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Just keep swimming! Zebrafish doing fine in zero gravity on China's Tiangong space station (video)

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 11:00am
The four zebrafish China sent to its space station are thriving after spending almost a month in orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek Online' Season 32 arrives today, starring Denise Crosby as Capt. Sela

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 10:00am
A preview of the new season of "Star Trek Online," starring Denise Crosby's Captain Sela.
Categories: Astronomy

US condemns failed North Korean rocket launch as breach of international security: report

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 9:51am
North Korea's latest attempt to send a spy satellite to orbit on May 28 was met with failure, according to reports, while the United States said the mission breached several United Nations security resolutions.
Categories: Astronomy

The Milky Way's heart shines over construction site of world's largest telescope

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 9:00am
Construction of the Extremely Large Telescope has reached another milestone, with the completion of its dome's steel skeleton. A new image of the site includes a stunning view of the Milky Way.
Categories: Astronomy

Colossal X-class solar flare suggests return of sunspot group that fueled May's epic auroras (video)

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 8:46am
X-flare eruption hints at the return of the powerful sunspot group behind May's solar storms. Watch the solar eruption here.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomy has a bullying and harassment issue: 'Results presented in this report are bleak'

Tue, 05/28/2024 - 6:00am
A "damning" 2020 survey, conducted by the Royal Astronomical Society, reveals systemic bullying across the field of astronomy.
Categories: Astronomy

A new theory of quantum gravity could explain the biggest puzzle in cosmology, study suggests

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 12:00pm
A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests.
Categories: Astronomy

Alabama high school students win world's largest rocketry challenge

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 11:00am
High school students in Russellville, Alabama win the American Rocketry Challenge after months of designing and building a victorious rocket.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch Jedi battle hand-to-hand in new clip for Disney+'s 'The Acolyte' (video)

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 10:00am
A new official clip has just been released by Disney+ for "Star Wars: The Acolyte" showing off the martial arts fight choreography featured in the upcoming miniseries.
Categories: Astronomy

US economy to benefit from NASA investment in 3D-printable superalloy

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 9:00am
"Adoption of this alloy will lead to more sustainable aviation and space exploration."
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 8:49am
SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning (May 28).
Categories: Astronomy

2024 hurricane season should be busy, NOAA says

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 8:00am
With La Nina conditions evolving in the Pacific and near-record warm waters in the Atlantic, scientists expect the 2024 hurricane season to be a busy one.
Categories: Astronomy

This telescope can observe stars, satellites and more during the day. But how?

Mon, 05/27/2024 - 6:00am
An innovative telescope design has proven successful for daytime skywatching, opening new doors for uninterrupted observation of the cosmos.
Categories: Astronomy

'It has an 'Aliens'-like vibe:' 'Atlas' director Brad Peyton on channeling James Cameron (exclusive)

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 11:00am
An exclusive interview with director Brad Peyton on Netflix's new sci-fi film "Atlas."
Categories: Astronomy

Starmus 2024: Scientists and musicians unite in Bratislava to celebrate planet Earth

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 10:00am
Here's what it was like to experience the Starmus Festival in Bratislava, where top scientists and musicians united to celebrate Earth with an overarching theme "The future of our home planet".
Categories: Astronomy

The future is bright for astronomy, and very expensive (op-ed)

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 8:59am
The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' cameo in '3 Body Problem' explained (exclusive)

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 8:00am
Interview with NASA/JPL's systems engineer Bobak Ferdowsi on his "3 Body Problem" cameo.
Categories: Astronomy

Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.

Sun, 05/26/2024 - 6:00am
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.
Categories: Astronomy

Will a 'rare' lineup of planets be visible to the naked eye in the night sky on June 3?

Sat, 05/25/2024 - 10:00am
Skywatchers who plan to rise early and step outside on June 3 expecting to see a stunning display of visible planets will be quite disappointed, at the very least.
Categories: Astronomy

'Alien' heard us all scream 45 years ago today. Here's what it was like on opening day

Sat, 05/25/2024 - 9:00am
Here's what it was like seeing Ridley Scott's "Alien" on opening day in 1979, in honor of the iconic sci-fi horror film's 45th anniversary.
Categories: Astronomy