SPHEREx space telescope will seek life's ingredients
Where is all the water that may form oceans on distant planets and moons? The SPHEREx astrophysics mission will search the ...
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This New ‘Astro Trail’ in Arizona Is Located in One of the ‘Astronomy Capitals of the World'—and Makes Stops at Observatories, State Parks, and More
In January 2025, the city added another feather to its cap when it launched a new Astro Trail, a curated collection of ...
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UTC's Space Observatory brings the universe closer to Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Space Observatory is opening its doors to the public, offering a glimpse into ...
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The Vatican has an observatory in Arizona. Meet the priest who studies the stars
The Vatican's Arizona location dates back to 1980, when the Vatican partnered with the University of Arizona to study the ...
LISA: What the Revolutionary Gravitational Wave Observatory Will Actually See
LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...
NASA successfully joins sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'exoskeleton'
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a ...
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Brown astronomers create new technique to eliminate signals disrupting sensitive radio telescopes
An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing ...
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...
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Space telescopes give lovely look at cosmic bouquet for Valentine’s Day
The picture includes data that involved about 23 days of observing time. The post Space telescopes give lovely look at cosmic ...
Scientists alarmed as Rubin Observatory changes biography of astronomer Vera Rubin amid Trump's push to end DEI efforts
Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of ...
Tiny Telescope, Big Discoveries: How ExTrA Hunts for Earth-Like Worlds
Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids. NASA has a network of telescopes used to track near-Earth asteroids, like ...