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LIGO will be getting a quantum upgrade
Quantum squeezing of light will help scientists make better gravitational wave detectors.
By Emily Conover | 2:54pm, February 15, 2019
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News in Brief | Astronomy
Ultima Thule is shaped like two lumpy pancakes
By Emily Conover | 6:00pm, February 08, 2019
Kepler exoplanet
News | Astronomy
A space rock collision may explain how this exoplanet was born
By Jeremy Rehm | 1:40pm, February 04, 2019
Green Bank Telescope
Soapbox | Astronomy
It’s time to start taking the search for E.T. seriously, astronomers say
By Lisa Grossman | 6:00am, January 28, 2019
Saturn
Science Stats | Astronomy
Ring ripples reveal how long a day lasts on Saturn
By Lisa Grossman | 4:59pm, January 22, 2019
KAGRA experiment
News | Astronomy
A new gravitational wave detector is almost ready to join the search
By Emily Conover | 7:00am, January 18, 2019
Australia Telescope Compact Array
News | Astronomy
A cosmic flare called the ‘Cow’ may reveal a new way that stars die
By Lisa Grossman | 11:12am, January 14, 2019
Nancy Roman
News | Astronomy
Known as the ‘mother of Hubble,’ astronomer Nancy Roman dies at 93
By Cassie Martin | 5:11pm, December 31, 2018
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Letters to the Editor | Astronomy
These are the most-read Science News stories of 2018
By Science News Staff | 12:03pm, December 28, 2018
Earth
50 Years Ago | Astronomy
50 years ago, astronauts orbited the moon for the first time
By Maria Temming | 5:30am, December 27, 2018
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