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Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking
The Great Red Spot, a storm larger than the Earth and powerful enough to tear apart smaller storms that get drawn into it, is one of the most recognizable features...
Last supermoon of the year starts tonight
The "super worm equinox moon" follows two other supermoons that occurred in January and February
White Sox's Adam Engel robs Giants' Pablo Sandoval of homer
Chicago White Sox center fielder Adam Engel reached high above the outfield wall to steal a homer from Pablo Sandoval during a loss to the San Francisco Giants.
NHL reinstates Nashville Predators' Austin Watson from suspension
The NHL reinstated Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson to the team's active roster, the league announced Monday.
Watch: Oscar Isaac says finishing 'Star Wars: Episode IX' was emotional, 'unbelievable'
Oscar Isaac detailed what it felt like to finish filming "Star Wars: Episode IX" while appearing on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
Watch: Mandy Moore details 'outdoorsy' honeymoon in Chile
"This is Us" star Mandy Moore enjoyed an "active" honeymoon in Chile following her wedding to Taylor Goldsmith.
Energy loss gives unexpected insights in evolution of quasar
An international team of astrophysicists observed for the first time that the jet of a quasar is less powerful on long radio wavelengths than earlier predicted. This discovery gives new...
Carbon monoxide detectors could warn of extraterrestrial life
Carbon monoxide detectors in our homes warn of a dangerous buildup of that colorless, odorless gas we normally associate with death. Astronomers, too, have generally assumed that a build-up of...
Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station -- but there's a silver lining
Researchers have taken another small step towards deep space exploration, by testing a new silver- and ruthenium-based antimicrobial coating aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their study shows that the...
IGR J17503-2636 may be a supergiant fast X-ray transient, study finds
European astronomers have investigated a recently discovered hard X-ray transient known as IGR J17503-2636 using space observatories. Results of this study, presented in a paper published March 7 on the...
Weirdly shaped, very dark: Ultima Thule is revealing the outer solar system’s secrets
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft successfully flew past the most distant world ever explored by humans on New Year’s Day. Now, a clearer picture of the 22-mile-long object known as Ultima...
ESA's Hera asteroid mission borrows eyes of NASA's Dawn
The mission to the smallest asteroid ever explored will employ the same main camera as the mission to the largest asteroids of all. ESA's proposed Hera spacecraft to the Didymos...
Venus and Jupiter Shine Over a Dreamy Lunar Eclipse (Photo)
Venus, Jupiter and the full moon light up the morning sky in this panoramic photo captured during the final stage of the "Super Blood Wolf Moon" total lunar eclipse on...
1st Scientist on the Moon Says NASA Lacks Urgency for Lunar Landing
NASA lacks the urgency needed to get back to the moon, according to one of the last astronauts to step foot on the moon and the only scientist to do...
'Space's Deepest Secrets' Probes Mystery of 'Oumuamua Tonight (Video)
The Science Channel series "Space's Deepest Secrets" returns tonight (March 19) at 10 p.m. EDT with a look at a mysterious interstellar visitor.
Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars
Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars.
83 Gargantuan Black Holes Spotted Guzzling Down Dinner at the Edge of the Universe
The supermassive black holes were birthed during the universe's infancy.
Brazilian physicist wins $1.4 million Templeton Prize
Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize, worth $1.4 million, for his work blending science and spirituality.
Fund to boost female and black physicist numbers
Astrophysics star launches a scheme to help female and black students to become researchers.
Saturn at equinox
Space Science Image of the Week: Earth’s annual March equinox occurs this week, but this outer Solar System equivalent only takes place once every 15 years
ESA Highlights 2018
ESA Highlights takes you on a visual adventure through the world of space and discovery, illustrating many of ESA's key achievements throughout the year
AP finds hot records falling twice as often as cold ones
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows.
How Ultima Thule Is Like a Sticky, Pull-Apart Pastry
Scientists from the New Horizons mission presented their latest findings about the small distant object visited by the NASA spacecraft at the start of the year.
Watch: Dirk Nowitzki passes Wilt Chamberlain on NBA all-time scoring list
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki reclaimed the No. 6 spot on the NBA's all-time scoring list with a basket against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
Scientists surprised to discover meteor exploded over Bering Sea in December
On Dec. 18, 2018, a large meteor streaked across the sky over the Bering Sea before exploding with 10 times the strength of the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in...
Sneaky Meteor Evades Earthling Detection, Explodes with Force of 10 Atomic Bombs
One of the largest meteor impacts in modern history occurred over Russia on Dec. 18, 2018. Hardly anyone noticed it — and nobody saw it coming.
New Horizons team unravels the many mysteries of Ultima Thule
The farthest object ever explored is slowly revealing its secrets, as scientists piece together the puzzles of Ultima Thule – the Kuiper Belt object NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past...
NASA sees Savannah lose its tropical eye
Tropical Cyclone Savannah weakened and "lost" its eye as high clouds filtered over it. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and captured a visible image of...