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Israel says Gaza rockets that led to airstrikes fired by mistake
Rockets fired into Israel from Gaza, which sparked retaliation against more than 100 targets, were likely fired by mistake, the Israel Defense Force said Friday.
Watch live: ULA to launch 10th WGS communications satellite for U.S. military
United Launch Alliance on Friday will launch the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite for the U.S. military on the second to last use of the medium class Delta IV rocket.
Cooking up alien atmospheres on Earth
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, are cooking up an alien atmosphere right here on Earth. In a new study, JPL scientists used a high-temperature "oven" to...
InSight lander among latest ExoMars image bounty
Curious surface features, water-formed minerals, 3-D stereo views, and even a sighting of the InSight lander showcase the impressive range of imaging capabilities of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.
Three new astronauts arrive at space station
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch, as well as cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, arrived on ISS late Thursday night.
SDSS J1430+1339: Storm rages in cosmic teacup
Fancy a cup of cosmic tea? This one isn't as calming as the ones on Earth. In a galaxy hosting a structure nicknamed the "Teacup," a galactic storm is raging.
A NASA spacecraft may have explored the edges of an early Mars sea in 1997
NASA's first rover mission to Mars, the Pathfinder, imaged an extraterrestrial marine spillover landscape 22 years ago, according to a new paper by Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Alexis Rodriguez.
Watch: Jazz's Donovan Mitchell lifts off for devastating baseline dunk
Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell took his high-flying antics to the baseline for a fierce finish in a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In photos: Alvin and the Chipmunks honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Alvin and The Chipmunks attend the star unveiling ceremony honoring the Chipmunks with the 2,657th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on March 14, 2019.
Watch: Milo Ventimiglia, Kate Beckinsale act out Bruno Mars lyrics with James Corden on 'Late Late Show'
Milo Ventimiglia and Kate Beckinsale acted out a soap opera using lyrics from Bruno Mars alongside James Corden on "The Late Late Show."
New 3-D map will help solve long-standing cosmic mysteries
A new study led by ANU has created a 3D map of the magnetic field in a small wedge of the Milky Way galaxy, paving the way for future discoveries...
Megan Hilty, Jessie Mueller to star in Lifetime's 'Patsy & Loretta'
Megan Hilty and Jesse Mueller have signed on to star in a Lifetime movie as country music icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn.
YouTube star Lilly Singh announces new late night show on NBC
YouTube star Lilly Singh's new late night show, "A Little Late," will replace Carson Daly's "Last Call."
A Strange, Sleeping Magnetar Just Woke Up After a Decade of Silence
A particularly odd, spinning star has woken up, and it'’s spitting bright flashes of radio waves at us again.
A path to the future, paved with ceramics
When you hear the word "ceramics," you may think of the mug you made in pottery class or the vases collecting dust on your grandmother's shelf. While these objects are...
4 companies produce 6 million tons of plastic yearly
Coca-Cola produces 3 million tons of plastic annually—as much as Mars, Nestle and Danone combined
Three astronauts on Soyuz craft successfully reach ISS
A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived Friday at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two...
Astronauts arrive at the International Space Station
Three astronauts, including two who had their mission aborted last October when their Soyuz rocket malfunctioned, have arrived at the International Space Station.
Cooking up Alien Atmospheres on Earth
As scientists learn more about the array of planets beyond our solar system, they're cooking up exoplanet atmospheres in the lab to make sense of these exotic environments.
Astronauts who survived Soyuz breakdown blast off to ISS
It is Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin's first flight since their rocket malfunctioned last year.
Senate votes to reject Donald Trump's border emergency declaration
The Senate on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border, setting him up to issue his first veto.
Soyuz rocket boosts U.S.-Russian crew to space station
The flight came five months after two of the crew members went through a harrowing launch abort
US-Russian crew blasts off to International Space Station
A Russian-American crew of three has blasted off to the International Space Station, making a second attempt to reach the outpost after October's aborted launch.
Russian space rocket lifts off with astronauts who survived rocket failure
A Russian-made Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday, carrying three astronauts into space, two of whom survived a mid-air rocket failure in October.
NASA to Host Media Teleconference on Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Portal origin URL: NASA to Host Media Teleconference on Asteroid Sample Return MissionPortal origin nid: 441555Published: Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA is hosting a media...
Astronauts to make 2nd attempt to get to space station after launch aborted in October
Three astronauts, including two who had their mission aborted last October when their Soyuz rocket malfunctioned, are heading to the International Space Station this afternoon.
Bernese Mars camera CaSSIS returns spectacular images
Three years ago, on March 14 2016, the Bernese Mars camera CaSSIS started its journey to Mars with the 'ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter' spacecraft. The camera system has been observing...
Esai Morales cast as Deathstroke in DC's 'Titans' Season 2
"NYPD Blue" alum Esai Morales will be starring on Season 2 of "Titans" as DC Comics villain Deathstroke.