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• October 23, 2015 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Apollo program, Barack Obama, DARPA, Earth, Elon Musk, European Space Agency, International Space Station, low-Earth Orbit, NASA, Orion (spacecraft), Pamela Melroy, Space Exploration, Space Launch System, SpaceX, United States

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@RadicalSeraph Were you there? 8 hours ago
@RadicalSeraph Kennedy has a lot of name recognition work to do with the general electorate. That's what it's all about. 8 hours ago
They are coming up on the speeches of the U.S. Senate candidates for Utah. My daughter Alicia Colvin is #9 in the l… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 1 day ago
@Spcefan @nextspaceflight @elonmusk @SpaceX @SpaceflightNow The sea level rise thing has been kicked down the road… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 2 days ago
Total B.S. facebook.com/bill.housley.5… 3 days ago
TESS Mission youtu.be/aY-0uBIYYKk 4 days ago
@1280Spence I can't read it. It's private. Passed away from what? 4 days ago
So #Clinton supporters criticize political pundit #SeanHannity for his hypocrisy in not talking about his affiliati… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 5 days ago
Yep, they're right! #SeanHannity shouldn't have trusted a crooked lawyer! goo.gl/images/6otdh5 5 days ago
So... Now we're saying that it's illegal to do business with a crooked lawyer. Flailing that stick a bit WIDE are we? 5 days ago
RT @QwertyJones3: GUY: Ugh this rice crispy treat is disgusting! ME: There you go sweetie, it takes 23 oz of sawdust before people won't e… 6 days ago
Message to #Russia, #Syria, #China, and #NorthKorea . Your credibility has to be in serious shreds if the likes of… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 6 days ago
If #Syria and #Assad really are victims of a frame up on chemical weapons like Russia claims...#Nobodycares 6 days ago
RT @Home_Halfway: I hate the GOP remake of Sherlock Holmes https://t.co/nGLfty2S9v 6 days ago
RT @CaptainObvious: A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it’s usually only worth like 35 likes, which matters a lot more. 6 days ago
...and getting people killed. twitter.com/mikercarpenter… 6 days ago
The Daughter of Kepler #TESS bhousley.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/the… https://t.co/prxAXzppnk 1 week ago
@thesmelloftea @BLuyter Why would Trump give two hoots about Stormy Daniels. If that sort of thing still mattered t… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 1 week ago
@thesmelloftea According to the U.N. Security Council, Russia stands mostly alone on this one...at least for now. S… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 1 week ago
@cleflore23 Now THAT is what #guncontrol should look like! 1 week ago

