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The James Webb Space Telescope: Redefining Our View of the Cosmos
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the most powerful astronomical observatory ever built, revealing the earliest galaxies, studying ....
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The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts: Signals from the Deep Universe
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves from distant galaxies. Their mysterious origins could unlock answers to some of the universe’s biggest questions ....
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Asteroid Mining: Physics, Economics, and the Road from Hype to Hardware
A realistic look at extracting resources from asteroids and what has to happen first. Asteroids hold metals, water, and volatiles that could support space industry,but turning that promise into profit means solving intertwined problems
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Afterglow of the Big Bang: The Next Decade of CMB Science
What upcoming experiments aim to learn from the cosmic microwave background’s faint patterns. The cosmic microwave background is the cooled remnant of the Big Bang, a sea of microwaves that fills the universe. Tiny ripples in its temperature and polarization...
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Mapping the Invisible: What Euclid Is Revealing About Dark Matter
ESA’s Euclid mission is charting dark matter through weak lensing and galaxy clustering to test cosmic acceleration....
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Europa Clipper: Preparing to Explore an Ocean World
NASA’s Europa Clipper will investigate Jupiter’s icy moon Europa and its subsurface ocean for ...
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Hunting Exoplanet Biosignatures: Reading the Air of Distant Worlds
How astronomers analyze exoplanet atmospheres for potential signs of life and what would count as convincing...
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Gamma-Ray Bursts: Cosmic Explosions that Outshine Galaxies
A concise guide to gamma-ray bursts, their origins, and what their afterglows teach us ...
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Heavy Lift and Deep Space: What Super Rockets Make Possible
How next-generation heavy-lift launchers could change planetary missions, space telescopes, and crewed exploration ...
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Imaging Black Holes: Past First Pictures to Next Horizons
From the first black hole images to sharper views ahead, here’s how astronomers are pushing the limits. In 2019 the Event Horizon Telescope ...
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Why the Lunar South Pole Matters: Water, Science, and Artemis
A look at the Moon’s south pole—its water ice, extreme lighting, and why Artemis missions target it. The Moon’s south pole is unlike ...
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Mars Sample Return: Why Bringing Rocks Home Is Hard—and Worth It
Returning Martian samples to Earth promises laboratory breakthroughs, but the engineering and logistics are formidable ...
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Catching Ghosts: Neutrino Astronomy Comes of Age
From the IceCube detector to multi-messenger breakthroughs, neutrinos are revealing cosmic ...
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The Hunt for Planet Nine: Clues From the Solar System’s Edge
Why astronomers suspect a hidden giant planet beyond Neptune, and what new surveys are doing to find it ...
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Pulsars as Cosmic Clocks: Timing the Universe
How precisely timed pulsars help detect gravitational waves and test fundamental physics. Pulsars are neutron stars that beam radio waves like lighthouse beacons. Some spin hundreds of times...
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