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NASA confirms Florida house hit by a piece of ISS battery pack: Who needs aircon when you have NASA to punch holes through your home?
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Quick Glance: Fragment of ISS Battery Hits Florida Residence
- A confirmed piece of space debris hit a Florida home in March, originating from a discarded ISS battery pallet.
- The fragment that entered the house of Alejandro Otero in Naples, Florida, pierced through the roof and crossed 2 floors.
- Following thorough examination, the US space agency confirmed that the fragment was indeed part of the cargo pallet used to secure the batteries.
- NASA intends to update its predictive models for object decay during re-entry and the ISS team will investigate the disposal of the cargo pallet to enhance understanding of the debris's survival.
LIVE: Total solar eclipse as seen through NASA telescope: Reuters Live on X (Twitter)
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Quick Glance: Airplane Observes Solar Eclipse in Bloomington
- An airplane flies near the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.
- People watch the partial solar eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.
- Sophia Moccia, 4, from Queens views the eclipse with a homemade mask in New York City.
- A solar eclipse is visible in Mazatlan, Mexico.
NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch: NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in ...
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How Will the Solar Eclipse Affect Animals? NASA Needs Your Help to Find Out: NASA's Eclipse Soundscapes project will collect observations and soundscapes ...
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Quick Glance: The future total solar eclipses
- The next total solar eclipse in North America will occur on March 30, 2033, not in twenty years.
- The 2033 eclipse will offer a unique spectacle in Alaska after sunrise, coinciding with the aurora borealis season. Additionally, the path of totality extends to Siberia.
- The eclipse on August 23, 2044, will be visible in Montana and North Dakota, with Greenland and parts of Canada along the path.
- An equally remarkable eclipse to the 2024 event will take place on August 12, 2045, covering Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Florida in its path of totality.
Space startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all
techcrunch.com/2024/04/16/space-startups-licking-their-lips-after-nasa-converts-11b-mars-mission-into-a-free-for-all/
Voyager 1 is over 15 billion miles away in interstellar space, but NASA hopes to get the probe back to science work after diagnosing a memory problem.
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Houston native Loral O'Hara discusses her 6 months in space: The NASA astronaut recently returned to Earth after spending more than six months on the ...
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In exchange for a lunar rover, Japan will get seats on Moon-landing missions: Japan is making a significant commitment to the US-led Artemis program.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/japan-will-be-first-among-nasas-partners-to-have-an-astronaut-on-the-moon/
How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A
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Bryan Stevenson Q&A: Alabama park confronts difficult history in sculpture: In Montgomery, Alabama, a new sculpture park has joined two memorials created by the ...
csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2024/0411/bryan-stevenson-equal-justice-initiative-freedom-monument-sculpture-park
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One of these concept lunar vehicles could join NASA’s Artemis V astronauts on the moon
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A mysterious silver object has been orbiting the Moon for 15 years. What is it? : The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday (Apr 5) ...
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International Space Station Trash May Have Hit This Florida House: The object tore through the roof and both floors of a two-story home. NASA will investigate ...
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/trash-from-the-international-space-station-may-have-hit-a-house-in-florida/
Quick Glance: Space Debris from ISS Possibly Hits House in Florida
- A cylindrical object, a few inches in size, fell through the roof of Alejandro Otero's home in Florida last month.
- NASA investigates a nearly two-pound object believed to have originated from the International Space Station.
- The space debris, likely consisting of depleted batteries, missed a controlled reentry and caused damage in Florida.
- The homeowner awaits communication from responsible agencies to resolve damage costs.
Asteroid collision of NASA's Dart probe: debris could hit Mars: When NASA sent a probe hurtling into the asteroid Dimorphos, it was assured that there was no ...
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Duke University Ends Full Ride Scholarship Program Black Students Following The End Of Affirmative Action
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DC Metro's Design Changes Aim to Aid Wayfinding and Boost Ridership: New signage for Washington’s Metrorail aims to boost ridership by helping people get ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-04/dc-metro-s-design-changes-aim-to-aid-wayfinding-and-boost-ridership
NASA looking for a quicker, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth:
9news.com.au/world/nasa-space-photos-stars-planets/2e460bc9-fea4-4243-93cc-95d7a1e52745
Quick Glance: James Webb Telescope live updates: NASA releases photos that reveal cosmic secrets
- NASA has released the first photographs from the new James Webb Space Telescope, including some dating back 13 billion years.
