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Radio Observations Confirm Superfast Jet of Material From Neutron Star Merger
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West Virginia First-Generation College Students Get Major Boost to STEM Opportunities
National Science Foundation award continues funding for successful STEM education program West Virginia’s First2 STEM Student Success Alliance has received a total of $2,694,300 in new funding as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES grant program, which helps to develop and maintain a diverse, innovative workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering,…
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Einstein Gets it Right Again
Even Phenomenally Dense Neutron Stars Fall like a Feather
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Observatories Team Up to Reveal Rare Double Asteroid
New observations by three of the world‘s largest radio telescopes have revealed that an asteroid discovered last year is actually two objects, each about 3,000 feet (900 meters) in size, orbiting each other.
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Two of the world’s largest dishes will work together
The Green Bank Telescope will work alongside China’s new FAST telescope, to provide observations for the Breakthrough Initiative.
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The Atlantic: The Town Where High Tech Meets a 1950s Lifestyle
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National Geographic: Life in the Quiet Zone
The barrage of noise and distractions that are all but inescapable in most American communities is refreshingly absent in this unassuming hamlet, located in the wooded hills of Pocahontas County, four hours west of Washington, D.C. Here, no cell phones chirp or jingle, and local kids aren’t glued to the glowing screens of their mobile…