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I pivoted from costume design to working as an engineer on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. It's never too late to switch careers.
Karen Abarca was a Los Angeles-based costume designer during her early 20s, but a trip to Death Valley inspired her to switch ...
NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions
The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...
NASA’s skywatching tips for July include an ‘eagle’
NASA also points out that July and August is an excellent chance to view the constellation Aquila, also known as the eagle as ...
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What’s Up: July 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...
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Exoplanets that cling too tightly to their stars trigger their own doom: 'This is a completely new phenomenon'
Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme. At least, that's what astronomers found when ...
Three years of science: Ten cosmic surprises from NASA's Webb telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures images of what's believed to be newly discovered exoplanet
The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured ...
Star Trek-inspired space camp honors Nichelle Nichols’ NASA recruitment legacy
A special space camp named after the late Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols will welcome teenage girls to the U.S. Space and ...