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New Storm-Tracking Satellite Will Observe Space Weather Too
Headed to space today (with weather permitting), the GOES-T satellite and its arsenal of high-resolution cameras will track storms, wildfires and more in real time across North America. The National Atmospheric and …
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9,200 unknown tree species, a watery grave for the ISS, the UK's first queer museum and more from around the web
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The International Space Station Will Plunge Into The Ocean in 2030
Over 30 years after its 1998 launch, the International Space Station—which has been in low-Earth orbit and inhabited by astronauts from NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe) and CSA …
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Reproducing robots, edible insects, NASA's theologians, bird-friendly architecture and more from around the web
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How a Shield Protects NASA’s James Webb Telescope From the Sun
Launched on 25 December, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a groundbreaking new observatory on a mission to study outer space through infrared light. In order for it to do so, however, …
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NASA, Religion and Life Beyond Earth
Rumors have swirled around the internet that NASA hired a team of 24 theologians, with many media outlets claiming it was in order to prepare humanity for extraterrestrial contact. This was all …
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Tiny robots cultivating deserts, DJ sets from Fire Island's LGBTQ+ history, the spacecraft that touched the sun and more
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe “Touched” The Sun
In an astronomical milestone for NASA, their Parker Solar Probe—which launched in 2018—flew into the Sun’s corona (where the temperature is roughly two million degrees Fahrenheit) becoming the first spacecraft ever to …
Pauli The PSM feat. Anne Chmelewsky: SAGITTARIUS
From recording artist and composer Pauli The PSM (aka Pauli Lovejoy) comes “SAGITTARIUS,” an ambient track that could easily be described as the soundtrack to a stellar day. The experimental composition features contributions …