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Georgia County Trying to Build Spaceport Despite Public Opposition
A Georgia county has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force a company to sell it 4,000 acres on which the county has long planned to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.
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High-Flying Experiment: Do Stem Cells Grow Better in Space?
Scientists are shooting stem cells into space, hoping to make discoveries that help people on Earth.
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The Photos From the James Webb Telescope Are a Window Back in Time. How Does That Work?
According to NASA, the photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope capture some of the oldest galaxies we’ve ever seen, like a time machine. But what does that mean?
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Webb Telescope: DC-Area Scientists Play Key Role in Space Exploration
Out-of-this world images from the $10 billion Webb Telescope are stunning scientists and the public alike. News4’s Mauricio Casillas spoke with a NASA scientist involved in the project and another research at the University of Maryland who will use the telescope’s images in her work.
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NASA Reveals New Batch of Images from James Webb Telescope
NASA revealed more images from the James Webb Telescope on Tuesday, including cosmic clouds of water and emerging stars.
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Leaders of 3 Unrecognized Nations Share Why They Formed Their Self-Proclaimed States
Most countries were traditionally defined by their borders, shared ethnic and cultural roots, mutual enemies, and other socio-political considerations. However — whether in the name of political rebellion, simple satire, art, or genuine technological innovation — recent decades saw a number of generally little known, mostly unrecognized, physical and virtual, self-proclaimed states appear all around the globe (and off its…
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NASA Satellite Heads To Moon As Part of Lunar Landing Plan
A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth and is headed toward the moon.
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Humans Are Making It Harder to Listen for Possible Aliens
Are we alone in the universe? In the decades since scientists first started listening for alien signals, improvements in telescope technology and data processing have bolstered the search.
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These 5 Planets Will Be Visible to the Naked Eye This Month
Five planets will be visible to stargazers without a telescope beginning this weekend and lasting through the end of June.
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Total Lunar Eclipse Creates a ‘Blood Moon,' Dazzling Stargazers
The celestial action unfolded Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises for about 1 1/2 hours
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Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way's Huge Black Hole
Astronomers have unveiled the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Nearly all galaxies, including our own, are believed to have these giant black holes at their center, where light and matter cannot escape, making it extremely hard to get images of them. The image released Thursday was...
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SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home With Midnight Splashdown
Friday’s homecoming for the three Americans and one German caps the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s space taxi service.
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Paying $50K to Go to Space is Actually a Bargain
Right now, spacefaring companies charge hundreds of thousands of dollars to tourists who want to see Earth from up high. But the company World View plans to charge $50,000 when it starts commercial space flights in 2024. Additionally, some seats on the initial flights will be given away for free, World View CEO Ryan Hartman said on LX News.
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage of Rover Landing Gear
The interplanetary photo op was conducted earlier this month by the helicopter, NASA reported.
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Astronaut Makes History as First Black Woman on Long-Duration Space Mission
Jessica Watkins, an accomplished UCLA and Stanford grad who worked on the Curiosity rover with NASA JPL, will make history as the first Black woman to serve on a long-duration space mission.
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SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight
SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires
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Four Planets Will Line Up in the Sky This Month. Here's How to Spot Them
The midmonth alignment is a relatively unusual opportunity for people to see multiple planets in the sky with the naked eye.
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SpaceX Launches US Spy Satellite
SpaceX launched a spy satellite into orbit for the U.S. government from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday.
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UCLA Researchers Measured the Largest Comet Astronomers Have Ever Seen
Scientists from UCLA have made an exciting discovery that’s heading toward our part of the cosmos from the oldest, outermost part of the solar system: the largest comet astronomers have ever seen.
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First All-Civilian Crew Docks at the International Space Station
Four private citizens made history by docking at the International Space Station Saturday. It’s the first private mission to the International Space Station with an all-civilian crew