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May 14, 2018
XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays Artist illustration of a tubular spacecraft in space, with wings extending out from both sides

XRISM satellite launches to study the universe in different colors of X-rays

NSF awards $52M to upgrade Simons Observatory in Chile to explore origins of universe Jeff McMahon in lab with telescope

NSF awards $52M to upgrade Simons Observatory in Chile to explore origins of universe

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought Europa's Stunning Surface

Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought

Scientists prepare to send a balloon to search for ‘messengers from outer space’ A group of scientists outdoors in front of a large square metal apparatus

Scientists prepare to send a balloon to search for ‘messengers from outer space’

NASA’s new flagship telescope just released its beautiful first images of the universe NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula

NASA’s new flagship telescope just released its beautiful first images of the universe

Supernova forensics: Eight years later, an explosion far out in space is still revealing secrets about the lives of stars Telescope image of large galaxy with small spot circled

Supernova forensics: Eight years later, an explosion far out in space is still revealing secrets about the lives of stars

Twelve for dinner: How the Milky Way ‘ate’ smaller star clusters and galaxies Artist illustration of galaxy with differnt colored lines tracing paths of stellar streams

Twelve for dinner: How the Milky Way ‘ate’ smaller star clusters and galaxies

James Webb Space Telescope to offer humanity an unprecedented look at universe Artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope unfolded in space

James Webb Space Telescope to offer humanity an unprecedented look at universe

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe Star formation

Priorities for next 10 years of astronomy include exoplanets, early days of universe

Scientists confirm third-nearest star with a planet—and it’s rocky like Earth 3-d illustration of a rocky planet with veins of magma

Scientists confirm third-nearest star with a planet—and it’s rocky like Earth