Webb telescope's first full color, scientific images coming in July
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Space Exploration
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James Webb Space Telescope's golden mirror unveiled
NASA engineers recently unveiled the giant golden mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope as part of the integration and testing of the infrared telescope.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2016
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Did you know that a satellite crashes back to earth about once a week, on average?
This past weekend, a lot of attention was focused on the Tiangong-1 space station. For some time, space agencies and satellite trackers from around the world had been predicting when this station would fall to Earth. And ...
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2018
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The surprising scale of China's space program
It's no secret that China's growth in the past few decades has been reflected in space. In addition to the country's growing economic power and international influence, it has also made some very impressive strides in terms ...
Space Exploration
Jan 11, 2018
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500-million year-old species offers insights into the lives of ancient legged worms
A new species of lobopodian, a worm-like animal with soft legs from the Cambrian period (541 to 485 million years ago), has been described for the first time from fossils found in the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. ...
Archaeology
Jan 30, 2017
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Producing hydrogen from seawater
In her research on bone tissue engineering, Dr. Marta Cerruti has worked for years with graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms with incredible properties—electrical conductivity and the ability to support tremendous weight. ...
Nanophysics
Sep 13, 2022
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Being in space destroys more red blood cells
A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis of 14 astronauts showed their bodies destroyed 54Â percent more red blood cells in space than they normally ...
Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2022
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Instrument on JWST has gone offline
The JWST is having a problem. One of its instruments, the Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS), has gone offline. The NIRISS performs spectroscopy on exoplanet atmospheres, among other things.
Astronomy
Jan 27, 2023
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Video: James Webb Space Telescope: A new view of the universe
The world's next generation cosmic observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, is due for launch on an Ariane 5 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in late December.
Astronomy
Dec 8, 2021
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Monster discovered in Canadian Arctic
A University of Manitoba graduate student discovered Canada's first, genuine, scientifically sound monster lurking under our Arctic sea ice.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2017
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