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January 24, 2023

Meet the “Next-Generation Asteroid Hunter”: NASA’s New Space Telescope That Will Track Hazardous Near-Earth Objects

NASA is making big leaps in its goal of protecting Earth from cosmic threats. The space agency is currently working on a new telescope, dubbed the “next-generation asteroid hunter,” which promises to be a “game-changer” in identifying hazardous near-Earth objects. In December, NASA announced in a press release that construction had begun on its Near-Earth […]

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an illustration of NASA's asteroid hunter telescope in space

Fender’s Blue Butterfly, Once Thought to Be Extinct, Is No Longer Listed as Endangered

While it’s always a sad occasion when an animal goes extinct (such as the case of the Western black rhino in 2011), conservation efforts can revitalize a dying species and bring it back from the brink. Such is the case with Fender’s blue butterfly: The Oregon native species is moving off the endangered species list

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A male Fender's Blue Butterfly with green background. Wings are closed.
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