The Trappist solar system – a rarity with 7 planets about the size of our own – has enticed astronomers ever since they spotted it just 40 light-years away.
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Space telescope uncovers massive galaxies near cosmic dawn
The size and maturity of these 6 apparent mega-galaxies stun scientists and upend current thinking about early galaxy formation.
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Solar panel trouble on cargo capsule bound for space station
It’s too early to know whether the capsule would be stable enough to be captured by the space station’s robot arm.
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Brunswick science teacher takes Zero-G flight through Teachers in Space Human Flight Program
St. John’s Catholic School science teacher Karin Paquin hopes to afford her students the opportunity to work in the space industry after her life-altering adventure.
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Brunswick CEO snacks on his rocket fuel to prove point in CNN segment
BluShift CEO and Founder Sascha Deri took a bite of the company’s propriety rocket fuel during a CNN Business segment posted online Wednesday, a stunt intended to prove claims the substance is bio-derived and non-toxic.
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Brunswick aerospace companies team up to launch cremated human remains into space
BluShift Aerospace announced Wednesday it has agreed to a deal for five suborbital launches with Northern Lights Space Exploration LP, a startup that launches ashes into suborbital space for memorial services.
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Greely High grad helped write algorithm for NASA mission to crash into asteroid
The mission was the first ever attempt to alter the course of an asteroid.
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Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
The galactic grand slam occurred at a harmless asteroid 7 million miles away, with the spacecraft named Dart plowing into the small space rock at 14,000 mph.
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Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope
The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.
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Our View: James Webb Space Telescope proves its worth
The value of investing in our space program is as clear as the beautiful, haunting images being sent home by the $10 billion telescope.