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Researchers suggest LISA should be able to see ultralight bosons near supermassive black holes
An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) should be able to "see" ultralight bosons if they exist. In their paper published...
Key instrument on NASA's InSight lander is stuck. A Martian rock may be to blame
NASA's Mars InSight mission has hit a snag: Its heat probe appears to have struck an obstacle just below the surface of the red planet.
Israeli Moon Lander Snaps Epic Space Selfie with a Full Earth
The newly released photo shows the robotic lander, known as Beresheet, looking back at Earth from a distance of 23,363.5 miles (37,600 kilometers).
Space for business
Technology image of the week: Entrepreneurs gathered beside a replica meteorology satellite plan to make future business weather by harnessing space innovation
Image: Aurora Australis
Many people hope to catch a glimpse of these reddish-green swirls of colour floating in the polar skies. Few are as lucky as ESA astronaut Tim Peake, who captured this...
Physicists analyze rotational dynamics of galaxies and influence of the photon mass
The rotation of stars in galaxies such as the Milky Way is puzzling. The orbital speeds of stars should decrease with their distance from the center of the galaxy, but...
The science circling above us on the Space Station
The International Space Station orbits Earth, 400 km above our heads, running scientific experiments that cannot be done anywhere else. Read on for our bi-weekly update on European science in...
ESA's space weather mission to be protected against stormy sun
ESA is planning Earth's first dedicated space weather observatory to warn of potentially harmful turbulence in our parent star. Like a referee at a sports game, the Lagrange spacecraft will...
How ESA helps launch bright ideas and new careers
Hundreds of innovative companies—many with little or no direct connections to the space industry—have prospered from forming partnerships with the European Space Agency.
Houston, we're here to help the farmers
Farmers irrigating their crops may soon be getting some help from space. In 2018, scientists launched ECOSTRESS, a new instrument now attached to the International Space Station. Its mission: to...
Moon shot: Toyota, Japan space agency plan lunar mission
Toyota is teaming up with Japan's space agency on a planned mission to the Moon, with the Japanese auto giant expected to develop a lunar rover, officials and local media...
Researchers outline goals for collecting and studying samples from Mars
Returning samples from the surface of Mars has been a high-priority goal of the international Mars exploration community for many years. Although randomly collected samples would be potentially interesting, they...
Key instrument on NASA's InSight lander is stuck. A Martian rock may be to blame
NASA's Mars InSight mission has hit a snag: Its heat probe appears to have struck an obstacle just below the surface of the red planet. The instrument, which was designed...
February sees most undocumented migrants at southern border in 12 years
More than 76,103 undocumented migrants crossed into the U.S. from Mexico last month, CBP said, the highest monthly figure for February in 12 years.
The first planet Kepler spotted has finally been confirmed 10 years later
Astronomers had dismissed the first exoplanet candidate spotted by the Kepler space telescope as a false alarm.
SwRI-developed satellites enter second phase of operations
NASA has extended the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission for an additional year and a half. The constellation of microsatellites designed and built at Southwest Research Institute has...
Scientists Pin Down Cause of Mysterious 'Icequakes' Shaking Antarctica
Slushy spots in Antarctica quiver with minuscule tremors as the temperature fluctuates.
All-Pro S Landon Collins says goodbye to New York Giants
All-Pro safety Landon Collins said goodbye to the New York Giants on Tuesday after the team informed him that he would not be franchise-tagged.
Watch: Massive herd of elk crosses road in Oregon
A wildlife camera in Oregon captured the moment an estimated 700 elk stampeded across a road in the snow.
Galactic wind provides clues to evolution of galaxies
The Cigar Galaxy (also known as M82) is famous for its extraordinary speed in making new stars, with stars being born 10 times faster than in the Milky Way. Now,...
Kepler Space Telescope's first exoplanet candidate confirmed, ten years after launch
An international team of astronomers, led by University of Hawaiʻi graduate student Ashley Chontos, announced the confirmation of the first exoplanet candidate identified by NASA's Kepler Mission. The result was...
What's Up in the Solar System - March 2019
What can you see in the March sky? Jupiter and other planets in the morning, a change of seasons and an open star cluster called the Beehive. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday,...
Israel's first spacecraft to moon sends selfie
An Israeli spacecraft on its maiden mission to the moon has sent its first selfie back to Earth, mission chiefs said on Tuesday.
Weighing Galactic Wind Provides Clues to Evolution of Galaxies
Portal origin URL: Weighing Galactic Wind Provides Clues to Evolution of GalaxiesPortal origin nid: 440886Published: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 08:20Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Cigar Galaxy's wind is aligned...
Toronto Blue Jays sign pitcher Clay Buchholz to one-year deal
The Toronto Blue Jays signed right-handed pitcher Clay Buchholz to a one-year deal, the team announced Tuesday.
The science circling above us on the Space Station
The International Space Station orbits Earth, 400 km above our heads, running scientific experiments that cannot be done anywhere else. Read on for our bi-weekly update on European science in...
Galactic Wind Provides Clues to Evolution of Galaxies
The Cigar Galaxy's wind is aligned along a magnetic field and blows huge amounts of material into space - the equivalent mass of 50 million to 60 million Suns.
Watch: 'Prehistoric monster' gator crosses golf course
A shocked visitor to a Florida golf course captured video of an "enormous" alligator taking a casual stroll across the grounds.