astrophysics
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NASA Renames Facility To Honour ‘Hidden Figures’ Subject Katherine Johnson
NASA has changed the name of a facility in Fairmont, West Virginia to the “Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility,” in honour of the retired NASA mathematician.
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It Looks Like There’s A Second, Bigger Impact Crater Under Greenland’s Ice
Scientists have spotted a potential asteroid crater in Greenland just 183km away from another one announced a few months ago. But the newest crater is even larger — it would be the 22nd largest on Earth.
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Amateur Astronomy Equipment May Have Spotted Tiny Object Beyond Neptune
Japanese astronomers spotted evidence of tiny Kuiper Belt object at the outer edge of the Solar System using a pair of telescopes you could buy online, according to a new paper.
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Hubble Space Telescope Faces More Hardware Trouble
The Hubble Space Telescope team has temporarily suspended operations of Wide Field Camera 3 following a hardware glitch.