Space telescope reveals rare ‘Einstein ring’ phenomenon with startling clarity
The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...
How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
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Space weather scales are outdated and confusing. Here's what NOAA scientists are doing about it
"We're at solar maximum; to find time to make some of these big changes is going to require time and more resources, so we ...
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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders
The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.
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Do the International Space Station Windows Need Cleaning? Here’s how astronauts do it
Your house windows need much more cleaning than the windows on the International Space Station (ISS). There’s simply not ...
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
Mission commander, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has rich experience in space travel, is taking the necklace that she ...
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NASA Is Hosting a Twitch Stream From Space This Week: How to Watch
To watch the stream, simply head to NASA's Twitch channel at 11:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 12. The stream will act like any other ...
Black History Month at the California Science Center
It’s Black History Month! Gayle Anderson reports from the California Science Center about the development of the new Samuel ...
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After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover ... Both are aiming for the lunar surface. The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit ...