Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt
A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon.
A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2024
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The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company's spacecraft developed a "critical" fuel leak just hours after Monday's launch.
Space Exploration
Jan 9, 2024
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There's one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and more commercials.
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2024
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are tackling Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) antibiotic resistance. This naturally antibiotic-resistant pathogen is becoming more prevalent, highlighting the urgent need for ...
Biochemistry
Jan 5, 2024
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What would you do if everyday life was suddenly turned upside down? Thanks to recent Hollywood blockbusters, the increasing popularity of everyday survivalism and a climate of volatile, uncertain times (war, weather, accelerating ...
Social Sciences
Jan 4, 2024
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The first SpaceX launch of 2024, which took place Tuesday night, included something that none of the company's prior launches did.
Space Exploration
Jan 3, 2024
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In 2022, the insurance industry made a whopping USD 6 trillion globally—more than the entire economy of big countries like Japan and Germany. A recent study, published in The Journal of Finance and Data Science, looked ...
Economics & Business
Jan 3, 2024
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Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers—despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional.
Environment
Dec 21, 2023
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The world's top fossil fuel firms subtly reset online conversations about climate change by ignoring discussions of extreme weather in favor of sharing praise for their own sustainability work, according to a new research ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2023
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Conventional wisdom suggests that searching online to evaluate the veracity of misinformation would reduce belief in it. But a new study by a team of researchers shows the opposite occurs: Searching to evaluate the truthfulness ...
Social Sciences
Dec 20, 2023
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