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NASA Chief Says Security Needed To Explore Space Safely
AppleMagazine

NASA Chief Says Security Needed To Explore Space Safely

The head of NASA said this week that space security is necessary so that the United States, Japan, and others can safely explore the moon and Mars.

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September 27, 2019
NASA Manager Casts Doubt On 2024 Moon Landing By Astronauts
Techlife News

NASA Manager Casts Doubt On 2024 Moon Landing By Astronauts

A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency’s ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.

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September 21, 2019
New Comet Likely Visitor From Another Solar System
Techlife News

New Comet Likely Visitor From Another Solar System

The solar system may have another foreign guest.

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September 21, 2019
UCLA Scientists Find Fountain Of Youth!
National Enquirer

UCLA Scientists Find Fountain Of Youth!

Scientists may have finally tapped into the Fountain of Youth!

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September 30, 2019
HBCUS Diversify
Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology

HBCUS Diversify

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Increase Hispanic Enrollment.

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Fall 2019 Volume 34 Issue 2
High Pay Without A Four-Year Degree?
Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology

High Pay Without A Four-Year Degree?

Consider A Blue-collar Stem Career

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Fall 2019 Volume 34 Issue 2
Russian Capsule Carrying Robot Docks At Space Station
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Russian Capsule Carrying Robot Docks At Space Station

A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week.

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August 31, 2019
How Everyday Stuff Turns Into Microplastics
Muse Science Magazine for Kids

How Everyday Stuff Turns Into Microplastics

Plastic debris takes a complicated—and sometimes weird —journey as it breaks down into pieces too small to see.

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September 2019
NASA To Help With Umaine Project To Study Forest Health
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NASA To Help With Umaine Project To Study Forest Health

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is helping Maine get a better handle on the health of its forests.

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August 31, 2019
Marie Curie's Mess
Bloomberg Businessweek

Marie Curie's Mess

France is still cleaning up the Nobel laureate’s lab eight decades after her death.

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September 02, 2019
NASA To Help With Umaine Project To Study Forest Health
AppleMagazine

NASA To Help With Umaine Project To Study Forest Health

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is helping Maine get a better handle on the health of its forests.

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August 30, 2019
Hawaii Or Spain? Telescope Experts Say It May Not Matter
AppleMagazine

Hawaii Or Spain? Telescope Experts Say It May Not Matter

When starlight from billions of years ago zips across the universe and finally comes into focus on Earth, astronomers want their telescopes to be in the best locations possible to see what’s out there.

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August 30, 2019
The Joyful Contrarianism of Gordon Tullock
Reason magazine

The Joyful Contrarianism of Gordon Tullock

Meet the Economist who understood Nascar Crashes, the Sale of Indulgences, and the Feeding Habits of Coal Tits.

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October 2019
Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Desktop Kit: Good For Beginners
PC Magazine

Raspberry Pi 4 Computer Desktop Kit: Good For Beginners

Tickling the fancy of tinkerers, the Raspberry Pi is a tiny circuit board with memory, a CPU, and several I/O connectors.

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August 2019
Spacewalking Astronauts Add Parking Spot To Space Station
AppleMagazine

Spacewalking Astronauts Add Parking Spot To Space Station

Spacewalking astronauts added another parking spot to the International Space Station on Wednesday.

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August 23, 2019
Virgin Galactic Unveiling Mission Control For Space Tourism
Techlife News

Virgin Galactic Unveiling Mission Control For Space Tourism

Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert.

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August 17, 2019
Reading Astronauts' Secret Diaries
Popular Science

Reading Astronauts' Secret Diaries

What astronaut diaries tell us—and NASA—about the perils and potential of a mission to the red planet

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Fall 2019
Making It On Mars
Popular Science

Making It On Mars

If humans want to create a lasting presence on the Red Planet, they’ll have to live off the dirt beneath their feet.

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Fall 2019
Mars 2020 Vision
Popular Science

Mars 2020 Vision

Mimi Aung was still a young girl when she learned a lesson that has defined her career at NASA.

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Fall 2019
Citizens Of The World's Edge
Popular Science

Citizens Of The World's Edge

Not everyone believes our planet is a sphere. Welcome to flat Earth.

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Fall 2019
Starry Night, Done Right
Popular Science

Starry Night, Done Right

IN THE BACKCOUNTRY, PEERING INTO THE MILKY WAY requires nothing more than waiting for nightfall, stepping outside, and looking up.

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Fall 2019
Space-Time Continuum
Popular Science

Space-Time Continuum

IN THE 5 8 YEARS SINCE ALAN Shepard became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA has deemed just one watch tough enough to wear in open space.

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Fall 2019
Dinner Is Preserved
Popular Science

Dinner Is Preserved

THE FIRST AMERICANS IN SPACE SQUIRTED THEIR MEALS OUT of tubes.

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Fall 2019
Glimpse Within
Popular Science

Glimpse Within

A SHARP PAIR OF EYES CAN PROBABLY SPOT SOMETHING AS wee as a paramecium swimming in a petri dish. Anything tinier requires the optical assist of lenses refracting light toward your peepers, making the itty-bitty look big. These microscopes offer increasingly powerful optics, giving you a towering perspective on hidden realms.

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Fall 2019
Restoring Vision With Bionic Eyes Is No Longer Science Fiction
PC Magazine

Restoring Vision With Bionic Eyes Is No Longer Science Fiction

Bionic vision might sound like science fiction, but Dr. Michael Beyeler is working on just that.

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August 2019
Health System Offers Free DNA Tests For 10,000 Floridians
Techlife News

Health System Offers Free DNA Tests For 10,000 Floridians

An operator of hospitals and clinics began offering free DNA testing this week to 10,000 Floridians in a partnership with a private genomics company.

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First Crispr Study Inside The Body To Start In US
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First Crispr Study Inside The Body To Start In US

Patients are about to be enrolled in the first study to test a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR inside the body to try to cure an inherited form of blindness.

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Management Lessons From The Moon
Bloomberg Businessweek

Management Lessons From The Moon

Five things we can learn from how NASA put astronauts on the moon and brought them safely back 50 years ago.

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July 22, 2019
Before Moon Landing, Astronauts Learned Geology In Arizona
AppleMagazine

Before Moon Landing, Astronauts Learned Geology In Arizona

Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin knew they would be the first to walk on the moon, they took crash courses in geology at the Grand Canyon and a nearby impact crater that is the most well-preserved on Earth.

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July 12, 2019
NASA Launches Orion Crew Capsule To Test Abort System
Techlife News

NASA Launches Orion Crew Capsule To Test Abort System

NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.

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July 6, 2019