Science & Astronomy

NASA hopes James Webb Space Telescope will unlock secrets of ‘super-Earths’ and hot rocky worlds

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NASA hopes James Webb Space Telescope will unlock secrets of ‘super-Earths’ and hot rocky worlds

SNN February 3, 2022

An artist’s depiction of the James Webb Space Telescope at work. (Image credit: NASA) Some of the...

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Tom Cruise asks NASA astronaut Victor Glover all about spaceflight (video)

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Tom Cruise asks NASA astronaut Victor Glover all about spaceflight (video)

SNN February 2, 2022

Credit: Space.com “Top Gun” star Tom Cruise and NASA astronaut Victor Glover bonded virtually over fast planes and SpaceX...

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Watch NASA astronaut Victor Glover and colleagues talk space station research today

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Watch NASA astronaut Victor Glover and colleagues talk space station research today

SNN February 2, 2022

NASA astronaut Victor Glover (Image credit: NASA) NASA astronaut Victor Glover will join other agency representatives Wednesday...

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Astronomers lined up under an asteroid’s shadow to measure its size precisely

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Astronomers lined up under an asteroid’s shadow to measure its size precisely

SNN February 2, 2022

Credit: Phys.org Astronomers will go to great lengths for science. Recently, dozens of astronomers had the misfortune...

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In simulated mission, astronauts obtained direct haptic feedback from robots they control on the ground

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In simulated mission, astronauts obtained direct haptic feedback from robots they control on the ground

SNN February 1, 2022

Close-up of the ANALOG-1 robot rover exploring an artificial lunar landscape in the Valkenburg hangar near ESTEC,...

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A new mystery object within our Milky Way galaxy

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A new mystery object within our Milky Way galaxy

SNN February 1, 2022

Image Credit: ICRAR There are lots of mysterious objects in our home galaxy, the Milky Way galaxy. Consider the...

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New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes

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New analysis leads to a fundamentally different view of supermassive black holes

SNN February 1, 2022

Artist’s impression of the quasar ULAS J1120+0641. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser In the center of most galaxies lies...

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Moon phases 2022: This year’s moon cycles

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Moon phases 2022: This year’s moon cycles

SNN February 1, 2022

See the moon phases, and the difference between a waxing and waning crescent or gibbous moon, in...

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A possible explanation for the difference in the blue hues of Uranus and Neptune

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A possible explanation for the difference in the blue hues of Uranus and Neptune

SNN February 1, 2022

Figure 1. Composite HST/STIS and IRTF/SpeX central-meridian-averaged I/F spectra of Uranus and Neptune compared with each other...

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Potential for liquid water emergence on Mars mapped by scientists

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Potential for liquid water emergence on Mars mapped by scientists

SNN February 1, 2022

Probability of deliquescence for calcium perchlorate salts and formation of liquid water at 23 hours local Martian...

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