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April 3, 2024
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Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope gets to the heart of a smoking starburst galaxy (images)

“With the JWST’s size and resolution, we can look at this star-forming galaxy and see all of this beautiful new detail.” sHow the JWST sees right through starbursts. Star formation is …

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CNN

Why scientists are chasing the eclipse with sounding rockets and high-altitude planes

The solar corona glows in visible white light during the total solar eclipse over Mitchell, Oregon, on August 21, 2017, from an image taken during an experiment. Peter Aniol/Miloslav Druckmüller …

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New moon phase on April 8 will bring on the 2024 total solar eclipse

New moons occur when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth; from the observer’s point of view, the two bodies share the same celestial longitude, a projection of Earth’s longitude lines on the sky.

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Space.com

Why I’m staying home for the April 8 solar eclipse

a thin crescent moon hangs in a dark blue sky, fading to a dull orange. A crescent moon hangs behind the Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, IN. (Image …

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The world’s largest digital camera is ready to investigate the dark universe

With a 3,200-megapixel LSST camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will create the “greatest movie of all time and the most informative map of the night sky ever assembled.” Comments (0). A giant digital camera is seen with a person inspecting it.

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Thousands of strange white rocks found on Mars. Will they ever be brought to Earth?

NASA’s Perseverance rover, a robotic geologist that has been exploring the Jezero Crater since early 2021, puzzled scientists when it delivered images of over 4,000 light-toned, pebble-sized rocks scattered all over the crater floor.

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Boeing’s 1st Starliner astronaut launch delayed again, to May 6

CFT will send NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS aboard Starliner for a roughly 10-day stay. The mission will launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river

The latest phase of Curiosity’s adventure has brought it to what some scientists believe is the desiccated bed of an ancient river. As Curiosity prepares to follow Gediz Vallis, as scientists call this winding and …

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USA TODAY

NASA is launching 3 sounding rockets into space during the solar eclipse. Here’s why

NASA is preparing to launch three giant rockets toward the sun on the same day that the massive hot ball of light will be fully eclipsed by the moon as millions of people in North America enjoy the rare sight.

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NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live

The curtain is about to rise on NASA’s next moon car. The space agency will announce the company, or companies, that it has selected to develop the rover for its Artemis program of lunar exploration during a press conference today (April 3) at 4 p.m. …

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