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NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser

Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser from DSOC aboard NASA’s Psyche mission. An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space. This shows it’s possible for the giant dish antennas ...

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Deep Space Station 13.

NASA’s Webb Stuns With New High-Definition Look at Exploded Star

Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. As part of the 2023 Holidays at the White House, First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden debuted the first-ever ...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s new view of Cassiopeia A (Cas A) in near-infrared light.

Science Communicators Need to Stop Telling Everybody the Universe Is a Meaningless Void

The scientific worldview has made great contributions to humanity’s flourishing. However, as science advances into territory once firmly held by religion — attempting to answer questions about the origins of the universe, life, and consciousness — science communication often paints a fairly pessimistic picture of the world. Take a few examples. An article in New ...

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A galaxy in the universe.

Discover Bali’s Hidden Beauty: 7 Lesser-Known Places to Visit

The island of Bali in Indonesia is famous for its beautiful scenery and history. There are many people at popular places like Kuta Beach and Ubud, but there are also a lot of less popular places that are peaceful, beautiful, and offer something different. 7 of Bali’s secret gems 1. Sekumpul Waterfall Sekumpul Waterfall, nestled ...

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The Sekumpul Waterfall.

The Sun’s Activity Cycle Is Reaching Its Peak Early

Our Sun is a steady and everlasting companion. Reliable like a clock, its apparent passage across the sky allows us to measure time. The Sun and its path is also the source of Earth’s seasons. But in many respects, our Sun is far from calm and unchanging. Close up, the Sun shows extensive variation and ...

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Image of the Sun releasing a solar flare, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

We Traced a Powerful Fast Radio Burst to the Most Distant Source Yet

Every day and night, hundreds of thousands of intense, brief flashes of radiation suddenly flicker on and then off all across the sky. These “fast radio bursts” are invisible to the naked eye, but to a radio telescope, many almost outshine everything else in the sky for a few thousandths of a second. Since the ...

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Artist's conception of a fast radio burst approaching the Milky Way Galaxy.