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Astronauts Getting Stuck In Space Is More Common Than You Think

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Source: See here Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore are among a long list of astronauts who got to spend more time on the ISS than expected. Thanks to technical problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft, Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore are spending a lot more time on the International Space Station than originally planned. But these astronauts are not the first spacefarers to get "stranded" in space, and they probably won't be the last. Dealing with such difficulties is an essential task for an astronaut—and Williams and Wilmore might be...

10 Chilling Doctor Who Unsolved Mysteries

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Read more: See here From plot points and characters in the fictional Whoniverse to strange occurrences in the real world, the last six decades of time and space are littered with some rather chilling unsolved mysteries. Some of these secrets might get revealed one day, either in the show's storylines or through some tell-all book. But some of them are either too far in the past, too confusing, or just too weird, to the point that they will probably remain a mystery for the rest of time. So grab your magnifying glasses and your deerstalker hats, and let...

Robots Are Taking Over The Kitchens At Your Favorite Restaurants

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Read more: Visit website Headlines: * "Electric Autonomous Shuttle Bus Crash Highlights Safety Concerns" (Source: The Verge) * "Chain Reaction of Fires Caused by Charging Electric Vehicles in China" (Source: Bloomberg) * "New Research Reveals AI-Powered Fruit Sorting System Reduces Wastage" (Source: Food Processing Technology) * "Israeli Startup Develops Revolutionary Facial Recognition System for Border Control" (Source: The Jerusalem Post) * "India's First Satellite-Borne Artificial Intelligence Platform for Traffic Management Launched" (Source: Times of India) * "UK's National Health Service (NHS) to...

Wait A Minute. Why Don't Any Of The Solar System's Moons Have Rings?

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More details: See here Headlines: Of the eight planets in the Solar System, half have rings of dust and ice orbiting their equator. Mars is thought to have once had a ring . Some of the dwarf planets have rings (though sometimes astronomers can't figure out how ). Even some asteroids have rings . It was while studying the notion of ringed moons outside of the Solar System – dubbed cronomoons – that this question started to bother astrophysicist Mario Sucerquia of the Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile and his colleagues. "This absence seemed counterintuitive given the prevalence of rings elsewhere, so we wanted to explore whether there might be un...

See 6 Planets In September Sky

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Read more: Visit website Early risers will be treated to a celestial spectacle during the first two weeks of September as six planets will be visible at the same time although a telescope will be needed to see the entire event. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will be spread across the sky from east to west about 30 minutes before sunrise, local time. A telescope is necessary to see the planetary procession as Uranus and Neptune are too dim to see with the naked eye. Both will be close to brighter planets, making them easier to find. Jup...

The Scottish UFO Trail Dedicated To Country's Only Alien Police Investigation

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Source: Visit website For the Daily Record's newest Walk of the Week, we have chosen something a bit different — with the Dechmont UFO Trail being the site of a supposed alien encounter. A Scottish village around just half an hour out of Edinburgh might not be the first place yoy would expect to find a UFO monument. Dechmont is a charming little settlement near Uphall in West Lothian , home to a population of around just 1,000. It also has a fascinating and somewhat spooky history, which is why it is the site of the Daily Record's latest Walk of the Week . Each week, we ...

The Technology That Was Cutting Edge The Year You Were Born

Read more: See here Headlines: "Solar Power Record: Scientists Achieve 26. 7% Efficiency Rate" (Source: Forbes, 2022) - In a significant milestone, scientists have reached an unprecedented 26. 7% efficiency rate in converting sunlight into electricity using solar panels, paving the way for more extensive adoption of renewable energy. * *Advances in Medical Research: * "New Genetic Editing Technique Treats Hemophilia in Monkeys" (Source: Science Daily, 2022) - Researchers have successfully used a novel genetic editing technique to treat hemophilia in monkeys, offering new hope for the treatment of this debilitating condition. * *Innovations in Transportation: * "Japan Launches World's First...

