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Founded in 1999, SpaceRef is a new media company focused on the space sector and based out of Reston, Virginia. SpaceRef is a pioneer in news aggregation but also creates original content in the form of timely news stories, coverage of ongoing events and unique editorial content.
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1y ago
Stephan's Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies, is best known for being prominently featured in the holiday classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life." Today, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals Stephan's Quintet in a new light ..read more
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1y ago
This landscape of "mountains" and "valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula ..read more
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1y ago
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are eruptive solar events. They are often associated with solar flares and filaments ..read more
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1y ago
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder ..read more
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1y ago
The first ever exoplanets were discovered 30 years ago around a rapidly rotating star, called a pulsar ..read more
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1y ago
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is conducting its science campaign, taking samples at Jezero Crater's ancient river delta, but it's also been busy scouting ..read more
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1y ago
The first image of the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint and when you think for a minute what you're looking at, it is awe inspiring ..read more
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1y ago
Preparations for a cargo mission this week and a spacewalk next week are keeping the Expedition 67 crew busy aboard the International Space Station ..read more