
Thanking Disney and his supporters.
Boeing delays flight test to International Space Station: sources
Boeing Co has delayed by at least three months its first uncrewed flight to the International Space Station under NASA's human spaceflight program, and pushed its crewed flight until November,...
Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center
At the center of our galaxy, where an enormous black hole blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus while neighboring stars burst to life and explode. astronomers...
A decade on, smartphone-like software finally heads to space
Once a traditional satellite is launched into space, its physical hardware and computer software stay mostly immutable for the rest of its existence as it orbits the Earth, even as...
As if by magic: Program lights up cancer-causing mutations
By conjuring the spell 'Lumos!' wizards in the mythical world of Harry Potter could light up the tip of their magic wands and illuminate their surroundings. So, too, does LumosVar,...
NASA tracks Tropical Cyclone Trevor approaching Australia's Cape York Peninsula
Tropical Cyclone Trevor appeared to have a cloud-filled eye in visible imagery from NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite.
Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center
The center of our galaxy is a frenzy of activity. A behemoth black hole—4 million times as massive as the sun—blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus...
Watch: Rockets' Chris Paul brings boy to tears with court-side meeting
NBA star Chris Paul made a little boy's night by meeting him and giving him basketball gear after the Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks in Atlanta.
Rule changes coming to Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball and the league's Players Association have announced rule changes that begin at the start of the 2019 season.
'Apollo 11' Featurette Explores Technological Leaps of Filmmakers
A new documentary, "Apollo 11," includes a trove of unseen film footage of the July 1969 launch that brought two humans to the surface of the moon.
A Super Start to 2019
Video Length: 3:432019 is an excellent year to look to the sky and enjoy the spectacular view of Earth’s nearest neighbor, the Moon. Read this story Video Links: A Super Start to 2019 -...
The Great Exoplanet Bake-Off: Why NASA Made an Oven-Fresh Alien Atmosphere in Its Lab
NASA scientists cooked up an alien atmosphere in their lab to solve the puzzle of "hot Jupiters."
Chinese Film 'The Wandering Earth' Imagines a Journey to a New Sun
China's 2019 blockbuster movie "The Wandering Earth" takes audiences on a epic journey outward through the solar system.
X-ray ‘chimneys’ connect the Milky Way to mysterious gamma-ray bubbles
Two columns of X-rays that are hundreds of light-years long could explain the existence of giant bubbles of energetic light that sandwich the galaxy.
These Two Cosmic 'Chimneys' Could Be Fueling the Galaxy-Sized Bubbles Looming Over the Milky Way
Scientists made an X-ray map of the center of the galaxy — and they found two chimneys of plasma.