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Mabel Loomis Todd, an avid eclipse chaser in the 19th century, said this after witnessing the May 28, 1900 total solar eclipse at Tripoli, North Africa: </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/science-and-education/blog/all-about-solar-eclipses" rel="tag" title="All About Solar Eclipses" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about All About Solar Eclipses</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-02/AdobeStock_279731364.jpeg?itok=bDysZW1A" width="600" height="354" alt="groundhog" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/surprising-history-groundhog-day" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The Surprising History of Groundhog Day</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>An unusual, yet beloved holiday </strong></p> <p>February 2nd  is Groundhog Day, the day when a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil predicts whether or not we will have six more weeks of winter. If he sees his shadow, more cold is on the way; if not, warmer weather is coming. While this holiday may seem like a silly tradition, it has a surprisingly deep history. </p> <p><strong>Ancient Traditions </strong></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/surprising-history-groundhog-day" rel="tag" title="The Surprising History of Groundhog Day" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Surprising History of Groundhog Day</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-11/mars%20atrium%201920_v2.jpg?itok=R3vg_Xx7" width="600" height="354" alt="Mars, by UK artist Luke Jerram" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/mars-detail-luke-jerrams-inspiring-sphere-wonder" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Mars in Detail: Luke Jerram's Inspiring Sphere of Wonder </span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From NASA’s photos to science fiction, we all think we know about Mars. But what is the red planet actually like? 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From maps to live streams, weather info and video, we've rounded up all the information you need to plan a great viewing experience for this year's partial annular eclipse and the total solar eclipse coming up next April. Still can’t find what you want to know? Send a tweet to <a href="https://twitter.com/CoolAstronomer">@CoolAstronomer</a>! </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/10-great-websites-2023-and-2024-solar-eclipses" rel="tag" title="10 Great Websites on the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 10 Great Websites on the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/traffic_lights_1362.jpg?itok=2P2mqjBs" width="600" height="354" alt="Several traffic lights hang from wires over a street in a mountainous area." loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/stop-go-caution-colorful-journey-traffic-light-innovations" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Stop, Go, Caution: The Colorful Journey of Traffic Light Innovations</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>The Dawn of a New Era: The Invention that Re-Defined Road Safety</strong></p> <p>When the automobile was invented in the 19th century, it changed transportation forever. People could go wherever they wanted, whenever they wanted, faster than they ever could before. As cars became more ubiquitous, however, so did injuries and deaths from car accidents. One of the biggest issues was intersections, where cars, horses, and pedestrians tried to move through simultaneously. The solution was something that we’re all used to seeing today – the traffic light.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/stop-go-caution-colorful-journey-traffic-light-innovations" rel="tag" title="Stop, Go, Caution: The Colorful Journey of Traffic Light Innovations" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Stop, Go, Caution: The Colorful Journey of Traffic Light Innovations</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-07/supermoon.jpg?itok=WiVeH4c-" width="600" height="354" alt="supermoon-perigee-explanation" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/how-measure-supermoon" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">How to Measure a Supermoon</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>If you’re looking to up your dose of lunar light, tomorrow's the night to get a full charge. 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While many inventors came up with different versions, the man who truly brought the telegraph to the world is Samuel Morse. </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/origins-telegraph" rel="tag" title="The Origins of the Telegraph" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Origins of the Telegraph</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/D100-animationblog-bump-bump_0.jpg?itok=G2LblYdO" width="600" height="354" alt="Animation The Art of Motion Blog" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/animation-art-motion" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Animation: The Art of Motion</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Depicting Motion Through Images</strong></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/animation-art-motion" rel="tag" title="Animation: The Art of Motion" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Animation: The Art of Motion</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/gene-editing-what-is-it-blog.jpg?itok=_KpF8CFs" width="600" height="354" alt="Gene Editing: What is it and how does it work? " loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/gene-editing-what-it-and-how-does-it-work" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Gene Editing: What is it, and How Does it Work?