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Potential Ninth Planet

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018

by Maimouna Kante According the Scientific American, Caltech astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin claimed there could potentially be another planet beyond Neptune—about two years ago. They sometimes call this planet “Planet…

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Chinese Space Station Falls Back to Earth

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018

by Brittany Greve A Chinese space station that has been on track to fall to Earth has finally crashed. Hailey Lara (‘21) said, “It’s kind of scary to think that it could…

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New Northern Lights Named Steve

March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

by Katelynn Fleming You may be familiar with the aurora borealis, the mesmerizing northern lights, named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of the north wind,…

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Black Hole Image May be Recreated for the First Time

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

by Katelynn Fleming Ever seen a picture like the one above when describing a black hole? It may not be hard to believe that this one is an artist’s rendering of a…

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SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

by Abigail Mullen On Feb. 4, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. According to SpaceX, the Falcon Heavy is one of the…

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India Plans Launch to the Moon in 2018

February 10, 2018February 16, 2018

by Anna Gombert India is planning to land on the moon. While this mission will not be India’s first trip to the moon, it will be their first attempt to land on…

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NASA Twin Study Determines Effects of Space Travel

November 3, 2017

by Abigail Mullen On March 27, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly left Earth for the International Space Station (ISS), where he would complete a yearlong mission. According to Space, one of the…

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Trump Administration Shoots for the Moon

October 22, 2017

by Katelynn Fleming Shortly after arriving in office, the Trump administration has been hinting at desires to put Americans back on the moon. At the first meeting of the newly revived National…

An Astrophysicist Comes to Drew

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017

By Anna Gombert and Colleen Dabrowski Despite the stifling 82 degree heat and the lack of air conditioning in the Simon Forum, more than 2,000 people packed into the gym on Tuesday,…

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Cassini Mission Finishes Saturn Research

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017

by Jesse Murray On Friday, September 15, the Cassini spacecraft came to a spectacular end as it made a controlled entry into the atmosphere of Saturn and burned up. This event marked…

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The Drew Acorn is Drew University’s student-run newspaper. Established in 1928, the Acorn covers campus life and news, as well as events in Madison and the surrounding area that are of interest to our student body. If you’re interested in writing for the Acorn, get in touch at thedrewacorn@gmail.com, or join on path.drew.edu.

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