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Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren’t so sure

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A blue orb is in the foreground and a red one in the background. Both are in space.

Recent reports of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detecting signs of life on a distant planet outside the solar system are unfortunately somewhat premature. This is evident from research by scientists at the University of California Riverside (UCR). While this will disappoint all of us who are eager for confirmation of extraterrestrial life, it … Read more

What happens if NASA loses its eyes on Earth? We’re about to find out.

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Sometime in the next few years—no one knows exactly when—three NASA satellites, each as heavy as an elephant, will go dark. They are already drifting and losing height little by little. They’ve been staring at the planet for more than two decades, much longer than anyone expected, helping us predict the weather, control wildfires, monitor … Read more