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The biggest changes happen in brain regions involved with processing sensory information and coordinating movement, according to a new study
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The stellar corpse is spewing star stuff, which is heating and compressing surrounding gas, resulting in a multicolored display. But it’s missing a component thought to be necessary for this phenomenon
Every day our Sun rises in the east and sets in the west, but one day in the (very) distant future things will change. The stars in our universe, including our Sun, live for a finite period, and eventually die.
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The new Flight and the Arts Center explores the relationship between art and the transformative experience of flight through a permanent collection display coupled with temporary exhibitions.
The surprisingly delicate process of suspending large artifacts, including the amazing people who do both the literal and figurative heavy lifting.
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The unnamed crew member is in stable condition after an undisclosed incident on Wednesday, but the agency is bringing them back to Earth for medical testing
The 22nd Maynard Sundman Lecture, November 6, 2025
For nearly one hundred years, human ambitions to reach and explore space have been paired with philatelic aspirations. This intersection of space and postal history – astrophilately – uses covers,. Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
In the latest episode of our AirSpace podcast, we talk to the Museum's astronomy educators for a stellar conversation about the birth, life, and death of stars