Webb Telescope Uncovers 6 Distant, 'Rogue' Planets — And A Mystery That's Stumped Scientists

Reference: Visit website Headlines: * NASA's Parker Solar Probe Discovers a New Type of Solar Wind Bubble (The New York Times) * Scientists Find Evidence of Ancient Human Migration Through DNA (BBC News) * World's Largest Known Star May Be a 'Super-Widy' Star, Study Says (The Washington Post) * New Species of Blind Fish Discovered in Mexican Caverns (National Geographic) * NASA's Europa Clipper Mission to Study Jupiter's Icy Moon (Space. com) * Water Found on Distant Exoplanet Believed to be Similar to Earth (Scientific American) * Study Reveals First Evidence of 'Mega-Tsunamis' on Mars (The Guardian) Note: These headlines are subject to change as new information becomes ava...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Grounded As Two Key Human Spaceflight Missions Loom

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Reference: Found here SpaceX's prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators said they wanted to review a wayward landing attempt that occurred Wednesday morning. That makes the Falcon 9 rocket unable to fly with two key human spaceflight missions on the horizon. The company is slated to launch a daring mission called Polaris Dawn as soon as this week, and next month it's expected to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Crew-9, a mission that — after a months-long rot...

Previous NASA Astronaut Finalist Prepares To Launch On Blue Origin's New Shepard

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Reference: See here Headlines: * *SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches 24 Satellites *: SpaceX's reusable rocket, the Falcon Heavy, successfully launched 24 small satellites into orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Source: CNN) * *India's Chandrayaan-3 Mission to Mars Delayed *: India's space agency, ISRO, has postponed its Chandrayaan-3 mission to Mars citing technical issues. The mission was initially scheduled to launch in July 2023. (Source: The Hindu) * *NASA's Parker Solar Probe Gets Upgrade *: NASA has upgraded its Parker Solar Probe mission to gather more data about the sun's corona and the solar wind. The probe is now equipped with a new instrument to study the sun's...

SpaceX Postpones Historic Mission Featuring First Private Spacewalk

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More details: Found here Headlines: mycouriertribune.com From now through Sept. 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for Region 7, which includes Missouri, will be working alongside local law enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-vi⁘ CLAY COUNTY — The Northland Shepherd's Center, 5601 NE Antioch Road, is located in an area with low-income households that experience food insecurity. According to the charity, food insecurity affects more than 3,000 older adults and that number is expected to grow...

NASA's DART Asteroid Crash Really Messed Up Its Space Rock Target

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Read more: See here Headlines: * Australia: "Tesla Sinks in Sydney Harbour after celebrating winning 'Good Design Award' (The Guardian) * Europe: "EU orders Coca-Cola to remove 'detrimental' chemical from fizzy drinks (The Telegraph) * USA: "Britney Spears is to perform at the 2023 Grammys (The New York Times) * Japan: "Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wins his party's endorsement for the leadership (The Japan Times) * Middle East: "Israel and Lebanon agree on maritime border between the two countries (Al-Jazeera) * Asia: "Tokyo Olympics raised concerns over extreme heat and humidity (The Straits Times) Please note that these news headlines are subject to change and might not be the m...

Boeing Faces Hard Questions About Starliner And Its Future In Space | WUWM 89.7 FM...

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Read more: Visit website WASHINGTON — The moment NASA announced that the crew of Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth next year on a ship built by the company's rival, SpaceX, the questions began. NASA administrator Bill Nelson was asked how confident he was that Boeing's spaceship would ever fly with a crew again . "100%," Nelson replied without hesitation. Nelson said he had just spoken to Boeing's CEO before the press conference on Saturday, who assured him that "they intend to move forward and fly Starliner in the future." Starliner wil...

Dangers Of Orbiting Debris: Former NASA Engineer To Speak At Seattle's Museum Of Flight...

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Read more: Visit website Headlines: SEATTLE — Millions of pieces of "space junk" or debris is orbiting in Earth's atmosphere as more satellites and rockets are launched. Former NASA engineer and two-time author Linda Dawson stopped by the KING 5 studios to discuss the topic and preview a talk she will give at The Museum of Flight in Seattle on Saturday, Aug. 31. Sizes of debris vary from the size of a fleck of paint to the size of a rocket, according to Dawson. Even a small chunk of debris is traveling fast enough to damage or even destroy a spacecraft or satellite that happens to be in its path. ...

AI-powered Robots Could Mean Job Losses On Farms And In Construction

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Reference: Found here Headlines: There have been warnings for decades that robots could replace people working in manufacturing and agriculture. More recently, concerns have grown that artificial intelligence (AI) could do the same with some white-collar jobs. The use of robots has been growing, with 3.9 million of them ⁘operational⁘ in manufacturing around the world - 151 per 10,000 employees, double what it was 6 years ago - according to the International Federation of Robotics. The number could keep rising if enough AI-powered ⁘humanoid⁘ robots are produced, according to investment bank Morgan Stanley, which speculated that ⁘converging trends⁘ could see large language m...

What's Happening To Jupiter's Great Red Spot? The Solar System's Largest Storm Could Finally...

