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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The Euclid "dark universe" probe's vision has been restored, after an experimental campaign succeeded in evaporating water ice from the telescope's mirrors.
'Apollo: When We Went to the Moon' exhibit lands at NYC's Intrepid Museum
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Given it was navy ships that recovered the Apollo spacecraft, it is appropriate that the largest temporary exhibit ever hosted by the Intrepid is themed to the first lunar landings.
SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts share the good and bad of spending 6 months in space
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa spoke about their six months on the space station.
What are the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope?
By Rebecca Sohn published
We explore the true colors of images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to see what the cosmos really looks like.
The Chandra X-ray spacecraft may soon go dark, threatening a great deal of astronomy
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's recent budget request doesn't offer hope for a leading X-ray astronomy spacecraft. Scientists are pretty worried.
Hubble Space Telescope discovers 'failed stars' are bad at relationships too
By Robert Lea published
Using the Hubble astronomers found that "failed star" brown dwarfs struggle to maintain relationships as passing stars disrupt them like the cosmic equivalent of the distracted boyfriend meme.
Stunning light shows on Uranus and Saturn may soon draw James Webb Space Telescope's eye
By Robert Lea published
The James Webb Space Telescope will soon investigate stunning light shows from Uranus and Saturn as two projects look at the auroras of these planets to discover the processes that make them tick.
NASA's DART mission hammered its target asteroid into a new shape. Here's how
By Keith Cooper published
When NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in September of 2022, the impact's energy changed the asteroid’s trajectory and substantially altered its shape.
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