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New galaxies have been discovered with James Webb Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope has surpassed the Hubble Space Telescope in power and precision, and has allowed astronomers to finally gain some insight into where and how the first galaxies were created. 

Are there signs of life on other planets?

While Earth is the only known planet to have any kind of life, other objects in and out of our solar system have potentially shown signs of habitability.

Geothermal energy surges in Kenya

Kenya has recently found a new source of renewable geothermal energy: hydrothermal vents. With the African tectonic plate splitting in two under the town of Naivasha, a cleave bursting with geothermal energy was formed.

SSE professor helping lead Australia to net-zero emissions

Current models for how climate change will affect the Earth are bleak, at best. Most studies predict more frequent hot days, rising sea levels, more acidic oceans, less snowfall, and heavier rainfall at certain parts of the year with droughts in others.

NASA returns first asteroid samples to Earth

On Sunday, September 22, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft safely deployed a capsule containing samples from an asteroid named Bennu. The NASA live stream commented that this historic event is like “opening a time capsule to our ancient solar system”. 

AMNH opens the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) has recently opened up what many believe is “New York’s most exciting building.” The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation makes over 30 connections across 10 of the Museum’s buildings in order to make a more seamless experience for visitors. 

This Past August Was the Hottest on Record

With the first signs of fall starting to appear as we move into October, we leave behind the remnants of one of the hottest summers on record.