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North Korean media airs documentary film on Trump-Kim summit
North Korea aired a documentary film on leader Kim Jong Un's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, reaffirming its willingness to continue negotiations despite the talks' breakdown without a deal.
Congress launches probe on why Texas, EPA stopped NASA from tracking Harvey pollution
Congressional Democrats are launching an investigation into the fate of NASA’s offer to fly a pollution-analyzing jet over the Houston region in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The investigation was...
Chances for life expand when passing stars push binaries together
Planetary systems can be harsh environments in their early history. The young worlds orbit suns in stellar nurseries, clusters of stars where violent encounters are commonplace. None of this makes...
Ron Perlman to star in BBC's 'The Capture'
Ron Perlman, Famke Janssen, Laura Haddock and Ben Miles have signed on to star in the six-part thriller "The Capture," the BBC announced Wednesday.
Simulated extravehicular activity science operations for Mars exploration
A new study describes the Science Operations component and new results from NASA's Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains (BASALT). The goal of BASALT was to provide evidence-based recommendations...
Physicists May Have Found a Way to 'Untangle' Information Trapped in a Black Hole
Scrambled particles provide a window into a black hole's heart.
How 10 years of applying to be an astronaut prepared Peggy Whitson to make history
Whitson spent 665 days in space – more time than any other American
Stunning 'Superbloom' of Flowers Is Set to Arrive in Southern California
The hills of Southern California will soon be alive with a massive "superbloom" of wildflowers, thanks to an unusually rainy fall and winter, news sources report.
New surprises from Jupiter and Saturn
The latest data sent back by the Juno and Cassini spacecraft from giant gas planets Jupiter and Saturn have challenged a lot of current theories about how planets in our...
Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes?
Information escapes from black holes via Hawking radiation, so it should be possible to capture it and use it to reconstruct what fell in: if given time longer than the...
Watch live: Donald Trump holds U.S. workforce advisory board meeting
President Donald Trump was scheduled to participate in an on-camera meeting to discuss the American workforce Wednesday afternoon at the White House.
CERN reveals plans for new experiment to search for dark matter particles
Officials at CERN have approved a new experiment designed to identify light and weakly interacting particles.
New satellite keeps close watch on Antarctic ice loss
A recently-launched satellite mission has captured precision data on the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet proving a valuable addition to monitoring efforts in the region, according to new work.
Giants' Cameron Maybin arrested on DUI charge
San Francisco Giants outfielder Cameron Maybin was arrested on a DUI charge Friday in Arizona.
Here's Your Chance to Name 5 Jupiter Moons! (No Moon McMoonfaces, Please)
Last summer, scientists announced the discovery of a dozen new moons orbiting Jupiter. But now comes the hard part: naming them.
Solar Wind Leaves 'Sunburn' Scars on Lunar Surface, NASA Missions Reveals
People on Earth are familiar with the sun's powerful rays — but the moon suffers from sunburn, too.
How a Distant Alien World Was Saved from an Interstellar Exile
A distant alien world that was potentially on its way into exile in interstellar space was rescued by the gravitational pull of a passing pair of stars, a new study...
Hubble Spots Gassy Objects Jetting Away from Newborn Star
Young stars can hide, but Hubble's good at seeking them out. The famed space telescope spotted the "smoking gun" of a newborn star about 1,000 light-years away from Earth.
Jets, Cardinals out of Antonio Brown sweepstakes, three new teams in
Antonio Brown is expected to find a new team soon, after a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers, and three new teams have entered the sweepstakes for the All-Pro.
Watch: Winnipeg Jets' Jacob Trouba banks puck off glass for crazy goal
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba went off the backboard for a goal Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Scientists tackle major challenges to sending astronauts to search for life on Mars
An international team of researchers, which includes scientists from McMaster's School of Geography & Earth Sciences, NASA, and others, is tackling one of the biggest problems of space travel to...
New satellite keeps close watch on Antarctic ice loss
A recently-launched satellite mission has captured precision data on the elevation of the Antarctic ice sheet proving a valuable addition to monitoring efforts in the region, according to work published...
Video: Satellites and the modern economy
Satellites bring immense benefits to everyone on Earth. From monitoring our changing planet and increasingly severe natural disasters, to providing resilient telecom networks and delivering services such as precise navigation...
Russia, North Korea ‘struggling’ with sanctions, Moscow official says
Russia and North Korea are cooperating more closely following the breakdown of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.
Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter out for season
Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.
Building an energy corridor along the border instead of just a wall
Instead of a wall, build a first-of-its-kind energy park that spans the 1,954 miles of the border between the United States and Mexico to bring energy, water, jobs and border...
Satellite images show new activity at North Korean rocket facility
North Korea is "rapidly rebuilding" the long-range rocket site at Sohae Launch Facility, according to an analysis of satellite images.
Nasa InSight probe: Mars 'mole' hits blockage in its burrow
The Insight probe's efforts to drill down below the surface of Mars appear to have hit some stony obstructions.