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Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong in First Man
Film Astronomy
The Neil Armstrong biopic ‘First Man’ captures early spaceflight's terror
At a time when NASA is considering how to return astronauts to the moon, ‘First Man’ is a sobering reminder of how risky the first giant leap was.
By Lisa Grossman | 3:45pm, October 12, 2018
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News | Astronomy
The first observed wimpy supernova may have birthed a neutron star duo
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, October 11, 2018
Hubble Space Telescope release from Discovery shuttle
News | Astronomy
If the past is a guide, Hubble’s new trouble won’t doom the space telescope
By Lisa Grossman | 3:03pm, October 10, 2018
honeybee
News in Brief | Astronomy
What bees did during the Great American Eclipse
By Susan Milius | 10:00am, October 10, 2018
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Reviews & Previews | Astronomy
‘Einstein’s Shadow’ explores what it takes to snap a black hole’s picture
By Emily Conover | 1:07pm, October 05, 2018
illustration of Cassini near Saturn's rings
News | Astronomy
Saturn’s ‘ring rain’ is a surprising cocktail of chemicals
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, October 04, 2018
Neptomoon
News | Astronomy
Hubble may have spotted the first known exomoon
By Lisa Grossman | 2:00pm, October 03, 2018
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Rethink | Astronomy
We may not have found aliens yet because we’ve barely begun looking
By Lisa Grossman | 8:00am, September 30, 2018
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Feature | Astronomy
Paula Jofré makes stellar connections
By Lisa Grossman | 8:31am, September 26, 2018
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News | Astronomy
Astronomers may have spotted the birth of a neutron star
By Lisa Grossman | 7:00am, September 25, 2018
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