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A NASA team has attached nearly all of the hexagonal segments that will together make the primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope (pictured are practice segments). Chris Gunn/NASA hide caption

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Massive Space Telescope Is Finally Coming Together

In a NASA facility just outside Washington, D.C., workers are building the James Webb Space Telescope, an $8 billion successor to the Hubble. It'll be the largest ever, and it's set to launch in 2018.

A NASA team has attached nearly all of the hexagonal segments that will together make the primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope (pictured are practice segments). Chris Gunn/NASA hide caption

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Massive Space Telescope Is Finally Coming Together

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Attendees listen to the Republican presidential candidate debate at in North Charleston, S.C., earlier this month. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Here's Why Voters Are So Anxious This Election

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Analysts: Markets May Be Underestimating U.S. Economic Resilience

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Brendan McInerney (front, from left), Noah Piou, Emmett Dalton and their fellow students from Roxbury Latin boys' school carry the casket of a man who was left unclaimed by family to a grave site in Fairview Cemetery on Friday. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption

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'Today We Are His Family': Teen Volunteers Mourn Those Who Died Alone

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Tim Kilroy runs a business from his home in Arlington, Mass. His insurance company quit covering the long-acting Ritalin that helps him manage his ADHD. Ellen Webber for NPR hide caption

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Fight To Lower Drug Prices Forces Some To Switch Medication

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A doula is trained to provide advice and support for women through pregnancy and childbirth. Mike Harrington/Getty Images hide caption

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Doula Support For Pregnant Women Could Improve Care, Reduce Costs

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Donald Trump has broken all of the rules of campaigning in New Hampshire but still leads the polls there. A vendor sells Trump buttons at a rally in Concord this month. Allegra Boverman/NHPR hide caption

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Pinch Me? Some Republicans Wonder If Trump's Campaign Is An 'Ambien Dream'

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Rob Oberg delivers oil to a home in south central Vermont. He works for Keyser Energy in Proctor, Vt., which provides heating fuel to about 5,000 customers. Nina Keck/Vermont Public Radio hide caption

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Homeowners Who Played The Odds On Oil Heating Costs Lose Out

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