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TIME: Is There Life on Mars? A New Study Offers Tantalizing Clues
By Jeffrey Kluger, January 20, 2022 11:54 AM EST Mars is both a wonderful and a terrible place to go looking for life. On the one hand, the planet is a wasteland, where wintertime temperatures plunge to -153º C (-225º F), and the atmosphere—such as it is—is just 1% the density of Earth’s and composed…
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Measuring Distances in Cosmology – Explaining Science
By Steve Hurley, Posted on December 1, 2021 I have recently written an article for my local amateur astronomical society about distance measurements in cosmology. There is a lot of confusion about what we mean by “distance” on the vast such scales and the article was written to help clear up of these misunderstandings. It…
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William Shatner has traveled to space in Blue Origin rocket : NPR
By Joe Hernandez, Updated October 13, 202111:08 AM ET Blue Origin’s second human spaceflight has returned to Earth after taking a brief flight to the edge of space this morning. Among the four passengers on board — there is no pilot — was William Shatner, the actor who first played the space-traveling Captain Kirk in…
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UFO report: U.S. unable to explain more than 140 unidentified flying objects, finds no evidence of alien life – The Washington Post
By Shane Harris and Missy Ryan, June 25, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. PDT The report finds no evidence that the objects, characterized as unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, were the handiwork of alien beings. But in almost all of the 144 cases that a team of government experts examined, a lack of data stymied their efforts…
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Hear black holes and galaxies translated into sound from NASA data – CNET
The Whirlpool Galaxy sounds like a horror movie. This composite of the Cat’s Eye Nebula uses data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI In space, no one can hear you scream, but on Earth we have ways of turning space objects into haunting soundtracks. Galaxies, black holes…
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How to Watch Live As NASA Lands on Mars Today | Travel + Leisure
“How to live-stream Insight’s landing on Mars. You can watch InSight’s attempt to land on Mars live on NASA TV. On Monday, Nov. 26, NASA TV will broadcast the landing from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST/2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. There will then be a post-landing news briefing no earlier than 2 p.m.…
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Cities at night – mapping the world at night
From the Scout Report… Source: Cities at night – mapping the world at night
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Why university libraries are tossing millions of books – CSMonitor.com
“A library without books? Not quite, but as students abandon the stacks in favor of online reference material, university libraries are unloading millions of unread volumes in a nationwide purge that has some print-loving scholars deeply unsettled.” Source: Why university libraries are tossing millions of books – CSMonitor.com See also, A Library Without Books? Universities…
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A Moment You Won’t Want to Miss: Cassini’s Mission Finale at Saturn – Teachable Moments | NASA/JPL Edu
Update – Sept. 11, 2017: This feature (originally published on April 25, 2017) has been updated to reflect Cassini’s current mission status, as well as new lessons and activities.Visit the Cassini website to learn more about the mission’s Grand Finale and follow along on Friday, Sept. 15 as the spacecraft makes its farewell plunge into…
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Nihilism or Wonder? On the Evolution of the Alien Story | Literary Hub
Calvin, the Martian creature at the center of Daniel Espinosa’s new sci-fi horror film, Life, lives happily enough on the International Space Station, doted upon by six loving astronauts. An unprom… Source: Nihilism or Wonder? On the Evolution of the Alien Story | Literary Hub
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Apollo 17: The Last Men on the Moon
Actual article noted below was published August 24, 2012 04:15pm ET, FYI… The final Apollo mission took the first scientist to the moon. He was also the last man — so far — to set foot on another world. Source: Apollo 17: The Last Men on the Moon
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Are Humans the Real Ancient Aliens? – NBC News
Thoughtful speculation.. the best (more like us) is yet to come? “So among inhabited planets it sounds as if Earth beat the rush. From the standpoint of future cosmic civilizations, we are the ancient aliens.” Source: Are Humans the Real Ancient Aliens? – NBC News
