Science n Space News

Omicron may cause milder disease. A lab study hints at why.

The omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 may be less efficient at infiltrating the lungs and spreading from cell to cell, early lab studies suggest.

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Does every star have planets?

Some stars don't have planets orbiting them. Here's why.

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In a historic launch, the Webb Telescope blasts off into space

An international partnership of space agencies just launched JWST, the biggest, most powerful space telescope ever made, in an achievement that was decades in the making.

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Why NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth

The $10 billion Webb is considerably bigger and more complex than the Hubble Space Telescope, and it will be going much farther afield as well.

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