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By Mike Wall, Space.com
NASA Delays Launch of James Webb Space Telescope to 2021
The telescope will allow astronomers to study some of the earliest stars and galaxies in the universe, as well as hunt for alien life.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Pluto May Have Formed From a Billion Comets
The planet’s chemical makeup appears to have been formed from comets and other Kuiper Belt objects, according to research on its vast nitrogen-ice glacier Sputnik Planitia.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
If the Rotten Egg Smell Doesn’t Kill You, the Negative 200°C Temperature of Uranus Will
New research suggests the atmosphere of Uranus is largely comprised of hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their repulsive smell.
Astrophysics
By Mike Wall, Space.com
The Milky Way Is Expanding Faster Than the Speed of Sound
Optical-light data from other galaxies allowed astrophysicists to estimate that our galaxy is growing at a rate of 1,100 mph, or 1.4 times the speed of sound.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
A Star Grazed Our Solar System When Neanderthals and Modern Humans Shared the Earth
The red dwarf star came closer than 1 light-year to the sun 70,000 years ago.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Here’s How Powerful of a Nuke Is Needed to Destroy an Incoming Asteroid
Researchers in Russia conducted laboratory simulations of nuclear strikes on asteroids traveling along a collision course with Earth.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
NASA Explores Ways to Commercialize the International Space Station
Advertising and marketing aboard the space station is currently prohibited, but that may change in the wake of the Trump administration's 2019 budget proposal.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Methane on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Could Be Sign of Life
Laboratory experiments show the methane detected on Enceladus by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft could be of biological origin.
Exploration
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Aerospace Company to Launch Private, Inflatable Space Stations
Bigelow Aerospace announced plans for sending soft-bodied modules that are compressed during launch but expand once they reach space.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Trump’s 2019 Budget Emphasizes Moon Mission, Defunds ISS
The President’s annual budget proposal, which requires Congressional approval, also axes NASA’s Office of Education, a telescope, and five Earth science programs.
Space & Innovation
By Mike Wall, Space.com
SpaceX Launches Used Falcon 9 Rocket Into Orbit
The company has landed 21 Falcon 9 first stages, and it has now reflown boosters six times, all successfully.
Exploration
By Mike Wall, Space.com
Vice President Mike Pence Says NASA's Going Back to the Moon
The pledge of returning US astronauts to the Moon marks a change in focus from the Obama administration, which emphasized exploration of Mars.
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