Saturday, April 1, 2023

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Daily update April 1, 2023
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Space.com
This new release features astronaut Mike Mullane, who flew on board three space shuttle missions, using art that was created for his first flight by his son, Patrick.
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Space.com
From now through mid-April, in the western evening twilight sky, the "Queen of the Night," better known as the brilliant planet Venus, will help you to identify the normally hard-to-find planet Mercury. And along the way, Venus will have a striking ...
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Spaceflight Now
The first piloted flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut ferry ship is slipping from late April to at least July 21, officials said Wednesday, to allow more time to close out paperwork and to carry out an additional test of the spacecraft's parachute ...
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Space.com
NASA aims to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) at the space agency with the announcement of two new hires. NASA appointed Steve Shih to serve as the agency's first diversity ...
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Space.com
A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit. The high-resolution map could help scientists answer a number of pressing questions about Mars including how it came to ...
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Space.com
Astronomers have been on the hunt for the origins of Furbies. No, not the eerie little toy creatures, but Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs (often pronounced "fur-bees"). These FRBs are mysterious pulses of radio waves coming from space, and what exactly ...
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The New York Times
If you're looking for space news in April, you won't have to wait long. On Monday, NASA will introduce the four astronauts who will travel on the Artemis II mission. The Artemis program — a successor to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and '70s — aims ...
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NPR
Human attempts to kill cockroaches with sugary poison have had an unintended consequence: It has cramped the bugs' sex lives. But now, some roaches appear to have tweaked the recipe for the sweet substance that males use to woo females — allowing the ...
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The Weather Channel
If there was ever a month to break out your sky-watching legs and explore the magical world of astronomy, April would be it! For starters, astronomers and sky-watchers around the world celebrate April as Global Astronomy Month!
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Phys.Org
Like a tornado siren for life-threatening storms in America's heartland, a new computer model that combines artificial intelligence (AI) and NASA satellite data could sound the alarm for dangerous space weather. The model uses AI to analyze spacecraft ...
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Friday, March 31, 2023

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Daily update March 31, 2023
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It has taken seven years (or 57, depending on how you count), but now it is official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle in the world.
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Space.com
Venus has a lot to teach us, deadly as it is. The planet Venus is often referred to as "Earth's twin" since both planetary bodies are approximately the same size and mass. But unlike Earth, which is teeming with all forms of life both large and small, ...
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Space.com
The solar system's hottest planet and its coldest one will be in conjunction on Friday (March 31), offering a rare opportunity for skywatchers. Venus (the hottest) and Uranus (the coldest) will share the same right ascension — the celestial equivalent ...
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Space.com
"The golden age of exploration is happening right now, and this new office will help ensure that NASA successfully establishes a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity's next giant leap to the Red Planet," Nelson added.
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Phys.Org
But it took the insight of a veteran astronomer to pull it all together within a year, using observations of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and retired Cassini probe, in addition to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and the retired International ...
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Florida Today
NASA on Monday, April 3, will reveal the Artemis II crew of four astronauts who will fly a mission to lunar orbit and back to Earth no earlier than late 2024.
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Scientific American
"My Twitter feed was inundated. Every femtosecond, a new picture appeared," says Scott McIntosh, a solar physicist and deputy director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. "It was pretty special.".
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Boise State Public Radio
The Food and Drug Administration approved the sale of Narcan, a nasal spray used to treat opioid overdoses, for over-the-counter, non-prescription purchase. There are still challenges, like the high cost of this life-saving medication, that may present ...
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The Weather Channel
Meteor showers are undoubtedly one of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena to grace our skies. Such is their beauty and wonder, that witnessing this astronomical event just once is never enough! Sadly, being able to catch shooting stars is a matter ...
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Phys.Org
In a new study in the journal Evolution Letters, scientists used a combination of fossils, DNA, and data on the habitat preferences of modern species to piece together how ants and plants have been evolving together over the past 60 million years.
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