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T Corona Borealis: Nova or Not?
Melanie R. Meadors 6/21/26 Melanie R. Meadors 6/21/26

T Corona Borealis: Nova or Not?

Why is everyone talking about T Corona Borealis?

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A Solar System's Baby Pictures
Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 6/6/26 Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 6/6/26

A Solar System's Baby Pictures

Scientists at ESO’s Very Large Telescope have been watching a baby solar system form!

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Sometimes Scientists Get Things Wrong
Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/26/26 Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/26/26

Sometimes Scientists Get Things Wrong

Science works when we ask questions—even if the answers we come up with are wrong sometimes.

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Destination: Europa
Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

Destination: Europa

Let’s learn all about Jupiter’s icy moon!

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Citizen Science: Protecting Our Skies
Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

Citizen Science: Protecting Our Skies

Light pollution is a big problem for not only for astronomers, but you can help!

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The Owl Nebula, M 97
Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

The Owl Nebula, M 97

All about M 97, the Owl Nebula, and it’s neighbor in the sky (but not the universe) M 108

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What is Gravitational Microlensing?
Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

What is Gravitational Microlensing?

Gravitational lensing, exoplanets, dark matter, and how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help astronomers

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What do Clustered Galaxies Have in Common?
Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

What do Clustered Galaxies Have in Common?

Astronomers are studying elliptical and spiral galaxies to see which might play nicer with others

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M 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Cosmos Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

M 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy

On this journey through the cosmos, we visit the Whirlpool Galaxy, M 51!

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Mars Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Life Signs
Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26 Journey through the Solar System Melanie R. Meadors 5/22/26

Mars Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Life Signs

Perseverance has found some interesting things on Mars. But we may never get the chance to study them.

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Why Is the James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Made of Hexagons?
Melanie R. Meadors 3/24/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/24/26

Why Is the James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Made of Hexagons?

Find out why the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors are special, and why we’ll be seeing more hexagons in the future of telescopes.

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Robert H. Goddard and Worcester, MA
Melanie R. Meadors 3/18/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/18/26

Robert H. Goddard and Worcester, MA

Check out my research project about Robert H. Goddard, created with Esri Storymaps!

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How Does NASA Choose Landing Sites on Far Away Planets?
Melanie R. Meadors 3/16/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/16/26

How Does NASA Choose Landing Sites on Far Away Planets?

Learn more about how scientists chose the landing site for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover!

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Space Junk On the Rise: Cleaning Up Our Act
Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26

Space Junk On the Rise: Cleaning Up Our Act

Space junk is becoming a huge problem, and it’s only going to get worse.

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Why Isn’t the Earth Cratered Like the Moon?
Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26

Why Isn’t the Earth Cratered Like the Moon?

The moon is covered with craters, but the Earth, its closest neighbor, doesn’t seem to be. Why not?

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What’s a Pygmy Wombat?
Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/9/26

What’s a Pygmy Wombat?

What is this cute little animal? Read on to find out!

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Bessie Coleman: History-Making Flying Ace
Melanie R. Meadors 3/7/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/7/26

Bessie Coleman: History-Making Flying Ace

Learn all about this daring stunt pilot who paved the way for Black women in aviation!

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What's a Planetary Nebula? Hint: There are no planets!
Melanie R. Meadors 3/7/26 Melanie R. Meadors 3/7/26

What's a Planetary Nebula? Hint: There are no planets!

One of the most common questions I get asked about space!

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