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Burning Bright: Astronomy Club creates own outlet for space-loving students
“In space news: the SpaceX rocket blew up again,” Astronomy Club president Mia Bridges ’25 said. The club members scattered in Small Hall 122 nodded attentively. One person laughed. The College of William and Mary’s Astronomy Club provides an outlet for students who love space at a school without an astronomy major. “I tell people…
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Space Scientists Discover 128 New Moons Orbiting Saturn
Turns out, there’s a lot more floating around the planet Saturn than those famous rings. Space scientists announced last week they’ve discovered Saturn has 128 more moons, for a total of 274, far more than its larger neighbor Jupiter, with just 95 moons. University of Iowa physics and astronomy professor Allison Jaynes says she’s betting…
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Who Are Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams? What to Know About the NASA Astronauts
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have nearly half a century of combined experience as astronauts. But this is just their third time in space. Ms. Williams was born in Ohio but grew up in Massachusetts. She was a test pilot in the U.S. Navy and has spent more than 3,000 hours flying 30 different aircraft.…
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Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back
In the next few months, from its perch atop a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin surveying the cosmos with the largest camera ever built. Every three nights, it will produce a map of the entire southern sky filled with stars, galaxies, asteroids and supernovae — and swarms of bright satellites…
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You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’s significant
Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to reach us. We’ve dubbed it the Big Wheel, with our findings published today in Nature Astronomy. This giant disk galaxy existed within the…
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You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’s significant
Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to reach us. We’ve dubbed it the Big Wheel, with our findings published today in Nature Astronomy. This giant disk galaxy existed within the…
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The Artemis campaign: humanity’s return to the Moon
Top of page The global space community is undertaking Artemis, a multi-mission campaign designed to push human space exploration deeper into space to the Moon and on to Mars. What is the Artemis campaign? The NASA-led Artemis campaign is a new chapter of lunar exploration designed to send humans farther into space than ever before.…
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Space scientists fearful as Trump administration targets science and mulls NASA cuts
The Progress Pride flag flies at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in June 2022. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronomers and space scientists are living in a state of fear and anxiety as the Trump administration and Elon Musk-led U.S. DOGE Service target science spending and diversity initiatives with actions that are already damaging research…
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New James Webb telescope image is a ‘quantum leap’ for astronomy
What it is: The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) star-forming region Where it is: 1,400 light-years away, in the constellation Orion When it was shared: March 10, 2025 Why it’s so special: What are the smallest stars? A deep dive into the star-forming Flame Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed free-floating, Jupiter-size…
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Know 10 exciting career options in space technology and astronomy, know quickly
Technology And Astronomy Career: Space technology and astronomy have many exciting career options available to experts in the science, engineering, and technical fields. Here are 10 career options that offer opportunities in this field: Astronoer: Scientists who do research in astronomy study planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies. This career is available in universities,…