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NASA Just Fired Its Chief Scientist, Won't Hire Another One
NASA has eliminated key science offices, including the office of the chief scientist, according to an internal email obtained ...
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NASA Selects UVA Astronomer To Join Asteroid Mission
A nne Verbiscer, a research professor in the University of Virginia’s astronomy department, is will soon be working with NASA ...
ExplorersWeb on MSN1d
Space Mystery of the Week: Why Does Our Solar System Like Spirals?
Even the little-understood Oort Cloud, at the outer edges of our solar system beyond view, has a partly spiral structure.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Uncovers a 30-Million-Year-Old Planet Factory That Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers have long believed that the swirling disks of gas and dust that form planets around young stars last only about ...
USA Today11d
NASA says 7 planets will align tonight. When's the last time this happened?
wrote for NASA. "When viewed edge-on, this disc appears as a line." Whenever planets become visible, these events are often ...
NASA supercomputer detects a disturbing spiral in the solar system. What’s going on?
The NASA boffins in white coats and thick-rimmed glasses have detected new signals that show the Oort cloud - the spooky ...
Space.com on MSN4d
NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible!" ...
What time could you see the planetary parade on Friday? Here's what to know.
After dusk on Friday night, seven planets are expected to align in the night sky. But you'll need binoculars or a telescope ...