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Mars Perseverance celebrates its one-year 'landiversary' in this week's science news
By John Loeffler published
Roundup This week's science news was chock-full of space stuff, from new plans for Webb to new SpaceX missions, a Mars milestone, and more.
Could Webb help us spot interstellar visitors like ‘Oumuamua'? NASA thinks so
By John Loeffler published
With the recent discoveries of interstellar objects passing through our solar system, scientists believe the James Webb Space Telescope will give us a clear look at these visitors.
Solar storm wrecks 40 brand new SpaceX Starlink satellites
By John Loeffler published
A recent solar storm managed to knock 40 of SpaceX's new Starlink satellites out of orbit, costing the company $100 million.
Murderous bears and heavy metal exoplanet atmospheres lead the week in science news
By John Loeffler published
Roundup From blazing-hot exoplanet atmospheres rich in iron gas to overly aggressive bears, the week's science news was definitely perilous.
Earth may have narrowly avoided a devastating comet impact 1,600 years ago
By John Loeffler published
Evidence from the Ohio River Valley suggests that Earth had a near-miss encounter with a comet about 1,600 years ago, and it still caused considerable devastation.
Extreme alien world with metal atmosphere shows how weird the universe can be
By John Loeffler last updated
Scientists have studied the atmosphere on an extremely hot exoplanet and found layers of iron, chromium, and titanium oxide gases, among other vaporized metals.
The James Webb Space Telescope owes its success to Hubble's bumpy start
By John Loeffler last updated
When Hubble launched in 1990, mission managers missed a defect in the primary mirror that threated the entire project. NASA vowed to not repeat that mistake with Webb.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully positioned to look back in time
By John Loeffler published
The James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully deployed and positioned in its orbit, and will soon be ready to look back in time to see the earliest days of the universe.
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