</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Have you been hearing more about gene editing in the news lately and wondered what it is? On the face of it, it’s exactly what it sounds like – a technique to cut, paste, or modify DNA like you might do with text on a computer. But how does it work and how is it revolutionizing science? </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/gene-editing-what-it-and-how-does-it-work" rel="tag" title="Gene Editing: What is it, and How Does it Work?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Gene Editing: What is it, and How Does it Work?</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-02/benjamin-franklins-united-states-flag.jpg?itok=yOZIaHhx" width="600" height="354" alt="Blog: Benjamin Franklin's United States Flag" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/benjamin-franklins-united-states-flag" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Benjamin Franklin's United States Flag</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When visitors enter Jordan Lobby at The Franklin Institute, they see four flags: the United States flag, the state flag of Pennsylvania, the flag of the City of Philadelphia, and a flag with 13 8-pointed stars and red, white, and blue stripes – the Franklin flag.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/benjamin-franklins-united-states-flag" rel="tag" title="Benjamin Franklin's United States Flag" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Benjamin Franklin's United States Flag</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/science-of-emotions-excitement.jpg?itok=eskICv87" width="600" height="354" alt="Science of Emotions: Excitement" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/science-emotions-excitement" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Science of Emotions: Excitement</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p paraeid="{b4e58751-e411-4016-9090-7175415af085}{161}" paraid="1427102441">I love a good roller coaster, and I rode a great one this weekend! So, it’s fresh in my mind as to why we often use roller coasters as one of the best examples to define excitement in everyday life. I could feel my palms getting sweaty in anticipation of the unknown. My heartbeat started to race as I got nervous going up the first steep climb. And then there was the exhilaration of feeling like flying as we plunged and soared along the track.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/science-emotions-excitement" rel="tag" title="Science of Emotions: Excitement" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Science of Emotions: Excitement</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-12/lego-photo.jpeg?itok=RrA5K34B" width="600" height="354" alt="Legodelphia: A mini Philly" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/legodelphia-conversation-artist" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Legodelphia: A Conversation with the Artist</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Since 2006, The Franklin Institute has been the home for <em>Legodelphia: a mini Philly</em>, by local artist, Austin Mosby.  Mosby graciously lent his sculpture to the Institute through our Artifact Loan Program, so that visitors may see a new perspective of our beloved city. I was able to chat with Austin about his process behind creating <em>Legodelphia</em>.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/legodelphia-conversation-artist" rel="tag" title="Legodelphia: A Conversation with the Artist" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Legodelphia: A Conversation with the Artist</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/Astronomer_Edward_Charles_Pickering%27s_Harvard_computers.jpg?itok=EUPzQDZ2" width="600" height="354" alt="Astronomer_Edward_Charles_Pickering's_Harvard_computers" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/women-known-computers" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Women Known as 'Computers'</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>You've likely heard of the 'women computers' working in the space program in the early to mid-1900s through the film Hidden Figures. but did you know that there were 'computers' in other fields?</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/women-known-computers" rel="tag" title="Women Known as 'Computers'" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Women Known as 'Computers'</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/loan-program.jpeg?itok=Pb58zEaZ" width="600" height="354" alt="Franklin Institute Loan Program" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/franklin-institute-artifact-loan-program" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">The Franklin Institute Artifact Loan Program</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Curatorial Staff with Lightning Rods on loan from Josh Sapan (IC2012-001)</em></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/franklin-institute-artifact-loan-program" rel="tag" title="The Franklin Institute Artifact Loan Program" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Franklin Institute Artifact Loan Program</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/science_of_anger_blog.jpg?itok=Vb2XkhYc" width="600" height="354" alt="Science of Anger: Can Anger Actually Be a Good Thing?" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/science-emotions-understanding-anger" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Science of Emotions: Understanding Anger</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Can Anger Be a Good Thing?