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SA Space & Physics Vol 4 Issue 6

Space & Physics

December 2021

Volume 4, Issue 6

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Features

The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin
Astronomy

The Nail-Biting Journey of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Is About to Begin

Before it can study the first stars and galaxies, the observatory must endure a sea voyage, a rocket launch and an all-or-nothing deployment sequence in deep space

By Lee Billings and Nikk Ogasa
Hunt for Alien Life Tops Next-Gen Wish List for U.S. Astronomy
Astrophysics

Hunt for Alien Life Tops Next-Gen Wish List for U.S. Astronomy

A major report outlining the highest priorities and recommendations for U.S. astronomy has finally been released, revealing the shape of things to come

By Lee Billings and Lee Billings

Departments

From the Editor
New Views across the Galaxy
News
FAST, the World's Largest Radio Telescope, Zooms in on a Furious Cosmic Source
New Universal Force Tested by Blasting Neutrons through Crystal
Mercury Dazzles in New Close-up from BepiColombo Mission
SpaceX's Starship Could Rocket-Boost Research in Space
Could Gravity's Quantum Origins Explain Dark Energy?
Opinion
Planetary Defense Is Good--but Is Planetary Offense Better?
Was Our Universe Created in a Laboratory?
Death, Physics and Wishful Thinking
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