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![Red, blue, and white specks of various sizes on a black background. In a black sqaure one of these dots is magnified to a red and blue line](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98KJ88vrZ9fQxE65VjZrTc-320-80.png)
Can the James Webb Space Telescope see galaxies over the universe's horizon?
By Robert Lea published
How can any telescope see a galaxy 33.8 billion light-years away in a universe that is only 13.8 billion years old?
![Three Space Force Guardians](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VxqqwrXzuvqSmYszDt2BpH-320-80.jpg)
Guardians: Taking one small step toward tomorrow
By Karl Tate, Jacob York published
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![The James Webb Space Telescope deep field image showing some of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8YdEfW8BQVC4RoDEyxoYWM-320-80.jpg)
Is the James Webb Space Telescope really 'breaking' cosmology?
By Paul Sutter published
While headlines around the world claimed that these galaxies were "breaking" our understanding of the Big Bang, the truth is much more nuanced — and much more interesting.
![people in spacesuits on the surface of mars surrounded by metal buildings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bj58iSQz7XdoAmnYHaCVTP-320-80.jpg)
The values of family in space (op-ed)
By Rick Tumlinson published
The frontier culture of space will enhance and revitalize the concept of family, even as it has seemed to fade in the societies that are launching this new era.
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Chinese company iSpace suffers 4th launch failure in 7 tries
By Mike Wall published
iSpace's seventh Hyperbola-1 rocket suffered an anomaly on Wednesday (July 10), dragging the launch company's success rate below 50%.
![Artisti's illustration of Portal Space System's Supernova spacecraft in Earth orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9LiPuhnSjtVT6QzfGydsm-320-80.jpg)
US military project aims to prevent hackers targeting satellites and recognizes rising threat of cyberattacks in space
By Sharon Lemac-Vincere published
The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry.
![The Draco dwarf is a faint, star-poor but dark-matter rich galaxy. Here we see Hubble zooming in on some of its stars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewuUtSYLYoMeU5QzPaQPMo-320-80.jpg)
Hubble Telescope tracks a dwarf galaxy's stars to map out dark matter
By Keith Cooper published
By measuring the motions of stars in the Draco dwarf galaxy, the Hubble Space Telescope was able to map the density profile of dark matter.
![A spacecraft seen over a red-streaked world. Jupiter, a striped and swirly looking world, is in the background, offscreen.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecqPuDPV2CLrciVyPwrgV9-320-80.jpg)
NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission may not be able to handle Jupiter's radiation
By Mike Wall published
NASA is troubleshooting a recently revealed problem with the transistors aboard its $5 billion Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is slated to launch this October.
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