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Indigenous astronomy lives on in South Africa’s Karoo through Venus, the Moon, and ancient stories

Some ancient San star stories have faded, but practical knowledge of Venus, the Moon, and the seasons still survives in South ...

First space elevator from Earth to orbit could become reality with new super-strong material

A super-strong cable would be anchored near the equator and extend far beyond geostationary orbit, with a counterweight in ...
Pasadena Now

From a Florida Launch Pad to a Pasadena Control Room: The Universe’s Next Survey Begins at Home

Roman is a successor to Hubble and Spitzer, named for Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer, whom NASA has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mars’ Southern Half Is Weirdly Warm Underground. The ‘Thermal Anomaly’ Might Explain Why the Planet’s Hemispheres Look So Different

Researchers used a novel technique to figure out what's going on inside the Red Planet. The work suggests that the interior ...