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NASA’s Plan to Make JWST Data Immediately Available Will Hurt Astronomy

By releasing astronomers’ data before they’ve had a chance to analyze the information, NASA will make research less fair and equitable

Jason Wright | Opinion

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On December 7 the Moon Will Photobomb Mars

Phil Plait | Opinion

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Ancient Sawfish Help to Illuminate Our Teeth’s Scaly Origins

Daniel Leonard

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Are the James Webb Space Telescope’s Pictures ‘Real’?

Jen Christiansen and Clara Moskowitz

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Astronomers Grapple with JWST’s Discovery of Early Galaxies

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NASA’s Plan to Make JWST Data Immediately Available Will Hurt Astronomy

By releasing astronomers’ data before they’ve had a chance to analyze the information, NASA will make research less fair and equitable

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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban new oil and gas wells in the city and eventually close existing ones

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