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DARPA Announces Responsive Launch Prize Competition April 22, 2018
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced a prize competition April 18 to demonstrate the ability to rapidly launch small satellites, a competition whose regulatory challenges may tower over its technical ones.
Celebrate Earth Day with NASA's Terra Tools and Posters April 22, 2018
To celebrate Earth Day (April 22) this year, NASA invites everyone to share views of Earth with the world — and to tack up artists' perspectives of our home planet on their walls.
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On April 22, 2010, the U.S. Air Force launched the super-secret X-37B space plane on its first spaceflight. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series here.
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It April 21, 2018
In late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the sun.
The Most Amazing Space Photos This Week! April 21, 2018
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This Week's Top Space Stories! April 21, 2018
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Proton Launches Russian Military Communications Satellite April 21, 2018
Russia's Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation's ministry of defense.
Mushroom Clouds Burst Through Neutron Stars, and NASA Can Watch It Happen April 21, 2018
The energetic explosions release clouds of debris similar to those launched from nuclear explosions.
Big Bang, Big Claim: Why This Bold Idea Is Right April 21, 2018
At 13.8 billion years ago, our entire observable universe was the size of a peach and had a temperature of over a trillion degrees.
New Shepard: Rocket for Space Tourism April 20, 2018
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Netflix Doc 'Mercury 13' Chronicles First US Women Tested for Spaceflight April 20, 2018
A famous scene from space history gets an unexpected twist in the opening moments of "Mercury 13," a new hour-long documentary from Netflix and directors David Sington and Heather Walsh. "That is one small leap for a woman, another giant step for mankind.
Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated' April 20, 2018
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.
Bankrupt Spaceflight Company's Assets to Help Young Minds Soar April 20, 2018
Before it went bankrupt last year, XCOR Aerospace aimed to fly tourists to space with the company's Lynx suborbital vehicle. But now, XCOR's assets will help give high school and college students hands-on experience with rockets and space technology.
Image of the Day April 20, 2018
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To Seek Out New Life: How the TESS Mission Will Accelerate the Hunt for Livable Alien Worlds (Kavli Roundtable) April 20, 2018
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The iconic Hubble Space Telescope is about to turn 28 years old, and a batch of gorgeous new imagery helps mark the occasion.
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018 Peaks This Weekend: What to Expect April 20, 2018
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Famed Doctor Hans Asperger Helped with Nazi Child Euthanasia, Notes Reveal April 21, 2018
Hans Asperger, a pioneer in autism research whose name is used to describe high-functioning people with the disorder, had a previously unknown dark past that included sending children with disabilities to a Nazi regime "euthanasia" program.
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The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week April 20, 2018
Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.
Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week April 20, 2018
Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
What Is CRISPR? April 20, 2018
CRISPR technology is a simple yet powerful tool for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function.
Tooth Sensitivity: Causes, Remedies & Treatment April 20, 2018
Tooth sensitivity is a common dental problem that involves discomfort or pain in teeth when encountering certain substances and temperatures.
CDC Says to Avoid All Romaine Lettuce Amid E. Coli Outbreak April 20, 2018
Consumers are being warned to avoid even more romaine lettuce products.
This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on Earth April 20, 2018
For the first time, researchers re-created the high-pressure water ice likely found in the interiors of Uranus and Neptune.
U.K. Man With 'Worst Ever' Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Is Now Cured April 20, 2018
The U.K. man who caught the "worst ever" case of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea has been cured.
Scientists Built A New Microscope To Watch Cells, And The Footage is Breathtaking April 20, 2018
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Dark Photons Probably Don't Exist, and If They Did, They'd Be Super Weird April 20, 2018
A measurement of the fine structure constant puts significant limitations on the existence of these dark partners to ordinary light particles.
This Is Your Brain on Drugs (Really) April 20, 2018
Readers of a certain age will know the reference.
A Marijuana-Derived Drug Is on Track for FDA Approval April 20, 2018
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A Bunch of Rich Guys Want to Watch the Earth at All Times from Space April 20, 2018
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A Single Concussion May Increase Parkinson's Risk April 20, 2018
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This Contorted Mystery Squid May Be the 'Most Bizarre' Ever Seen April 20, 2018
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Iridescent Algae Glow with Their Very Own Opals April 20, 2018
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Quantum Radar Could Make Stealth Technology Obsolete April 20, 2018
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Discovery Space News

Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016
When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
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Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016
Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016
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Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016
Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
See the Red Planet with Your Own Eyes This Weekend May 21, 2016
Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
Extreme Exoplanets Reveal Migration Mystery May 20, 2016
A star hosting 4 massive gas giant exoplanets has been spotted -- is this how our solar system looked in its ancient past?
How to Form Io's Mountains? Just Squeeze! May 20, 2016
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DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016
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LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016
As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.

New Scientist

Distant Jupiter-like world may be the darkest planet ever found April 20, 2018
The clouds on WASP-104b – an exoplanet orbiting a star 466 light years away – have been swept away by radiation, leaving a surface that reflects almost no light
NASA finally has a new boss after a year-long wait April 19, 2018
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Shredded galaxy is disintegrating before our eyes after smash-up April 18, 2018
After a collision with its neighbouring galaxy, the Small Magellanic Cloud may lose its ability to give birth to new stars, causing it to grow dim
Diamond meteorites may come from a lost ancient planet April 17, 2018
We may have found signs of a planet destroyed during the era of Earth’s formation. Meteorites with pockets of diamond could be the shards of this ancient world
The neon swirls that show how a map of our galaxy is made April 17, 2018
The Gaia satellite rotates as it scans the entire sky, creating beautiful patterns as it makes the best 3D map of our galaxy we have ever had

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