Samsung Slashes Q3 Profit Estimate By A Third After Halting Galaxy Note 7 Production
The technology giant now expects a third-quarter profit of $4.6 billion, which is down 33 percent from its forecast last week.
IRS 43: A Chaotic Binary Star System With 3 Skewed Planet-Forming Disks
In the IRS 43 binary system, located 400 light-years from Earth, the two stars share a large accretion disk in addition to their individual disks.
2014 UZ224 May Soon Become Smallest Dwarf Planet In The Solar System
2014 UZ224 is roughly 8.5 billion miles from the sun and completes one orbit in 1,100 Earth years.
Comcast Fined $2.3 Million To Settle FCC Probe Over Billing Practices
In its ruling, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said that the company had charged customers for services and equipment they hadn't ordered.
Jerusalem Shooting: Palestinian Assailant Kills Two Near Police Headquarters
The attacker, identified as a 39-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem, was shot dead by police after a brief car chase.
Michigan Shooting: Multiple Casualties In Grand Rapids Shooting
The shooting incident that took place early Sunday morning in the city of Grand Rapids. The identity of the assailant was not immediately known.
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Rover To Explore Water-Carved Gully
The rover, which has already far exceeded its three-month-long prime mission, will drive down the full length of a water-carved gully onto the floor of the Endeavour Crater.
Trump Tape Scandal: Amid GOP Chaos, More Lewd Tapes Emerge
On Saturday, CNN unearthed recordings of Trump's appearances on “The Howard Stern Show” in the 1990s and 2000s, in which the GOP nominee can be heard making lewd remarks about women.
Yemen Airstrike: Saudi-Led Coalition Blamed For Attack That Killed Over 140 In Sanaa
The airstrike Saturday, which the country’s Houthi-led administration said was carried out by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition, targeted mourners at a funeral in Sanaa.
‘Big Picture’ Of Comet 67P Captured Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope
NASA’s planet-hunting telescope captured a series of 15 images between Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 — just days before the Rosetta spacecraft crash-landed on the comet.
NGC 247: Hubble Spies Distant Spiral Galaxy With A Massive Void
The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the central region of NGC 247 — a spiral galaxy located approximately 11 million light-years from Earth.
ESA’s ExoMars On Course For October 19 Rendezvous With The Red Planet
The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be placed in an elliptical orbit around Mars on Oct.19, while its Schiaparelli module would attempt to land on the planet's surface.
Do Sterile Neutrinos Exist? Hunt For Elusive Particles — Potential Dark Matter Candidates — Draws Another Blank
The hunt for the as-of-yet-hypothetical fourth "flavor" of neutrinos, which physicists speculate may make up dark matter, has drawn another blank.
Snapchat Playlist Replaces Auto-Advancing Stories
The new features, introduced for some Android users Friday, will soon be available to everyone on both Android and iOS.
Proxima b, Closest Earth-Like Planet, May Be Covered In Liquid Water Oceans
New research suggests that Proxima b — a rocky planet orbiting a star just 4.2 light-years from Earth — is likely an “ocean planet.”
V Hydrae: A Dying Star Shooting Gigantic Balls Of Plasma
V Hydrae — a bloated red giant 1,200 light-years from Earth — has been spotted shooting giant balls of superhot plasma every 8.5 years.
Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Wins Award For FARC Peace Deal
The Colombian president won the award for his “resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end,” the Nobel Committee said.
World’s Smallest Transistor Is Just One Nanometer Long And Is Not Made Of Silicon
The transistor, built using carbon nanotubes and molybdenum disulfide, has a functional gate just one nanometer long.
NASA Predicts Mars’ Next Global Dust Storm May Arrive Within Weeks
A team of researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has predicted that the next globe-encircling dust storm on the red planet may begin in the next few weeks.
‘Delensing’ Cosmic Microwave Background: Researchers Detail New Method To Remove Effects Of Gravitational Lensing
A new study details a method to remove a fundamental contamination that distorts our observations of the CMB — the warping of the fabric of space-time.
Star Formation: Astronomers Observe Collapsing Protostars Using Instruments On Board NASA’s SOFIA
Using instruments on board the SOFIA observatory, astronomers were able to observe collapsing interstellar clouds on their way to becoming massive stars.
Astronomers Spot A ‘Wandering’ Black Hole Perched On The Edge Of A Distant Galaxy
Scientists believe that the black hole, named XJ1417+52, may originally have been at the center of a distant galaxy that merged with a larger one.
‘Megadrought’ Risk In American Southwest Soars As Global Temperatures Rise
A new study predicts an extreme dry spell, lasting 35 years or more, in the American southwest by the end of the century.
Paris Climate Agreement: Obama Hails ‘Turning Point’ In Global Warming Fight, But Is It Already Too Late?
The accord will enter into force on Nov. 4, but will the actions pledged under it be enough to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperatures?
Space Tourism: Chinese State-Backed Company Says It’s Designing World’s Biggest Spaceplane
According to New Scientist, a Chinese state-backed company is designing a spaceplane that can carry up to 20 people to the edge of Earth's atmosphere.
Mars 2020 Mission: NASA Tests New ‘Eyes’ For Planned Mission To Red Planet
The Lander Vision System, capable of assessing terrains and potential hazards, will guide the Mars 2020 rover during its descent to the red planet’s surface.
White Dwarfs: New Model Explains How Binary Systems Of Dead Stars Go Supernova
The mathematical model, created by physicists at the American Museum of Natural History, describes how a binary star system composed of two white dwarfs might create a Type Ia supernova.
Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry: After Mesons, Hints Of Charge-Parity Violation Detected In Baryons
For the first time ever, hints of violation of charge-parity symmetry have been detected in baryons — a class of particles that includes protons and neutrons.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch May Be Holding More Trash Than Previously Estimated
An aerial survey of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a wind-driven, swirling gyre of flotsam — has revealed that the region may be holding more trash than previously estimated.
Paris Climate Agreement Set To Enter Into Force After EU Green Light
The ratification paves the way for the agreement, which seeks to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperature, to come into force later this year.