</strong></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/science-emotions-understanding-anger" rel="tag" title="Science of Emotions: Understanding Anger" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Science of Emotions: Understanding Anger</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-09/perseids-meteor-shower-blog.png?itok=0Jos27H7" width="600" height="354" alt="perseids-meteor-shower-blog" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/summers-best-meteors-perseids-2022" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Summer’s Best Meteors – The Perseids, 2022!</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The summer’s premiere astronomical event, the Perseid meteor shower, runs from late July through late August, peaking around mid-August. Meteors are sand-grained-sized particles of space rock typically “melted” out of the icy nucleus of a comet. The melting occurs when the comet passes near the sun during its orbit around the solar system. The meteors are usually distributed along the orbital path of the comet and fall into the Earth’s atmosphere when we pass through the comet’s path. The comet associated with the Perseids is Comet Swift-Tuttle, first identified in 1862.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/summers-best-meteors-perseids-2022" rel="tag" title="Summer’s Best Meteors – The Perseids, 2022!" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Summer’s Best Meteors – The Perseids, 2022!</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/wright-model-b.jpeg?itok=vmQ5sjwi" width="600" height="354" alt="wright-model-b" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/exploring-original-1911-wright-model-b-airplane" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Exploring an Original 1911 Wright Model B Airplane</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>In the Beginning</strong></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/exploring-original-1911-wright-model-b-airplane" rel="tag" title="Exploring an Original 1911 Wright Model B Airplane" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Exploring an Original 1911 Wright Model B Airplane</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-10/who-invented-time-zones.jpg?itok=ReSW1zuw" width="600" height="354" alt="Who Devised Time Zones" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/who-created-time-zones" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Who Created Time Zones?</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p paraeid="{d9a7836a-5d48-4839-9059-57f0faf0b4ef}{167}" paraid="417590002">Throughout history, inventors have sought ways to solve problems and make people’s lives better. <strong><a href="https://beyond.fi.edu/videos/" target="_blank">In the video series Ingenious</a></strong>, hosts Trace Dominguez and Susannah Carroll discuss how innovations build on previous inventions to create things that we all live with and use every day. Often, these innovations improve upon what came before. Other times, they remedy issues that new inventions create. One such invention was time zones. </p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/who-created-time-zones" rel="tag" title="Who Created Time Zones?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Who Created Time Zones?</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-07/3dprintedforkholder-01_0.jpeg?itok=LSzQnokI" width="600" height="354" alt="3dprintedforkholderedited" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/3d-printing-assistive-technology" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">3D Printing Assistive Technology </span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>An image of a palm utensil holder. The device assists people that have a hard time gripping utensils to eat. It can also potentially be used on a person’s foot if they do not have or have use of their hands.</em></p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/3d-printing-assistive-technology" rel="tag" title="3D Printing Assistive Technology " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about 3D Printing Assistive Technology </span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-07/james-webb-telescope-edited_0.jpg?itok=I5s4SGli" width="600" height="354" alt="james-webb-telescope" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/what-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The world has seen the first breathtaking images from the <strong><a href="https://webb.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)</a></strong>,offering possibilities for new discoveries that will help to further explain the complexities of the universe.</p></div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/en/blog/what-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst" rel="tag" title="What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about What is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)?</span></a></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article class="node node--type-blog node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-hero-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-07/webb-first-image-edited.png?itok=mmcuruLN" width="600" height="354" alt="webb-first-image" loading="lazy" class="image-style-card" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h3> <a href="/en/blog/how-read-first-james-webb-space-telescope-image" rel="bookmark"><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">How to Read the First James Webb Space Telescope Image</span> </a> </h3> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Image source: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI</em></p> <p>This first image from James Webb Space Telescope was released July 11. The Webb science and engineering team was recognized for extraordinary work but not much was said about the image itself, except that it shows some of the oldest light ever seen by humans. Let’s go further toward understanding what the image actually shows. 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