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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...
Scientists Tried to Kill Spacecraft But It Was So Tough That It Refused to Die
While it was getting ready to power down its Gaia spacecraft, the European Space Agency encountered some unusual resistance.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on MSN8h
NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards
NASA’s broad reach across digital platforms has been recognized by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), with 10 nominations across multiple categories for the academy’s 29th ...
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Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets
Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of ...
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From Worlds That Look Like Cotton Candy to Others Covered in Volcanoes, These Are the Strangest and Most Captivating Exoplanets
Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...
Tuesday Telescope: On Mars, the rovers take pictures of robotic arms and rocks
We're back! A long-time reader and subscriber recently mentioned in the Ars Forums that they "kind of" missed the Daily Telescope posts that I used to write in 2023 and 2024. Although I would have ...