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James Webb Space Telescope in financial limbo, but science pushes on
The James Webb Space Telescope brings proven on-the-ground benefits as recently as July 2011. Plus - how you can help save this project.
August 7, 2011
Sun packs double punch: Solar flare effects to reach Earth tonight
Aurora alert! The combined effects of two solar flares will reach Earth around 23 UTC on August 4. That is 7 p.m. EDT tonight. No major problems expected.
August 4, 2011
Alfred McEwen: Possibility of flowing salty water on Mars
Thousands of dark, finger-like features extend down slopes during late spring and summer on Mars. Alfred McEwen said it might be salty water flowing today.
August 4, 2011
LEGO figurines going to Jupiter with Juno spacecraft
NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry LEGO likenesses of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter, and his wife Juno to Jupiter.
August 4, 2011
Astronomers find 96 new star clusters hidden in Milky Way dust
Astronomers found 96 new star clusters in our Milky Way - the first time so many have been found at once. Each spans light-years and contains 10-20 stars.
August 3, 2011
Juno spacecraft’s goal to reveal Jupiter’s secrets
On August 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a $1.1 billion mission to Jupiter. The craft will orbit for a year and sweep near Jupiter's cloudtops.
August 2, 2011
New Mars Rover Curiosity now has a landing site
Curiosity has more than twice the length and and five times the weight of previous Mars rovers. It's scheduled to launch in 2011 and arrive in August 2012.
July 31, 2011
A Trojan asteroid for Earth?
Astronomers have discovered the first known Trojan asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth.
July 29, 2011
The end of the universe in simulations
Researchers at the University of Maryland just tried to simulate the the Big Crunch - the end of the universe. Who knew all you needed was gold and plastic?
July 29, 2011
New nebula discovered by amateur
An amateur astronomer from Austria helping with the Kepler search for planets like Earth finds a beautiful nebula -- Kronberger 61.
July 26, 2011
