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Sarah Lewin, Associate Editor, Space.com: Sarah started writing for Space.com in June of 2015. Her work has been featured by Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Quanta Magazine, Wired, The Scientist, Science Friday and WGBH's Inside NOVA. Sarah has an MA from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and an AB in mathematics from Brown University. When not writing, reading or thinking about space, Sarah enjoys musical theatre and mathematical papercraft. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahExplains.

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This Fluffy Alien World Farts Helium

December 09, 2018 | Article

As a Jupiter-size world swings around its small but active star, bombarded by radiation, the planet leaves behind a tail of escaping helium as wide as itself — and researchers have spotted this tail from the ground.
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SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station, But Misses Rocket Landing

December 05, 2018 | Article

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifted off into clear blue skies today (Dec. 5), but its first stage spiraled down in a failed landing.
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Stephen Hawking's Children and Colleagues Discuss Physicist's Final Book, Legacy

October 17, 2018 | Article

In his final book, released Oct. 16, Stephen Hawking tackles big questions about the universe, delving into physics, cosmology, the existence of God and the future direction of humanity.
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Glowing Blue Clouds Ripple at Edge of Earth's Atmosphere (Video)

September 24, 2018 | Article

The clouds' rippling and flow reflect the movement of air in the upper atmosphere resulting from a phenomenon called atmospheric gravity waves.
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Asteroid Hides Behind Sparkling Spiral Galaxy in This Dazzling Telescope View

September 17, 2018 | Article

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile has a busy observation schedule, but sometimes cloudy or moonlit skies mean a temporary halt to scientific measurements. Then, it grabs images like this.
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