space exploration

The world's largest radio telescope is nestled among the jagged, green mountains of southwest China's Guizhou Province.

World News
Science

In Southwest China, A 'Very Large Eyeball' Peers Into Deep Space

9:30am November 16, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

The new telescope will help discover new galaxies and will observe the hydrogen clouds from which stars and planets are born. But not everyone's happy. 9,000 locals were displaced to make room for it.

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Ellen Stofan (from left), chief scientist of NASA, and astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti, Serena Auñón and Cady Coleman.

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National

3 Astronauts Walk Into NPR ...

6:49am September 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The women plus NASA's chief scientist came to talk space exploration, women in STEM, and common misconceptions. Oh, and which foods they wished they had in space.

Filmmaker and musician Melvin Van Peebles' new album with the London band The Heliocentrics is titled The Last Transmission.

Music & Culture

When The Lights Go Down, Who Will Hear 'The Last Transmission'?

9:35pm November 15, 2014

by NPR Staff

Famed film director Melvin Van Peebles joined the band The Heliocentrics to create music inspired by the sounds and signals of deep space exploration.

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