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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.
International Space Station to retire in 2031 with fiery sendoff over Pacific Ocean
By John Loeffler published
NASA's updated plans to decommission the ISS by early 2031 involves a controlled deorbit above the remotest part of the Pacific Ocean.
Starlink introduces a premium tier, but the price is out of this world
By Jess Weatherbed published
Starlink's new Premium tier targets remote business customers, providing up to 500Mbs for a $3,500 upfront charge.
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.
Microsoft partners with NASA to take quantum computing into space
By Max Slater-Robins published
To infinity and beyond: NASA is using Microsoft Azure quantum computing to coordinate its spacecraft more quickly.
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.
Beyond Webb: why NASA's new $10 billion space telescope is just the beginning
By Jamie Carter last updated
Observatories like the multi-billion-dollar James Webb Space Telescope take decades to develop and deploy. Now that Webb's in place, here are the "eyes in the sky" coming up next.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination. Now what?
By Jamie Carter published
It’s taken 30 days and a lot of ‘space origami’ for the James Webb Space Telescope to unfold and reach its destination. Now the science begins.
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