Space
‘All or nothing’: Scientists search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Humans have long asked the question, “Are we alone?” These SETI scientists are on a quest to find out
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Listen 9:47The James Webb telescope had 344 ‘single point failures’ before launch. Then, success
Bill Ochs, the project manager for the James Webb telescope, shares the trials and tribulations of the launch and what it's like having the images out in the world.
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The Webb Telescope and the mysteries of the universe
The Webb Telescope is allowing us to look back further into our past than ever before and revealing distant galaxies. exoplanets, cosmic cliffs, dying stars and much more.
Air Date: July 14, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00NASA’s James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies
Thanks to the telescope's deep and sharp infrared images, Earthlings are getting a more detailed look at distant galaxies than was ever possible.
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NASA’s James Webb telescope reveals the universe as we’ve never seen it before
NASA's $10 billion new telescope showed the world something remarkable today: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.
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Franklin institute prepares for $8 million upgrade to vastly expand space exhibition
Boeing Aerospace has donated $3 million to the Franklin Institute’s $8 million update of its space exhibition, planned for 2023.
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European star survey reveals celestial treasure trove
Astronomers hope to use the data to understand better how stars are born and die, and how the Milky Way evolved over billions of years.
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Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this month
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.
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The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes
The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.
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Listen 12:06There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says
These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."
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Astronomy’s contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries
Astronomers spend their careers looking up at the sky, away from Earth.
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3 cosmonauts arrive at space station in yellow and blue
A trio of Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow and blue flight suits similar to the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
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NASA’s James Webb telescope completes its final unfolding in space
Considered the most powerful telescope in space, It will still be five months before NASA can start receiving its images.
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Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
The $10 billion infrared observatory is intended as the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope.
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Michael Strahan flies to space with astronaut’s daughter
The Amazon founder's space company launched the former football player and co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Saturday morning from West Texas.
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