The Size Of The Orion Spacecraft Vs Apollo.

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A New Era in Astronomy: The James Webb Space Telescope is One Step Closer to Completion

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was just seen the installation of the first of its eighteen flight mirrors, marking the beginning of the final assembly phase of the successor to the 25-year-old Hubble Space Telescope.

The significance of this project cannot be overstated, as Hubble is arguably one of mankind’s greatest inventions, and the James Webb is set to be 100 times more powerful.

Indeed, this telescope will be more sensitive by a factor of about 100, than all the other telescopes that came before it. It could help us see some of the first stars forming in the universe. It could allow us to image planets orbiting alien stars. It will open up a world (a universe) of possibilities.

We will be able to see farther and deeper than ever before, and completion is coming ever closer.

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This is so sad. Women are already discouraged from pursuing science. Treating us like criminals for experimenting isn’t helping.

An amateur astronomer discovered a new exploding star on Christmas Day

Although no three kings were present at the time, amateur astronomer Emmanuel Conseil discovered a 'new star' or nova in the Triangulum Galaxy on Christmas Day. He made the discovery using the online Slooh observatory, whose telescopes are located...

What a way to spend Christmas!

Prototype Robotic Lunar Lander, Testing at Marshall Space Flight Center

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Measuring the Life of a Human: What Events Will We Miss?

When compared to the life of the universe, the life of a human only lasts the span of a single blink. So, what won’t we get to see?

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Scientists Are Using Viruses to Improve Solar Energy Cells

Scientists are harnessing the distinct abilities of viruses to transfer energy, and they’re using quantum mechanics to do it. In a joint effort involving biologists, engineers, and quantum physicists from MIT and Italian energy company Eni, researchers have manipulated a virus into mimicking a plant cell. “A group of us who spoke different [scientific] languages worked closely together, to both make this class of organisms, and analyze the data. That’s why I’m so excited by this,” says Angela Belcher, a professor of biological engineering at MIT.

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Practical Advice for Aspiring Space Explorers

Washington DC (SPX) Feb 12, 2016 If you’ve read past the title, you’ve probably consumed a lot of books and movies about space. Guess what? Flying in space isn’t just for science fiction characters. It’s a real job. Real people can apply for it, and real people-like you-can get hired to do it. Applying to be an astronaut is easy and costs you nothing. Like any other federal government job, the astronaut application is onl Full article