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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Comments (0) | astronomy, meteor shower, Science, shooting stars, stars, Ursid Meteor Shower, Ursids

Heidi Carreon
Web Producer

The universe is giving Earth a starry Christmas present.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

India's Mangalyaan Space Probe Successfully Lands On Mars

Comments (0) | astronomy, India, india mangalyaan, indian space probe, International, mangalyaan, mangalyaan mars, mangalyaan orbit, mars, Narendra Modi, planets, s, Science, space, Technology

(Twitter/@ibnlive)

Shilpa Nagesh
Supervising Executive Producer

India spent $74 million, making it one of the cheapest space missions ever.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Astronomer: 'Astrology Is Not Real Science'

Comments (33) | Astrology, astronomy, center for inquiry, Los Angeles, pseudo science, science

A Center for Inquiry event debunking astrology in Hollywood became heated. (Flickr/Mararie)

Jiawei Wang
Staff Reporter

Astronomers congregate in Hollywood to debunk astrology, but prompt a few heated exchanges with participants.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Billions Of Earth-Like Planets Discovered

Comments (0) | astronomy, Earth, earth-like planets, light years, milky way galaxy, planets, Science, space, star, stars, the university of hawaii, UC Berkeley

Danielle Tarasiuk
Senior Reporter

New research shows that we might not be alone in the universe.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

World's Largest Optical Telescope Approved For Construction Atop Hawaiian Volcano

Comments (0) | astronomy, Cosmos, Hawaii, Observatory, Science+Tech, space, telescope, volcano

The immense device will be capable of observations over distances of 13 billion light years.

Shea Huffman
Staff Reporter

The immense device will be capable of observations over distances of 13 billion light years.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Mars Probes Will Pause Exploration As Sun Blocks NASA's Signals

Comments (1) | astronomy, curiosity, mars, NASA, rover, Science+Tech, solar conjunction, space, sun

Satellites and rovers like Curiosity will have to take a break as the Sun disrupts radio transmissions to the red planet.

Shea Huffman
Staff Reporter

Satellites and rovers stop as Sun disrupts radio.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

December 21 Mayan Doomsday: Time To Find A Bomb Shelter?

Comments (1) | Apocalypse, astronomy, december 21, december 21 2013, doomsday scenario, end of the world, maya, mayan calendar, NASA, Religion, Religion, ronal hubbard, solar flares, winter solstice

Byron Tseng
Contributor

Experts debunk the doomsday scenario.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Super-Earth May Support Life But Needs More Study

Comments (0) | astronomy, exoplanets, habitable planets, planets, Science+Tech, space, stars, Super-Earth, supports life

Without better telescopes scientists won't know for sure, but this "super-Earth" has the most promise to support life so far.

Shea Huffman
Staff Reporter

Scientists say the so-called super-Earth could be habitable if all the conditions are right.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Venus To Make Encore Trip Across The Sun Later Today

Comments (1) | astronomy, Science+Tech, sun, transit, venus

(Mike Durkin/Flickr)

Catherine Green
Executive Producer

We last saw one in 2004, but the next trip won't happen until 2117.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Large Asteroid To Come Closer Than Moon

Comments (0) | 2005 YU 55, asteroid, astronomy, NASA, Science+Tech

The close encounter could give scientists a preview of future asteroid missions in the next decade.

Shea Huffman
Staff Reporter

The massive space rock will miss Earth, but could provide valuable research.

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