Carina Nebula — star formation region photographed by JWST

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analysisApril 14, 2025

GPS Explained: The $1.4 Trillion Invisible Utility Orbiting Above You

You probably used GPS before you finished breakfast this morning. Maybe you checked traffic on your commute, or maybe your phone quietly synced its clock to satellite time without you even noticing. P…

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guideApril 9, 2025

The Best Telescopes for Beginners in 2025: A Space Enthusiast's Guide

Buying your first telescope is one of the most exciting decisions you will ever make as a space enthusiast -- and one of the easiest to get wrong. I have seen too many people spend good money on a fla…

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guideApril 7, 2025

The Best Universities for Space Science and Engineering in 2025

Choosing where to study space science or aerospace engineering is one of the most consequential decisions you will make in your career. The right program does not just teach you equations and theory -…

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guideApril 1, 2025

How to Photograph the Milky Way: Locations, Settings, and Secrets

The first time I captured the Milky Way in a photograph, I stood in the dark staring at my camera's LCD screen and could not believe what I was seeing. There it was -- the luminous band of our galaxy…

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opinionMarch 27, 2025

Who Owns the Moon? A Guide to Space Law and Property Rights

It sounds like a question a child might ask, but "who owns the Moon?" has become one of the most consequential legal puzzles of the 21st century. As NASA prepares to build a sustained presence at the…

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analysisMarch 24, 2025

Exploring TRAPPIST-1e: What the James Webb Space Telescope Is Revealing About Our Best Candidate for a Habitable World

Forty light-years is, by cosmic standards, right next door. And in that neighboring stretch of space, orbiting a dim red star in the constellation Aquarius, lies what may be the most promising world w…

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guideMarch 19, 2025

How to Become an Astronaut: The Real Pathways in 2025

There is no career on Earth -- or off it -- quite like being an astronaut. Every two or three years, when NASA opens its astronaut application window, tens of thousands of highly qualified people thro…

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guideMarch 17, 2025

A Kids' Guide to Space Exploration: Everything Young Space Fans Need to Know

So you love space. Maybe you have glow-in-the-dark stars on your ceiling. Maybe you have watched every rocket launch video on YouTube twice. Maybe you looked up at the Moon one night and thought, "I w…

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