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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Space · Apr 27, 2023

New Carl Sagan documentary in the works from National Geographic and Seth MacFarlane

A new documentary honoring the incredible life of Carl Sagan is in development from National Geographic.

Space · Apr 13, 2023

Queen Latifah and Super Mario Bros. make history in National Recording Registry debut

Every year, the Librarian of Congress announces 25 sound recordings to be preserved for posterity. Picks for 2023 include music by Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee, John Lennon, Mariah Carey and more.

WEKU · Apr 12, 2023

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NASA's first female Goddard Space Flight Center director swears oath on Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

US officials can nominate a chosen text for their ceremonies and have sworn on everything from the US constitution to a Dr Seuss book.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

50 Years Ago, NASA Sent an Ambitious Mission to Saturn — and To Interstellar Horizons

The Pioneer 11 probe would serve as a metaphorical blueprint for the Voyager missions.

Inverse · Apr 6, 2023

Why Interstellar Travel Is Even Further Away Than You Think

There is a growing sense that humanity’s migration to space is within reach – and even inevitable. New studies quash that idea.

Inverse · Mar 18, 2023

Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth

A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

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Frank Drake obituary

Astrophysicist and astronomer whose Project Ozma searched for radio signals from planets that could support extraterrestrial life

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022

Neil deGrasse Tyson says current billionaire ‘space’ travel doesn’t really qualify as space

Translating science for popular culture isn’t easy and only a handful of people have pulled it off the over the years like Carl Sagan and Bill Nye.

Tribune News Service · Sep 16, 2022

45 years ago this week, Voyager 1 began its journey into history

The probe launched weeks after its sibling craft, Voyager 2. Since its launch, it got a close encounter with an intriguing moon and entered interstellar space.

Inverse · Sep 6, 2022

The case of the missing scientific Indian

India has failed to propagate scientific literacy not only among the public, but also among scientists themselves

The Hindu · Aug 23, 2022

Wormhole

Understanding how rapid interstellar travel may be possible

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST...

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” – Carl Sagan (Cosmos, 1980)

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2022

NASA’s Voyager may carry human artifacts into the cosmos for trillions of years

Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their Golden Records. A recent analysis suggests they may persist for trillions of years.

Inverse · Jun 4, 2022

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The Conversation · May 25, 2022

What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of years

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their…

The Conversation · Apr 29, 2022

Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a controversial idea – two teams of scientists are doing it anyway

If a person is lost in the wilderness, they have two options. They can search for civilization, or they could make themselves easy to spot by building a fire or writing HELP in big letters. For scientists interested in the question of whether intelligent aliens exist, the options are much…

Inverse · Apr 23, 2022

The radio telescope made famous by "Contact" will finally search for alien signals — for real

While it was a good fictional setting for the Carl Sagan adaptation 'Contact,' the Very Large Array has never actually listened for alien transmissions — but now it will.

360info · Apr 11, 2022

Who speaks for Earth?

As space science matures and accelerates, the time has come for a democratically accountable UN to moderate human activity beyond Earth.

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Inverse · Mar 26, 2022

One futuristic alien technology could confirm the existence of advanced life in space

Humanity has barely scratched the surface when it comes to cosmic exploration, including our backyard. Self-replicating robots could reveal more about humanity's closest neighbors.

Salon · Mar 26, 2022

The science of seeing faces in patterns

Pareidolia — seeing faces in patterns — is connected to religious experiences, creativity, and much more

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