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Tag: Space and Astronomy

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A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025John Bartlett and Cristóbal OlivaresComments Off on A Defender of Darkness in the Darkest Place on Earth

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered the best place on Earth to study space.

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Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025DENNIS OVERBYEComments Off on Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.

Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.

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SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away

August 1, 2025KENNETH CHANGComments Off on SpaceX, NASA Launch Astronauts to Space Station as Clouds Stay Just Far Enough Away

After a scrubbed launch on Thursday, four astronauts lifted off from Florida and will dock at the International Space Station on Saturday.

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Bad Weather Delays Launch of Astronauts to Space Station

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025KENNETH CHANGComments Off on Bad Weather Delays Launch of Astronauts to Space Station

For Zena Cardman, the NASA astronaut who commands the Crew-11 mission, that means another wait for her first trip to orbit.

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When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It

July 30, 2025KENNETH CHANGComments Off on When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It

NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes across our planet’s land and icy regions.

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Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say

July 30, 2025August 1, 2025Sachi Kitajima MulkeyComments Off on Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online, Officials Say

The Department of Defense said it no longer planned to shut down a program that makes satellite data publicly available to researchers and forecasters.

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Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

July 24, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

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Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

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Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

June 26, 2025Simon RomeroComments Off on Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.

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Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

June 26, 2025Simon RomeroComments Off on Debris From SpaceX Explosion, Landing in Mexico, Draws Investigation

Mexican environmental activists say detritus raining down from Elon Musk’s rocket company has caused die-offs of marine life.

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