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James Webb Space Telescope to launch October 31, 2021
NASA is delaying the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope for another 7 months, from March 2021 to October 31, 2021, due to, among other factors, work stoppages during the coronavirus pandemic.
July 26, 2020
Are the Earth’s magnetic poles about to swap places?
Earth’s previous polar reversal happened 780,000 years ago. Are we facing another one soon? Hear from the authors of a new study, on a strange anomaly that might be a clue.
July 22, 2020
Physicists say they’ve found a ‘tetraquark’
On July 1, scientists announced the discovery of a new exotic particle - a so-called “tetraquark” - a finding that marks a major breakthrough in a search of almost 20 years, carried out in particle physics labs all over the world.
July 12, 2020
Life inside Pluto?
The dwarf planet’s hot birth may have created a warm internal ocean, and where there's warm water, there might be life.
July 8, 2020
10 great places to see meteor showers in the US
Looking for an awesome place to watch meteor showers in the U.S.? AccuWeather - and the editors of EarthSky - recommend these 10 places.
June 28, 2020
Saharan-fed sunsets in the US
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms.
June 26, 2020
LIGO and Virgo find a mystery object in the ‘mass gap’
The science world is buzzing about a new discovery made via the LIGO-Virgo collaboration. It's a new object found in the so-called "mass gap" between neutron stars and black holes.
June 24, 2020
Covid-19 spreads through the air. That’s a big challenge for reopening
Clear, straightforward information on how a virus spreads, from a scientist who studies infectious disease
June 19, 2020
Why evolution seems to have a direction, and what to expect next
Does evolution always and inevitably generate greater diversity and complexity, having a predictable direction?
June 12, 2020
