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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