space Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/space/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:35:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png space Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/space/ 32 32 Planetarium’s eclipse party captivated thousands of spectators, celebrated astronomy https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/04/08/planetariums-eclipse-party-captivated-thousands-of-spectators-celebrated-astronomy/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:50:47 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=331360 A bustling crowd of astronomy enthusiasts and curious onlookers gathered on the WVU Mountainlair lawn Monday afternoon to witness the rare celestial event that has captivated North America for weeks […]

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]]> Science could finally discover aliens. What does that mean? https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/11/06/science-could-finally-discover-aliens-what-does-that-mean/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:02:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=309873 by Adam Frank Are we alone? Is life around us a cosmic accident that only happened once on this lonely planet, making human beings the only technological civilization anywhere? Or […]

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]]> From mountains to Mars: W.Va.’s brightest stars https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/06/15/from-mountains-to-mars-w-va-s-brightest-stars/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=292134 Shooting for the stars  West Virginia University’s robotics team is out of this world — almost literally.  Team Mountaineers faced off against dozens of teams from 10 countries to take […]

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]]> Fly to Mars? Maybe. But why? https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/04/10/fly-to-mars-maybe-but-why/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=284461 by John M. Crisp Last week NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will crew Artemis II, a 10-day mission planned for November 2024. The expedition will boost […]

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]]> Our space junk problem just got a cheap solution https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/04/01/our-space-junk-problem-just-got-a-cheap-solution/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 03:01:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=281356 by Adam Minter This month, a hunk of space junk hurtled toward the International Space Station, putting the safety of astronauts and their orbiting outpost at risk. Fortunately, the cosmic […]

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]]> Sen. Joe Manchin announces $748K for NASA research https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/03/27/sen-joe-manchin-announces-748k-for-nasa-research/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:37:54 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=280888 U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $748,564 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) for a […]

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]]> Return to the moon could spur science, renewed national purpose https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/11/18/return-to-the-moon-could-spur-science-renewed-national-purpose/ Sat, 19 Nov 2022 03:59:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=251148 NASA’s Artemis program is edging toward a return to the moon — this time to stay — with its successful launch this week of an uncrewed rocket. Some Americans looking […]

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]]> The Webb telescope is a bargain https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/07/28/the-webb-telescope-is-a-bargain/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 03:03:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=239090 by Craig Holman Those spectacular pictures of galaxies forming at a time very near the origin of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope came at a pretty price: […]

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]]> Jeff Bezos is again trying to change the world for the better https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/27/jeff-bezos-is-again-trying-to-change-the-world-for-the-better/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 02:58:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=202292 by Jay Ambrose Lots of people hate Jeff Bezos because, you know, he is the richest man in the world, but I love the guy because, to begin with, I […]

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]]> Can we get a little less gung-ho in coverage of rich guys in space? https://www.dominionpost.com/2021/07/17/can-we-get-a-little-less-gung-ho-in-coverage-of-rich-guys-in-space/ Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=201120 by  David Zurawik I was already tired of the gee-whiz coverage of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos going into space before Branson actually went there last Sunday (depending on your […]

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