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A Russian spacecraft crashed into the moon over the weekend, days before scientists had planned to land the craft there to test landing technology and search for water.
A Russian spacecraft crashed into the moon over the weekend, days before scientists had planned to land the craft there to test landing technology and search for water.
 
It is really all about politics, NOT science
 
Extraterrestrial beings may be hiding on distant planets which have a “terminator zone,” a habitable band at the transition between the non-rotating planets’ warm, day side and the cold, dark night side, researchers conjecture.
Extraterrestrial beings may be hiding on distant planets which have a “terminator zone,” a habitable band at the transition between the non-rotating planets’ warm, day side and the cold, dark night side, researchers conjecture.
 
Film director Steven Spielberg knows a thing or two about extraterrestrials — he did, after all, direct the 1982 blockbuster “E.T.”
Film director Steven Spielberg knows a thing or two about extraterrestrials — he did, after all, direct the 1982 blockbuster “E.T.”
 
Astronomers believe the green laser beams spotted over the Hawaiian Islands last month came from a Chinese satellite.
Astronomers believe the green laser beams spotted over the Hawaiian Islands last month came from a Chinese satellite.
 
A new map of the structure of the universe that over 150 researchers worked on reveals that the existing standard model of the universe may not be as well-supported as previously imagined.
A new map of the structure of the universe that over 150 researchers worked on reveals that the existing standard model of the universe may not be as well-supported as previously imagined.
 
In 2002, NASA announced that it was naming its upcoming deep-space telescope after James Webb, the former leader of the agency from 1961 to 1968 who set in motion the 1969 moon landing.
In 2002, NASA announced that it was naming its upcoming deep-space telescope after James Webb, the former leader of the agency from 1961 to 1968 who set in motion the 1969 moon landing.
 
A Canadian university is embarking on a project to fundamentally alter physics as a science by “decolonizing light.”
A Canadian university is embarking on a project to fundamentally alter physics as a science by “decolonizing light.”
 
Inside the Illinois State Capitol sits a display of several religious exhibits for the holiday season, which includes a Jewish menorah, the Christian nativity scene, and the “Serpent of Genesis” from the Satanic Temple, as reported by local radio media.
Inside the Illinois State Capitol sits a display of several religious exhibits for the holiday season, which includes a Jewish menorah, the Christian nativity scene, and the “Serpent of Genesis” from the Satanic Temple, as reported by local radio media.
 
A new study has discovered a black hole roughly 1500 light years from Earth, the closest such object on record.
A new study has discovered a black hole roughly 1500 light years from Earth, the closest such object on record.
 
NASA announced Tuesday that according to data it obtained from a recent test in which the agency intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, it was successful in altering the motion of the asteroid, the first time a mankind has altered the motion of a celestial object.
NASA announced Tuesday that according to data it obtained from a recent test in which the agency intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, it was successful in altering the motion of the asteroid, the first time a mankind has altered the motion of a celestial object.
 
New images released Monday by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) offer a stunning look at the Phantom Galaxy, M74, which is about 32 million light-years from Earth.
New images released Monday by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) offer a stunning look at the Phantom Galaxy, M74, which is about 32 million light-years from Earth.
 
Thousands of new stars were captured in an image of the Tarantula Nebula region released on Tuesday from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Thousands of new stars were captured in an image of the Tarantula Nebula region released on Tuesday from the James Webb Space Telescope.
 
A dispute has arisen among scientists as to whether images from the James Webb Space Telescope have disproven the Big Bang theory.
A dispute has arisen among scientists as to whether images from the James Webb Space Telescope have disproven the Big Bang theory.
 
NASA has released its latest two images of Jupiter from the James Webb Telescope, offering unprecedented new views of the solar system’s largest planet.
NASA has released its latest two images of Jupiter from the James Webb Telescope, offering unprecedented new views of the solar system’s largest planet.
 
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches a rocket, it lands its booster back on a pad, thus saving hundreds of millions of dollars — and maybe lives, as well.
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches a rocket, it lands its booster back on a pad, thus saving hundreds of millions of dollars — and maybe lives, as well.
 
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a galaxy so old it predates the previous oldest known galaxy by roughly 100 million years.
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a galaxy so old it predates the previous oldest known galaxy by roughly 100 million years.
 
Scientists believe that the James Webb Telescope and other next generation telescopes could allow them to detect unique signatures of alien life forms in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
Scientists believe that the James Webb Telescope and other next generation telescopes could allow them to detect unique signatures of alien life forms in the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
 
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), “something weird” is going on in the universe.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), “something weird” is going on in the universe.
 
Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill’s chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz, announced the appointment of the university’s new executive vice chancellor and provost, Christopher “Chris” Clemens.
Late last year, UNC-Chapel Hill’s chancellor, Kevin Guskiewicz, announced the appointment of the university’s new executive vice chancellor and provost, Christopher “Chris” Clemens.
 
For the very first time, humankind has witnessed signs of a possible planet transiting a star outside of our Milky Way galaxy.
For the very first time, humankind has witnessed signs of a possible planet transiting a star outside of our Milky Way galaxy.
 
NASA is set to unveil the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ending a campaign from astronomers and other activists who claimed that James Webb, the telescope’s namesake “persecuted” LBGT individuals in his employ while he was NASA’s administrator in the 1950s and 1960s.
NASA is set to unveil the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), ending a campaign from astronomers and other activists who claimed that James Webb, the telescope’s namesake “persecuted” LBGT individuals in his employ while he was NASA’s administrator in the 1950s and 1960s.
 
One of my favorite projects at the Martin Center is the cultivation of our higher education library.
 
Can be seen as far south as Chicago, Detroit, Boston and Seattle
 
Most of us celebrate New Year's somehow, someway, but I suspect few of us are aware of the holiday's history. As you would expect, a wealth of information is but a few clicks away.
Most of us celebrate New Year's somehow, someway, but I suspect few of us are aware of the holiday's history. As you would expect, a wealth of information is but a few clicks away.
 
In 1886, Sir Edward Clarke delivered a speech in the U.K. House of Commons and in polite way of insulting someone, he said: "The mind was indeed so open that it had nothing in it at all."
In 1886, Sir Edward Clarke delivered a speech in the U.K. House of Commons and in polite way of insulting someone, he said: "The mind was indeed so open that it had nothing in it at all."
 
I have looked Conservatives in the eye most of my life. Sometimes I enjoyed their company.
I have looked Conservatives in the eye most of my life. Sometimes I enjoyed their company.
 
A storm is brewing over "The Boundaries of Science," a course taught at Ball State University by physics and astronomy professor Eric Hedin. The course's professed intention is to present a balanced and fair consideration of the relationship and tension between religion and science.
A storm is brewing over "The Boundaries of Science," a course taught at Ball State University by physics and astronomy professor Eric Hedin. The course's professed intention is to present a balanced and fair consideration of the relationship and tension between religion and science.
 
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