RIT associate professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator on NASA’s SPHEREx mission, launching in early 2025, which will map the entire sky.
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Boeing notified employees it is planning to issue layoff notices "to align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations." ...
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
Today: On Feb. 18, 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, at that time classified as the ninth planet.
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Witness the breathtaking beauty of a giant stellar nursery where countless stars ignite amidst swirling cosmic clouds.
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The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...
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