- The final image, the Carina Nebula's cosmic cliffs, reveals for the first time hundreds of stars that were previously hidden from view.
- The Carina Nebula image provides a unique look of stars in their early, fast stages of creation.
- The Carina Nebula is a star-forming region within our own Milky Way galaxy that is rather close (in space terms).
Exclusive: White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon: The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for ...
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Quick Glance: NASA awards contracts for autonomous moon rovers
- NASA awarded contracts to three commercial space companies to develop autonomous rovers for moving cargo and people on the moon as it establishes a lasting presence there.
- The companies will partner with NASA to pursue commercial opportunities, with contracts totaling up to $4.6 billion over 15 years for lunar terrain vehicles.
- These rovers will enable astronauts to explore more of the lunar surface, especially at the South Pole, and conduct autonomous scientific operations.
- NASA continues to invest in technologies like moon habitats, energy generation, and mining to enhance lunar exploration and achieve the goal of returning astronauts to a moon base.
Is the solar eclipse dangerous? : When you stare into the eclipse, the eclipse stares back into you, potentially causing solar retinopathy — permanent damage to ...
businessinsider.com/is-the-solar-eclipse-dangerous-2024-4
NASA's Webb Telescope found margarita, vinegar-like chemicals on protostar : NASA's Webb Telescope discovered margarita and vinegar-like chemicals on a ...
wionews.com/science/nasas-webb-telescope-found-margarita-vinegar-like-chemicals-on-protostar-711242
Democrats weigh different paths to getting Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio
cnn.com/2024/04/12/politics/democrats-ohio-alabama-biden-ballot/
If Alien Life Is Found, How Should Scientists Break the News?: At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of ...
scientificamerican.com/article/if-alien-life-is-found-how-should-scientists-break-the-news/
April 8 solar eclipse: What UAE residents need to know: Dubai Astronomy Group official answers questions on visibility, path and other aspects
gulfnews.com/uae/people/april-8-solar-eclipse-what-uae-residents-need-to-know-1.102049725
Never seen an exploding star? This year, you'll have your chance: A nova of the T Coronae Borealis star system is expected to happen at some point through ...
npr.org/2024/04/15/1244799763/nova-exploding-star-t-coronae-borealis
In new Congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means
npr.org/2024/04/15/1244164194/black-voters-representation-alabama-redistricting
This is the new spaceship that will take humans back to the moon: Stacked and ready.
mashable.com/article/nasa-spacecraft-moon-orion-artemis
The White House tells NASA to create a new time zone for the Moon: On Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time ...
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NASA unveils probe bound for Jupiter's possibly life-sustaining moon - Science & Tech - The Jakarta Post
thejakartapost.com/culture/2024/04/15/nasa-unveils-probe-bound-for-jupiters-possibly-life-sustaining-moon.html
Quick Glance: NASA unveils probe for potentially life-sustaining Jupiter moon
- US space scientists revealed the interplanetary Clipper spacecraft destined for one of Jupiter's icy moons in search of extraterrestrial life.
- The Clipper spacecraft is set to launch in October and conduct a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa over five years.
- The mission aims to identify conditions that could support life but is not specifically searching for life itself.
- The probe is expected to operate until 2034 before crashing into another body in the Jovian system to conclude the mission.
