Latest findings from the South Pole Telescope bolster standard cosmological model
Roughly 400,000 years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled just enough to allow photons to escape from the primordial ...
Webb telescope scientists forced to reckon with enormous galaxy outliers
The galaxies, each as vast as the Milky Way, are baffling because most scientific models for galaxy evolution suggest ...
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Space and Man(3), by Afe Babalola
Planets, moons, and the quest for life beyond earth As we explore the vast expanse of space, we embark on a journey that ...
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Dan Goldin: Former NASA Administrator with a Passion for Startup Innovation
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush and serving under three U.S. presidents, Goldin introduced sweeping reforms at NASA ...
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IIT Madras – ISRO to set up Centre of Excellence for research in Fluid and Thermal Sciences
Premier technical educational institution Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) with the assistance of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will set up a Centre of Excellence for research ...
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Conn gifted $100,000 for new telescope and observatory upgrades
The distant celestial wonders in the sky above New London will soon be more visible than ever. An anonymous Connecticut ...
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Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still a naked eye object - barely
Stellar Stories Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening ...
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An Introduction to the James Webb Space Telescope
JWST, a groundbreaking space observatory, enhances our understanding of the cosmos by studying distant galaxies, star ...
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New Export Control Rules Present Key Regulatory Changes for Space-Related Items, Activities
This License Exception is structured into three parts: 1) Scope, which defines the range ... the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope and the Orion spacecraft. It does not apply to any space launch vehicles, ...
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First Significant Changes in Over a Decade to US Export Controls on Space-Related Items and Activities
U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a ...
Future space telescopes could be made from thin membranes, unrolled in space to enormous size
Space-based telescopes are remarkable. Their view isn't obscured by the weather in our atmosphere, and so they can capture ...
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Calibration Methods for Cosmic Microwave Background Polarimeters
The discovery of primordial gravitational waves through cosmic microwave background (CMB) polarization B-modes remains one of the most significant objectives in cosmology, as it would provide the ...