Space
Shanghai from Space – NASA
While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this photo of Shanghai’s city lights and the Huangpu River flowing through downtown. Shanghai is the most populous city in China...
Environment
Antimatter: Scientists freeze positronium atoms with lasers
For it to become usable for research positronium has to be frozen yet further, to around -260C, but the laser approach has given researchers a way forward, according to Prof Michael Charlton, an expert in positronium at Swansea University,...
Life
Study of Patients With a Chronic Fatigue Condition May Offer Clues to Long Covid
Jennifer Caldwell was active and energetic, working two jobs and taking care of her daughter and her parents, when she developed a bacterial infection that was followed by intense lightheadedness, fatigue and memory problems.That was nearly a decade ago,...
Environment
EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it
Tens of millions of Americans, including many Texans like me, live in counties that will soon be violating air pollution particle standards for the first time. It’s not that our air is getting dirtier –...
Science
Researchers harness 2D magnetic materials for energy-efficient computing
Experimental computer memories and processors built from magnetic materials use far less energy than traditional silicon-based devices....
Life
Insulin still unaffordable to some after price caps
Insulin still unaffordable to some after price caps - CBS News
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Science
The Marshall Star for February 21, 2024 – NASA
By Jessica Barnett
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s newest center director, Joseph Pelfrey, took to the podium Feb. 15 in the lobby of Building 4221 to host his first media event since his appointment to the position.
Pelfrey, who had been...
Life
Relatives of men with fertility issues may be at higher risk of cancer
The relatives of men with fertility issues may be at an increased risk of cancer, with the odds varying...
Environment
Here’s Where Biden’s Climate Law Is Working, and Where It’s Falling Short
A year and a half after President Biden signed into law a sweeping bill to tackle climate change, sales of electric vehicles have largely boomed in line with expectations, according to a new analysis by three groups tracking the...
Space
NASA Invites Media to First Astronaut Launch Aboard Boeing’s Starliner – NASA
As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the agency opened media accreditation for the launch of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The mission will be the company’s first Starliner spacecraft mission with crew.
NASA astronauts...
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Gaza war: How the crisis is testing the limits of US influence
The US is cranking every lever to turn this crisis into a long-lasting peace. But is it an impossible...