NASA will be studying the total solar eclipse. Here's how you can help: On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of North America ...
engadget.com/nasa-will-be-studying-the-total-solar-eclipse-heres-how-you-can-help-140011076.html
Republicans say a late convention could keep Biden off some ballots. It hasn't mattered before.
nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-say-late-convention-keep-biden-ballots-hasnt-mattered-rcna147213
Voters in Alabama's new congressional district return to the polls for primary runoffs
npr.org/2024/04/16/1244985601/voters-alabama-new-congress-primary-runoffs
Man charged with detonating explosive device outside of Alabama AG’s office: A man was arrested and charged Wednesday with detonating an explosive outside the ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4586973-man-charged-with-detonating-explosive-device-outside-of-alabama-ags-office/
New calculations have raised concerns popular eclipse maps might be off. Here’s what scientists say
cnn.com/2024/04/05/world/total-solar-eclipse-map-path-shift-scn/
NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work: A new lunar time zone is all about ensuring the success of future ...
npr.org/2024/04/09/1243405460/space-news-moon-nasa-time-zone-white-house
NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez inspires Hispanic youth in Dallas for eclipse: The crowd gathered at the AT&T Discovery District for the eclipse included dozens of ...
dallasnews.com/news/texas/2024/04/08/nasa-astronaut-jose-hernandez-inspires-hispanic-youth-in-dallas-for-eclipse/
How Will the Solar Eclipse Affect Animals? NASA Needs Your Help to Find Out: NASA's Eclipse Soundscapes project will collect observations and soundscapes ...
wired.com/story/solar-eclipse-nasa-soundscapes-citizen-science/
NASA lets young people experience the solar eclipse on Fortnite, Minecraft, and Twitch
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Total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024: Where to see it: Millions of people will soon be able to admire a special astronomical event: a total solar eclipse ...
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What does a solar eclipse look like from Mars? NASA shares photos ahead of April 8 totality
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/08/solar-eclipse-mars-phobos-nasa-photos/73242215007/
Quick Glance: Mars Eclipses: NASA Shares Photos Ahead of April 8 Totality
- Mars had its own solar eclipse before the rare North American total eclipse.
- Perseverance rover captured Mars moons Phobos and Deimos during transits.
- Mars moons too small for total solar eclipse, but crucial for measurements.
- Phobos on collision course with Mars, expected impact within next 50 million years.
Loch Ness Monster hunters ask NASA ‘to help us on our quest’: NASA has been tapped — or at least, as been ask to help — in the search of the Loch Ness Monster
pennlive.com/life/2024/04/loch-ness-monster-hunters-ask-nasa-to-help-us-on-our-quest.html
Satellite Images Show the Total Solar Eclipse’s Shadow From Space: An American weather satellite is capturing the movement of the moon’s shadow across North ...
nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/08/science/eclipse-satellite.html
A Fleet of Satellites Caught the Total Solar Eclipse From Orbit, and the Footage Is Spectacular - IGN
ign.com/articles/a-fleet-of-satellites-caught-the-total-solar-eclipse-from-orbit-and-the-footage-is-spectacular
Body of Nakita Chantryce Davidson found in southwest Birmingham, boyfriend in custody
al.com/news/2024/04/body-found-in-southwest-birmingham-investigated-as-homicide-victim-police-say.html
Total solar eclipse: A 4-minute window into the universe's secrets: Eclipse fever is building in North America, but for some those minutes of darkness will be an ...
rnz.co.nz/news/world/513666/total-solar-eclipse-a-4-minute-window-into-the-universe-s-secrets
Black Woman Says Viral Moment With Donald Trump Was 'Learning Experience': Michaelah Montgomery spoke out about the moment with Trump in Chick-fil-A.
newsweek.com/michaelah-montgomery-donald-trump-viral-moment-chick-fil-georgia-1889744
How to take eclipse photos: Pointing cell phone at eclipse could damage your phone, NASA says
al.com/news/2024/04/how-to-take-eclipse-photos-pointing-cell-phone-at-eclipse-could-damage-your-phone-nasa-says.html
How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse Online: Celebrate the April 8 total solar eclipse all weekend long and on the day of the event with these livestreams from ...
scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-watch-the-total-solar-eclipse-online/
Quick Glance: New York inmates' legal action over solar phenomenon
- Prisoners in a New York correctional facility have taken legal action as the state's Department of Corrections announced restrictions that would hinder their observation of the upcoming total solar eclipse next week.
- The six individuals incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility are asserting that preventing them from witnessing this rare astronomical occurrence would infringe upon their religious rights as outlined in the constitution.