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Reference: See here Headlines: * "Huge Progress Made in Quantum Computing: Google Achieves Major Breakthrough" (Source: BBC News) * "Rare Meteorite Discovered on Road in Mexico, Scientists Flock to Study" (Source: The Guardian) * "El Niño-Like Event Hits the Indian Ocean, Monsoon Rains Expected" (Source: Al Jazeera) * "New Zealand's Mysterious 'Tikanga' Sounds Attract Scientists from Around the World" (Source: The New York Times) * "NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Sun's Atmosphere in High Resolution" (Source: Science Magazine) * "Particle Accelerator Success: CERN Scientists Create Antimatter for the First Time" (Source: The Independent)...

The Listening Service, Proms Interval

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Reference: See here Headlines: Known by many as the English composer who wrote The Planets suite, Holst was however much more than that. #news

I Witnessed A UFO Crash And Aliens Flee The Ship - And I Have A Piece Of The Craft To Prove It...

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Reference: Found here A man from Los Angeles claims that he witnessed aliens fleeing from a UFO after it crashed landed in the desert - and he has a piece of the spacecraft to prove it. Jose Padilla was just a nine-year-old boy growing up in San Antonio, New Mexico , when he and his friend discovered the 'avocado-shaped' UFO. The encounter occurred while the two boys were horseback riding in the desert just 13 miles from the Trinity nuclear test site, Robert Oppenheimer and other members of the Manhattan Project detonated the world's first nuclear bomb in 1945. ...

Testing Einstein's Relativity: NASA Unleashes Ultra-Cool Quantum Technology In Space

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Source: Found here Headlines: NASA ⁘s Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station uses quantum technology for advanced space science, offering new insights into gravitational fields, dark matter, and dark energy, and testing aspects of general relativity in microgravity. Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena. NASA⁘s Cold Atom Lab , a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station (ISS) , has taken another step toward revolutionizing how quantum science can be used in space. Members of the science team measured subtle vibrati...

Planets Hold More Water Than We Thought

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Reference: Found here Headlines: Most of a planet's water is generally not on its surface but hidden deep in its interior, according to a new study. This affects the potential habitability of distant worlds, as shown by researchers' model calculations. We know that the Earth has an iron core surrounded by a mantle of silicate bedrock and water (oceans) on its surface. Science has used this simple planet model until today for investigating exoplanets—planets that orbit another star outside our solar system. "It is only in recent years that we have begun to realize that planets are more complex than we had thought," sa...

Nasa Announces Plan To Return Stranded Astronauts From Space Next Year

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More details: See here Headlines: * *India's First Private Mission to Space Lands Successfully *: India's private space tech firm, Skyroot Aerospace, successfully landed its Vikram lander on the Moon, marking a major milestone in the country's space program. (Source: Al Jazeera) * *NASA's Parker Solar Probe Catches Solar Flare in Action *: NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured stunning images of a solar flare in action, providing scientists with valuable insights into the Sun's magnetic field. (Source: CNN) * *China's Space Station Completes First Crew Rotation *: China's space station, Tiangong Space Station, has completed its first crew rotation, with three astronauts serving a 90-day mission in space. (Sou...

Blue Origin Sets A Date For Its Next Flight To Launch People And Experiments Into Space *

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Source: See here Headlines: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture says its next suborbital spaceflight is set for Aug. 29, with a space researcher and a college senior among the mission's six spacefliers. Next week's launch of a reusable New Shepard rocket ship from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas will mark the company's eighth crewed mission, and boost its roll call of suborbital space travelers to 43. The launch window will open at 8 a.m. CT (6 a.m. PT) on the appointed day, and live coverage of the mission will be streamed via Blue Origin's website starting at T-minus 40 minutes. New Shepard's crewed fli...

Hubble Telescope Shares 6 Breathtaking Photos Of Galaxies, Revealing Cosmic Wonders...

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More details: See here NASA images: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled images of galaxies.⁣ The Hubble Space Telescope which launched in 1990 changed the fundamental understanding of the universe right from determining the atmospheric composition of planets around other stars to discovering dark energy . NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a captivating new image of N11, a vibrant star-forming region located approximately 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC is a dwarf gal...

NASA To Decide Saturday Whether Astronauts Will Ride Boeing's Starliner Home — Or Use SpaceX's...

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Reference: Visit website NASA officials will announce their final decision on Saturday as to whether two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — will return to Earth on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft or hitch a ride home with SpaceX instead — a decision that could have a huge impact across the rapidly evolving space industry. Here's the backstory. Boeing launched its first crewed Starliner mission on June 5 for what was supposed to be an eight-day sojourn on the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is meant to be the final, crucia...

