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![Former astronaut Don Thomas signs Kevin Seymour's bookbag filled with signatures of astronauts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/npr.brightspotcdn-9-e1706295546668-900x422.webp)
New paintings at the Statehouse celebrate Ohio’s astronauts
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new painting that pays homage to Ohio’s astronauts—including John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Judith Resnik—was mounted just off the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
![An artist's conception of the Psyche spacecraft approaching an asteroid](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pia21275-medium_custom-b1cdc391bab7bb469e9718049bb088b1f4e9f403-e1697036415368-900x422.jpg)
This next NASA mission to an asteroid is seriously metal
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — NASA is about to launch a spacecraft on a nearly six-year journey to a strange asteroid that, unlike most space rocks, seems largely to be made of… Read More
![The night sky with stars in it as seen from the ground](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/SpaceGram07-e1440445385456-900x422.jpg)
Ohio State researchers use radar in the search for dark matter
By: Renee Fox | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — In the never-ending search to accurately describe the universe, new generations of scientists are adapting decades-old technology to make new discoveries. Sometimes those techniques don’t find… Read More
![The James Webb Space Telescope (shown here being tested on earth) is expected to reveal some of the most spectacular views of the Universe ever seen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/49754454197_9894b020fc_o-8fb1cd46106e26368f277a12f46c6f8bd8e2a326-scaled-e1657638875929-900x422.jpg)
What scientists are learning from the James Webb Space Telescope’s images
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launched last Christmas and released its first image in July, providing the deepest and sharpest view we’ve ever seen of the universe…. Read More
![A new image of Jupiter taken from NASA's Webb Telescope and released on Monday is shown.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/nasa.jupiter-5260b03064ed459760dc232703afcbdbb8fc0872-e1661284404520-900x422.jpg)
NASA’s James Webb telescope has taken new images of Jupiter’s moons, rings and more
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — NASA has captured new telescopic images of Jupiter that show auroras, altitude levels and cloud covers. The latest photos, captured with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope,… Read More
![Astronaut floating in space.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/astronaut-in-space-900x422.jpg)
An Ohio University professor helps with research that could improve astronauts’ health
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers has published a study which could help revolutionize the field of space medicine. Using a combination of big data modeling and molecular… Read More
![The James Webb Space Telescope (shown here being tested on earth) is expected to reveal some of the most spectacular views of the Universe ever seen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/49754454197_9894b020fc_o-8fb1cd46106e26368f277a12f46c6f8bd8e2a326-scaled-e1657638875929-900x422.jpg)
NASA’s James Webb telescope reveals the universe as we’ve never seen it before
By: Joe Palca | Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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Updated July 11, 2022 at 6:59 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — At first glance, the first image from NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope may not seem all that… Read More
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The James Webb Space Telescope has started unfurling its giant sunshield
By: Scott Neuman | Joe Palca | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The James Webb Space Telescope, on a long and winding journey to its job site a million miles from Earth, has begun the key task of… Read More
![This image shows the position of the most distant galaxy discovered so far within a deep sky Hubble Space Telescope survey called GOODS North](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/heic1604a_custom-a91e49f68c9185d58ca7ac538915321d41ec2800-scaled-e1639757000306-900x422.jpg)
This new space telescope should show us what the universe looked like as a baby
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Imagine knowing nothing about your childhood, nothing about where you came from, and spending years hunting for the answers. Then someone hands you a just-discovered trove… Read More
![This photo taken late Dec. 14, 2018 with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking through the night sky over Myanmar during the Geminid meteor shower seen from Wundwin township near Mandalay city.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/gettyimages-1073354846_custom-a2958b388af4ae80ca64ee9ef511a9251f852668-scaled-e1639415254558-900x422.jpg)
You’ll have the best view of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Geminid meteor shower, which lights up our sky every December, will be at its most visible late Monday into early Tuesday morning. Although the moon… Read More
![Comet Leonard](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/leonard_dec01_21_custom-3a67c38a8eb09eaf9a98c563d2753eb0688cac00-e1638548526177-900x422.jpg)
Leonard is the brightest comet all year. Here’s how to see it
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Less than a year ago, when Comet Leonard was first discovered, it was still an incredibly dim and obscure chunk of rock traveling out near the… Read More
![The Super Blood Moon rises over a residential area](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gettyimages-1233118642_custom-d338e95cd1f6ad4528dbddd56bf69a709bb9c8dd-scaled-e1637253511687-900x422.jpg)
How you can see the nearly total lunar eclipse Friday morning
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — West Coast night owls and East Coast early risers will have the best view of the upcoming lunar eclipse this Friday. Overnight, the moon will pass… Read More
![NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the red planet Mars](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/gettyimages-102404161_sq-76399440b3c61c49b8f13283a55cdf5b72e4d606-scaled-e1632326790290-900x422.jpg)
Mars Had Liquid Water On Its Surface. Here’s Why Scientists Think It Vanished
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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ST. LOUIS (NPR) — All evidence points to the fact that Mars once had flowing water, but numerous flybys, orbiters, landers and rovers have confirmed one undeniable fact — any… Read More
![Members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP21049770995625-e1613685501280-900x422.jpg)
‘I’m Safe On Mars,’ NASA’S New Rover To Scour Ancient Lake Bed For Life Signs
By: Scott Neuman I NPR
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Perseverance landed safely on the red planet on Thursday, immediately getting to work with a first photo of the rover’s “forever home.”
