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Sir Isaac Newton: Quotes, facts & biography

Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus and explained optics. His most significant work involved forces and the development of a universal law of gravity.

The Terminator streaming guide: Where to watch the The Terminator online

Looking to binge watch all The Terminator movies and don’t know how to make that happen? Well, you’re in the right place with our The Terminator streaming guide.

The Terminator movies, ranked worst to best

Come with me if you want to see the ultimate list of The Terminator movies, ranked worst to best.

What's next for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope after its nearly million-mile journey to destination

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its deep-space destination, but it'll be a while yet before the $10 billion observatory starts its science work.

Powerful, nearby black holes could help to explain universe's origins

Nearby galaxies and their black holes could hold the answers to the existential questions that remain unanswered about the beginning of the universe.

Tonga undersea volcano eruption released up to 18 megatons of energy

Scientists are starting to take the measure of the monster volcanic eruption that rocked the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga earlier this month.

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope's last days on Earth in this time-lapse video

It's been a month since the James Webb Space Telescope launched to space. Revisit its last days on Earth in a stunning new timelapse video.

The James Webb Space Telescope Has Arrived at Its Destination

Fully deployed, the James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its new home today, in a halo orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point.

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It’s Been Constantly Raining Meteors on Mars for 600 Million Years. Earth too.

New research shows that Mars has faced a constant rain of meteors during the last 600 million years. This finding contradicts previous research showing that the impact rate has varied, with prominent activity spikes. Why would anyone care how often meteors rained down on Mars, a planet that’s been dead for billions of years?

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For scientists, relief and joy abound as James Webb Space Telescope completes monthlong journey

The telescope just arrived safely at its deep-space orbit, and commissioning continues to go well.

Gas giants: Facts about the outer planets and exoplanets

The solar system's outer planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — are helping us probe more about worlds further away.

SpaceX Dragon splashes down off Florida coast with nearly 5,000 pounds of science on board

SpaceX's latest Dragon cargo mission splashed down Monday (Jan. 24) with a huge haul of science experiments from the International Space Station.

Webb reaches orbital destination a million miles from Earth

Artist’s illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA

The James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth Monday where it can capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang.

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ESA’s ARIEL Mission Will Study the Atmospheres of More Than 1,000 Exoplanets

We found our first exoplanets orbiting a pulsar in 1992. Since then, we’ve discovered many thousands more. Those were the first steps in identifying other worlds that could harbour life.

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James Webb Space Telescope arrives at new home in space

After traveling almost a million miles, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination today (Jan. 24).

Best Buy's flash sale has great deals on these Star Wars Lego and The Mandalorian toys

Best Buy's flash sale offers you discounted Star Wars toys until 3 a.m. EST.

Remembering NASA Engineer Jerry Woodfill, the Inspiration Behind “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13”

Jerry Woodfill, an engineer who worked diligently behind the scenes during NASA’s Apollo program, has passed away at age 79. Jerry was still employed by the Johnson Space Center (JSC) at the time of his death, working there for over 57 years. Most notably, Jerry worked as the lead engineer behind the Caution and Warning System on the Apollo spacecraft, which alerted astronauts to issues such as Apollo 11’s computer problems during the first Moon landing, and the explosion of Apollo 13’s oxygen tanks.

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Webb has arrived at L2

Today, at 20:00 CET, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes (297 seconds) to complete the final post launch course correction to Webb’s trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, nearly 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth.

Black holes: Scientists think they've spotted the mysterious birth of one

Astronomers are increasingly drawing back the curtains on black holes.

Polaris: How to find the North Star

Why is Polaris called the North Star and how is it used?

Mars 'asteroid showers' have stayed steady over 600 million years

We might have to rethink the pace of Red Planet crater formation.


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