NASA Smashed Into An Asteroid In 2022. The Debris Could End Up Reaching Earth

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More details: Visit website Headlines: * "Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies: Warplanes Clash Over Snake Island" (BBC News, 2023) * "US-China Tensions Soar: Beijing Demands Apology for Speaker's Taiwan Visit" (Al Jazeera, 2023) * "New Zealand Emerges as Global Leader in Climate Action: Sets Net-Zero Target by 2050" (The Guardian, 2023) * "India's Economy Booms: GDP Growth Rate Surpasses China's for First Time" (The Hindu, 2023) * "Elon Musk's SpaceX Launches Most Powerful Rocket Yet: Starship Set for Mars Mission" (Space. com, 2023) * "Burkina Faso Coup: Military Takes Control of West African Country" (AFP, 2023) * "South Africa Successfully Launches First Comm...

3rd Edition Of Katara Space Science Program Concludes With Resounding Success

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Read more: See here Headlines: * "NASA's Perseverance Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Lake on Mars" (NASA, March 2023) * "European Space Agency's BepiColombo Probe Enters Mercury's Orbit" (ESA, April 2023) * "China's Space Station Completes First Crew Rotation with Shenzhou-13 Mission" (Xinhua News Agency, March 2023) * "India's Chandrayaan-3 Lander Successfully Lands on Moon's Surface" (The Hindustan Times, February 2023) * "Newly Discovered Exoplanet Could Support ---, Scientists Say" (The Guardian, April 2023) * "NASA's Parker Solar Probe Reveals Solar Wind's Mysteries" (Space. com, March 2023) * "Russia's Nauka Modul...

Starliner Stranded In Space? NASA Answers FAQs On Astronauts' Return Status

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More details: Found here NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the orbiting laboratory on June 6 aboard the Boeing Starliner after lifting off on June 5 from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. During Starliner⁘s flight to the space station, engineers noticed some of the spacecraft⁘s thrusters did not perform as expected and several leaks in Starliner⁘s helium system also were observed. Engineering teams at NASA and Boeing have since conducted several thruster tests and in-depth data reviews to better u...

Robots Can Now Detect The Human Touch Without Artificial Skin

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Read more: See here Headlines: Yahoo Finance – stock market live, quotes, business and finance news Investors are awaiting US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium. Monday marked the 20-year anniversary of Google's IPO. The stock has appreciated over 6,500% since then. Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur, had many insights during his recent appearance on The Daily Show. Although he discussed many topics, what stood out were his views on power, the military, and artificial intelligence (AI). Don't Miss: Amid the ongoing EV revolution, previously overlooked low-income communities now ha...

What Is The Solar System? - BBC Bitesize

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Source: Found here Create your own masterpiece of the solar system. You could paint it, use different sized objects or draw it. Don't forget to label it and add any facts that you know! Can you create a mnemonic close mnemonic A pattern of letters, words, ideas or associations which help with memorising something. to help you the order of the planets?Here's an example: My (Mercury) Very (Venus) Easy (Earth) Method (Mars) Just (Jupiter) Speeds (Saturn) Up (Uranus) Nothing (Neptune) Get ready for the new primary school term with our year-by-year gui...

Planets Contain More Water Than Thought | EurekAlert!

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Reference: Visit website Headlines: We know that the Earth has an iron core surrounded by a mantle of silicate bedrock and water (oceans) on its surface. Science has used this simple planet model until today for investigating exoplanets ⁘ planets that orbit another star outside our solar system. ⁘It is only in recent years that we have begun to realise that planets are more complex than we had thought,⁘ says Caroline Dorn, Professor for Exoplanets at ETH Zurich. Most of the exoplanets known today are located close to their star. This means they primarily comprise hot worlds of oceans of molten magma that have not yet cooled to form a solid mantle of silicate bedrock lik...

Secret Paranormal Library' To Uncover UFO Mysteries

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Reference: Visit website Headlines: * "Ancient City Discovered in Jordan's Desert" (The New York Times, 2022): Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old city in Jordan's desert, shedding light on the region's ancient history. * "Unlocking the Secrets of the World's Largest Freshwater Lake" (National Geographic, 2022): Researchers are investigating the mysteries of Lake Baikal, exploring its unique ecosystem and potential implications for the environment. * "Underwater Robot Uncovers Lost Wreck off French Coast" (BBC News, 2022): A state-of-the-art robot has discovered a 17th-century shipwreck off the coast of France, providing valuable insights into ...