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NASA’s Spitzer Illuminates Exoplanets in Astronomical Society Briefing
The infrared observatory may help answer questions about planets outside our solar system, or exoplanets, including how they form and what drives weather in their atmospheres.
Two new studies using data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope shed light on giant exoplanets…
JPL Named Among ‘Best Places to Work in 2022’
January 13, 2022
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JPL Named Among ‘Best Places to Work in 2022’
In its debut on Glassdoor’s list, which is based solely on the input of employees, JPL appeared at No. 12 among large U.S. employers.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has…
NASA’s InSight Enters Safe Mode During Regional Mars Dust Storm
January 12, 2022
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NASA’s InSight Enters Safe Mode During Regional Mars Dust Storm
The lander has taken measures to conserve energy; engineers aim to return to normal operations next week.
NASA’s InSight lander is stable and sending health…
The James Webb Space Telescope finishes unfolding its primary mirror, concluding major deployments
January 8, 2022
The James Webb Telescope (JWST) has finished unfolding its primary mirror, ending a series of major deployments that took place over the span of two weeks. All of those deployments needed to go perfectly in order for the massive space telescope, which was decades in the making, to function.
The JWST has two primary mirror panels on either side that it will use to collect infrared light from the…
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 lineup takes shape in unofficial leaks
January 6, 2022
A video from Unbox Therapy has shown off what appears to be three dummy units of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S22 series of phones, giving an early look at the design of the handsets. Although the video has now been delisted, it’s been reuploaded on other channels, and a…
After a year of will-they-or-won’t-they speculation, Samsung has, at last, announced the Galaxy S21 FE. Like the 2020 Galaxy S20 FE (the FE stands for Fan Edition), this device features most of the flagship-level specs of the Galaxy S21, including a Snapdragon 888 chipset…
It looks like Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will borrow more heavily from the Galaxy Note’s DNA than ever before. In fact, a newly leaked official render published by Evan Blass confirms that the phone is pretty much a Note in every way except for its name. Wider screen with more surface to write on? Check. S Pen silo? Check. Flat top and bottom? Yep. Around back is…
Following the revolutionary and successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, into space on Christmas day, NASA announced some unexpected news about the telescope’s future: its science mission is likely to last “significantly more” than 10 years —…
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Biggest Moments on Mars: NASA’s Perseverance Rover 2021 Year in Review
A new video looks back on the six-wheeled scientist’s first 10 months on the Red Planet and all that it’s accomplished so far.
NASA’s Perseverance…
China complains to UN after maneuvering its space station away from SpaceX Starlink satellites
December 28, 2021
China filed a complaint this month with the United Nations, arguing that it had to conduct evasive maneuvers of its space station to avoid potential collisions with two of SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellites. The country is requesting that the UN’s Secretary General remind countries of their obligations under international space law, though China did not specify exactly what actions…
