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From Houston to the Moon: Johnson’s Thermal Vacuum Chamber Tests Lunar Solar Technology – NASA
Imagine designing technology that can survive on the Moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA selected three companies to develop such systems, aimed at providing a power source at the Moon’s South Pole for...
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Vaccines, fluoride, raw milk: How RFK Jr.’s views may shape public health
The announcement that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the new leader of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has brought renewed attention to many comments the nominee has made about public...
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Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say;
Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate. The Australian Institute of Marine Science said surveys...
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MIT physicists predict exotic form of matter with potential for quantum computing
MIT physicists have shown that it should be possible to create an exotic form of matter that...
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NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 90 Launch, Space Station Docking – NASA
NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station.
The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled to...
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GOP Senator Shut Down on ‘Meet the Press’ Over Bonkers Vaccine Conspiracy
Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker shut down Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)‘s repeated attempts to peddle a debunked claim that vaccines were linked to autism as he praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary.Welker...
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50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.
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NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion – NASA
For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements.
The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with Generally Accepted...
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NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements – NASA
NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for their exemplary work on a lidar system enhanced with artificial intelligence...
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50 years ago, U.S. drinking water sparked health and safety concerns
EPA to study tap water carcinogens — Science News, November 16, 1974There is evidence that clean drinking water in some localities may contain carcinogenic compounds. Many of the compounds detected contain chlorine and some scientists think chlorine added to...
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Deadly Israeli air strikes hit Gaza – reports
Hospital officials in northern Gaza say many people have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes.Gazan rescue teams say...