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The lonely work of picking the universe’s best astronomy pictures

The lonely work of picking the universe’s best astronomy pictures

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After the image flashes up on the projector, a few quiet beats tick by, punctuated only by a soft “wow.” Everyone is processing. Then more “wows” bubble out, and people are talking over one another, laughing. Suddenly two astronomers, Amaya Moro-Martin and Karl Gordon, are out of their chairs, sticking their noses closer to the […]

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Goose bumps build for the Webb’s 1st snapshots of the universe

Goose bumps build for the Webb’s 1st snapshots of the universe

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On Tuesday morning, NASA will show off the first pictures and data from the new James Webb Space Telescope. That will bring to an end some 30 years and $10 billion of planning, building, testing and innovating, followed by six months of terror, tension and anticipation. The pictures constitute a sightseeing tour of the universe […]

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