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NASA’s Next Major Space Telescope Is Ready to Launch. Trump Wants to Kill It and Other Vital Science
Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ...
The 5000th Comet Discovered Using Space-Based Sun Observatory
The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...
NASA’s Quantum Sensor Could Revolutionize Gravity Mapping
NASA and partners are building the first quantum gravity sensor for space, a breakthrough instrument that uses ultra-cold ...
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Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar In Eagle Nebula
Explore HubbleHubble HomeOverviewAbout HubbleThe History of HubbleHubble TimelineWhy Have a Telescope in Space?Hubble by the NumbersAt the ...
If You See This Steaming Lump, Run Away Fast
Volcanic eruptions are getting more active lately, and with that comes a wild danger called lava bombs. These are giant, glowing chunks of molten rock that volcanoes literally hurl into the air. They ...
Runaway Star Might Explain Fast Radio Bursts
Highly magnetic neutron star is wandering our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have tracked ...
Elgin Community College holding public Earth Day events Tuesday
Elgin Community College’s Math, Science and Engineering Division will celebrate Earth Day this year with “From Harvard to ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width. Scientists should have a better idea of its size and shape following the ...