Andrea Thompson is an associate editor at Scientific American, where she covers sustainability, energy and the environment. Prior to that, she was a senior writer covering climate science at Climate Central and a reporter and editor at Live Science, where she primarily covered Earth science and the environment. She holds a graduate degree in science health and environmental reporting from New York University, as well as a bachelor of science and and masters of science in atmospheric chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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What Hubble and its handlers will be observing over the coming year.

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New data and images of the lunar surface, including tentative signs of lunar water, from NASA's new moon orbiter — the first in more than a decade — were released by the agency today.

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LCROSS will impact the Crater Cabeus A to look for water ice on the moon.

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Astronauts who repaired Hubble react to newly released first images.

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NASA has released the newest images from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Hubble Space Telescope's checkout is complete, set for science again.

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Most distant supermassive black hole yet discovered found in early galaxy.

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Mount Wilson Observatory looks to have escaped the flames of the Station wildfire unscathed.

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reopens as fire threat passes; Mount Wilson Observatory still in flames' path.

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Wildfire backs away from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but threatens Mount Wilson Observatory.

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Wildfire near NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory intensified on Saturday.

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Wildfire in Angeles National Park only miles away from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Dust storms over Spirit rover could limit energy resources when dust settles.

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Newfound hot Jupiter exoplanet could be spiraling in towards its sun, about to die.

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Drainage of briny water underground likely formed Hebes Chasma in Valles Marineris.

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Scientists make first detection of lightning on Mars during a dust storm.

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Mars rover Opportunity spots what could be a meteorite on surface of Mars.

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Bright spot appears in Venus' clouds; cause unknown.

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Long-period comets found to come from inner Oort Cloud, unlikely cause of past mass extinctions.

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NASA pauses testing of Hubble's new instruments to take image of Jupiter impact scar.

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NASA engineers hold live webcast Q&A for Free Spirit endeavor.

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X Prize founder Peter Diamandis believes that the key to space exploration resides in private hands.

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Planetary scientist Alan Stern on his Apollo 11 memories and the future of space travel.
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