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The James Webb Space Telescope made Maryland the center of the universe for a day. Here’s what it was like.

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The James Webb Space Telescope made Maryland the center of the universe for a day. Here’s what it was like.

Space.com July 14, 2022

GREENBELT, Md. — It’s 9:30 a.m., and I’m in a crowded auditorium at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...

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Far beyond Pluto: What’s next for NASA’s New Horizons probe?

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Far beyond Pluto: What’s next for NASA’s New Horizons probe?

Space.com July 14, 2022

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto seven years ago, but the probe’s work is far from...

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Airbus’ SKYNET 6A satellite passes Critical Design Review

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Airbus’ SKYNET 6A satellite passes Critical Design Review

Sat News July 14, 2022

Airbus designed and built SKYNET 6A is on track for launch in 2025 Copyright Airbus We are building...

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Viasat completes a major milestone with the 2nd ViaSat-3 satellite payload

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Viasat completes a major milestone with the 2nd ViaSat-3 satellite payload

Sat News July 14, 2022

Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has delivered their second ViaSat-3 payload module to Boeing‘s El Segundo, California, facility,...

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California’s trees are dying, and might not be coming back

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California’s trees are dying, and might not be coming back

Phys.org July 14, 2022

Forests sit below Tahquitz Peak in Southern California’s San Jacinto mountain range. In new research from scientists...

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ESA’s Swarm dodges collision during climb to escape sun’s wrath

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ESA’s Swarm dodges collision during climb to escape sun’s wrath

Phys.org July 14, 2022

Artist’s view of Swarm. Credit: ESA–P. Carril, 2013 A swarm? Of bugs? Not quite—Swarm is ESA’s mission...

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Researchers use lasers to get a new view on Oregon’s glaciers

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Researchers use lasers to get a new view on Oregon’s glaciers

Phys.org July 13, 2022

Credit: University of Oregon The latest technology to study glaciers fits in a backpack and can be...

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Terran Orbital Executes CAPSTONE’s Second TCM Burn

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Terran Orbital Executes CAPSTONE’s Second TCM Burn

SNN July 12, 2022

The satellite is flying a pathfinding mission to the Moon in support of NASA’s Artemis program BOCA...

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Canada’s instrument on the Webb Space Telescope confirms water in the atmosphere of the WASP-96 b expolanet

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Canada’s instrument on the Webb Space Telescope confirms water in the atmosphere of the WASP-96 b expolanet

Sat News July 12, 2022

A glimpse of the hidden universe was revealed through the recent release of the James Webb Space...

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Astronomers are helping find elusive atoms across the universe

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Astronomers are helping find elusive atoms across the universe

Phys.org July 12, 2022

Gas measured by ACT+Planck (orange-red) superimposed over two galaxies observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)....

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