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New space telescope will reopen astronomers’ view of the far-infrared

Herschel, the first major space telescope dedicated to the far-infrared, had a 3.5-meter mirror—the biggest in space before ...

A high school student was scanning free NASA-ESA images when he spotted a tiny dot near the Sun, which turned out to be a sungrazing comet in 2005

A high school student discovered a comet using publicly available NASA spacecraft images, turning a school project into an astronomy career and major scientific recognition.
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Smithsonian Starstruck Invites Communities Worldwide To Explore The Universe Together This World Space Week

One universe. Infinite questions. Smithsonian Starstruck´s Family Space Week brings cosmic discovery to Starstruck venues around the world.
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NASA announces new $1.2 billion far-infrared telescope to uncover secrets of the universe

The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics instrument will help bridge the gap between existing infrared observatories, including the James Webb Space Telescope, and radio telescopes.
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NASA’s PRIMA Mission Moves Forward to Hunt for Ancient Cosmic Secrets

NASA recently announced that it’s greenlit the next phase of development for PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), a far-infrared space telescope that’s designed to investigate the ...
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NASA’s PRIMA telescope has one big mission: 'Decode cosmic evolution'

NASA has announced the advancement of its PRIMA telescope to the next stage with a significant mission to explore and decode the history and evolution of the Universe. The space telescope is ...

How Thomas Cooke and Vickers shaped generations in York

Generations of York workers learned their trade at Cooke’s and Vickers, creating a remarkable human legacy that lives on ...
Science Daily

These massive stars could explain Webb’s strangest galaxies

Hubble observations of massive stars in metal-poor dwarf galaxies are revealing clues to why the early universe looks so unusual. Researchers found that stellar winds weaken sharply at extremely low ...
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NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission ...
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Patricio Guzmán obituary: documentary chronicler of Chile’s turbulent political history

In films such as The Battle of Chile trilogy and Nostalgia for the Light, Guzmán returned again and again to the wounds left by Chile’s 1973 coup, creating a body of work that fused political ...
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Bluebird Cafe Songwriters Trade Stage Lights for Starlight at Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory

The event is presented in partnership with the Bluebird Cafe, and it carries a history that stretches back more than two decades. According to Vanderbilt University, the Bluebird on the Mountain ...

Until Humanity Realized the Earth Was Moving: A History of Heliocentrism

Everyone knows it now. The Earth rotates while orbiting the Sun.But when you think about it, this is a strange story.We have absolutely no sensation that the Earth is moving.If you look at the sky, ...