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Space Exploration Aug 10, 2024

Archaeologists conduct first 'space excavation' on ISS and discover surprising quirks of zero-G life

New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own "gravity" to replace Earth's, and adapt module spaces to ...

Other Aug 10, 2024

Saturday Citations: A rare misstep for Boeing; mouse jocks and calorie restriction; human brains in sync

This week's headlines include the extended sleepover for astronauts in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, insight into our imitative behaviors, and the Olympic form of mice.

Space Exploration Aug 10, 2024

Blue Origin tests out New Glenn rocket recovery crane at Port Canaveral

With the first launch of Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket still in the works before the end of the year, Jeff Bezos' company got to work testing out its recovery operations with the huge crane parked at Port Canaveral ...

Space Exploration Aug 10, 2024

Meet the two Boeing mission astronauts stuck aboard the ISS

Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction.

Economics & Business Aug 9, 2024

Russian invasion of Ukraine could have lasting impacts on global economy, environment: Study

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third year, international trade has felt the effects as sanctions on Russian exports have expanded. Now researchers have found that the invasion may not only have significant ...

Space Exploration Aug 9, 2024

NASA tests deployment of Roman Space Telescope's 'visor'

The "visor" for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience during launch and in space. Called the Deployable Aperture Cover, this large ...

Astronomy Aug 9, 2024

The universe on display: The powerful instruments that allow us to observe the cosmos

Starting today, the Earth will be passing through a meteor shower. But in astronomy, the human eye is very much a limited tool. But increasingly powerful instruments are allowing us to peer ever deeper into the cosmos and ...

Astronomy Aug 9, 2024

Hubble spotlights a supernova

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a barred spiral galaxy, with partially broken spiral arms. The image also captured a supernova, ...

Social Sciences Aug 9, 2024

From Michael Brown to Sonya Massey, police antiblack violence causes grief, worry and coping for Black parents

A decade ago, Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed Black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.

Astronomy Aug 9, 2024

NASA mission concludes after years of successful asteroid detections

The infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data to Earth before the project team at JPL sent a command that turned off its transmitter.

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