![The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on its way to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it launched in September, 2016](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ksc-20160829-ph_dng01_0018_large1-b0e93bf3d22a9d3fdf6b35a8521cd85b243d6b84-e1603153571257-900x422.jpg)
If This NASA Spacecraft Can Avoid ‘Mount Doom,’ It Might Nab A Bit of Asteroid
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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NASA is getting ready to collect its first sample from an asteroid ever. The rocks and dust could help us understand potentially dangerous space rocks and the history of the solar system.
![An STS-125 crew member onboard the space shuttle Atlantis snaps a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/s125e006672_large-1ef9cb2770d367c531d20c695613bff364d91165-e1599590248869-900x422.jpg)
The Hubble Space Telescope Still Works Great — Except When It Doesn’t
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple of years.
![The Perseid meteor shower, pictured here near Death Valley, Calif., in 2019, is one of the most popular of the year. This summer, it peaks in the predawn hours of Aug. 12.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gettyimages-1165793741-9132f0fafa9135aaefe7b59bd3893621eaf0b3ef-e1597166723367-900x422.jpg)
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks After Midnight. NASA Says It’s ‘One Of The Best’
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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The light of the moon will reduce the visibility of some fainter meteors, but NASA says it’s still worth staying up late — or rising very very early on Wednesday — to see “nature’s fireworks.”
![The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/parachute4-dd4e8fdb7303fbe03127947af6c221f278260864-e1596480644715-900x422.jpg)
Splashdown! SpaceX And NASA Astronauts Make History
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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NASA and SpaceX are welcoming home two astronauts who splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico after several months on the International Space Station.
![Two astronauts will launch to the International Space Station aboard a new capsule built by the company SpaceX.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/39684490433_70337aa4e5_o-d72b64481646e81f538f934f1af66d2a2c50a505-scaled-e1590419737372-900x422.jpg)
Here’s How the Pandemic is Changing America’s Plans for its Newest Spaceship
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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Later this week, NASA and SpaceX will launch the first rocket carrying astronauts from U.S. soil since the end of the space shuttle era. But COVID-19 has forced some changes to their plans.
![The NASA logo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/AP_768401165563-e1541107582524-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: NASA Reveals Name of Next Mars Rover
By: PBS Newshour
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NASA announced the name of its latest Mars rover, which could begin its mission as early as this summer. The agency opened up the name selection process to students around… Read More
![A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is launched](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_20029530487275-scaled-e1581351447228-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: SpaceX and OneWeb Face Off in Quest for Internet Domination
By: PBS Newshour
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In what has already been a busy year in space, the London-based telecommunications company, OneWeb, on Friday launched a second round of satellites into orbit in a bid to expand… Read More
![U.S. astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-13 space capsule about 150 km ( 80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/AP_20037387280537-e1581094532856-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: With Record Space Mission, Astronaut Christina Koch Inspires Women Back on Earth
By: PBS Newshour
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After spending nearly 11 months in orbit aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, parachuting into Kazakhstan with two crewmates aboard a Soviet Soyuz capsule…. Read More
![President Donald Trump speaks at Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AP_19079741573440-e1553116267231-900x422.jpg)
Where Trump’s 2019 State Of The Union Promises Stand
By: Barbara Sprunt | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The State of the Union this year may make for a seriously awkward moment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be seated over President Trump’s left shoulder Tuesday, less than two… Read More
![The U.S. Air Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 is seen after landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida on Sunday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/rts2t406-bfe0bbeff6ae8a8a561c32c8ab943708a74c0768-e1572285771680-900x422.jpg)
Secret Air Force Space Plane Lands After More Than 2 Years In Orbit
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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The X-37B, launched in September 2017, has returned to Earth. It was the fifth acknowledged mission for the vehicle since 2010, but details of its mission are being kept under wraps.
![NASA's Dragonfly mission will hop across Saturn's moon Titan, taking samples and photos.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/home-banner-eafedcb2cb5a81bd2e22ee4af37cbb9b926f59d7-e1568729311247-900x422.jpg)
The Nuclear-Powered Self-Driving Drone NASA Is Sending To A Moon Of Saturn
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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Almost everyone who learns about the project thinks it sounds “crazy,” admits one scientist. But the technology should work.