The James Webb Space Telescope has been in the works for decades, and its gold-plated, 21-foot mirror will see much farther out into space than the venerable Hubble Space Telescope.
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A millipede with 1,300 legs has been found in Australia. It’s a new record by far
Scientists describe the largest specimen as a “pale, thread-like” creature just under a millimeter wide, with “330 segments, a cone-shaped head with enormous antennae, and a beak for feeding.”
After thousands of years, a dormant volcano in the Aleutians might show signs of waking up
The volcano hasn’t been active at least since the time Russian explorers started keeping records in 1760. Researchers say it has likely remained dormant for much longer than that, perhaps as long as 10,000 years.
Akiak’s broadband rollout marred by outages
The satellite internet provider says that they’re still in beta testing.
Eruptions are still going at 3 Aleutian volcanoes
The volcanoes are all at elevated alert levels — geologists’ way to say the trio is erupting, but there’s no immediate cause for concern.
Astra successfully launches experimental rocket from Kodiak
The launch’s mission was to test the deployment of a dummy payload.