- The impending solar eclipse is scheduled for Monday afternoon and was last visible in the United States back in 2017. It will not be observable in the country again until 2044.
- A representative from the Department of Corrections informed ABC News that they refrain from commenting on ongoing legal matters but emphasized that the lockdown's purpose is to prioritize the "safety" of both the inmates and prison staff.
NASA discovers ‘super-Earth’ with habitable zone. This planet 137 light years away assures…
wionews.com/science/nasa-discovers-super-earth-with-habitable-zone-this-planet-137-light-years-away-assures-687327
Quick Glance: Discovery of Potentially Habitable Super-Earth in Nearby Solar System
- Researchers have found a new super-Earth just 137 light-years away, located in the star's habitable zone and discovered with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
- TOI-715b is the newly confirmed exoplanet, slightly larger than Earth but significantly more massive. Orbiting TOI-715 in 19 days, it shows promise for observational purposes.
- The possibility of liquid water and globe-spanning oceans on TOI-715b within the habitable zone is intriguing, requiring further observations to unveil more about this fascinating exoplanet.
- Advanced telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists study the atmosphere of TOI-715b. Whether it is an ocean-covered or arid planet could be determined through these observations.
Total solar eclipse live stream: How to watch free online, with NASA or from anywhere
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Space Junk from the International Space Station Struck a Home in Florida: Three years ago astronauts threw out the largest piece of trash ever tossed from the ...
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US, Russian and Belarusian ISS crew members safely return to Earth: A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus’s first ever space traveller on Saturday ...
france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240406-us-russian-and-belarusian-iss-crew-members-safely-return-to-earth
2024 solar eclipse: A guide on where and how to watch it: Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8 when a total solar eclipse will pass over ...
cnn.com/2024/04/07/world/preview-total-solar-eclipse-time-path-scn/
Opinion | NASA Could Use Some Philosopher Astronauts: STEM can’t solve all our problems.
nytimes.com/2024/04/05/opinion/nasa-astronauts-stem-humanities.html
Solar flares reported during total eclipse as sun nears solar maximum. What are they?
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/08/total-eclipse-solar-flares-monday/73249060007/
NASA Prepares to Test Next-Gen Solar Sail Technology: The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is both strong and flexible.
extremetech.com/science/nasa-prepares-to-test-next-gen-solar-sail-technology
NASA asked to assist in new hunt to find Loch Ness Monster in Highlands: The Loch Ness Centre, in the Highlands, has asked space explorers Nasa ...
news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/nasa-asked-to-assist-in-new-hunt-to-find-loch-ness-monster-in-highlands
SpaceX could finally face competition. It may be too late.: Elon Musk’s space venture may finally be facing a space industry that is poised to challenge SpaceX ...
washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/15/spacex-competition-nasa-pentagon/
How Abortion, and IVF, Flipped an Alabama State House Seat: Marilyn Lands’s victory in a special election provided an early blueprint for Democrats who are eager ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/alabama-abortion-ivf-house-seat.html
Soyuz spacecraft brings cosmonaut, Belarusian astronaut, and NASA crew member safely back to Earth
wionews.com/science/soyuz-spacecraft-brings-cosmonaut-belarusian-astronaut-and-nasa-crew-member-safely-back-to-earth-708660
The 2024 solar eclipse is finally here. We've got your ultimate guide to it: Everything you need to know about the historic total solar eclipse on April 8
qz.com/great-north-american-solar-eclipse-2024-watch-guide-1851305441
California Snowpack's 'Atypical' Year Revealed in NASA Image: The snowpack hasn't been this close to its all-time average since 2010, making it an unusual year ...
newsweek.com/sierra-nevada-snowpack-nasa-images-average-1889897
He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
apnews.com/article/biden-trump-recruiting-disillusioned-voters-organizing-election-2c4930db207f6c97897107eeaaa39fe6
More than 20 years later, families of the Columbia crew carry on their loved ones’ legacies
cnn.com/2024/04/12/world/nasa-columbia-shuttle-crew-families-scn/
TechCrunch Space: Happy eclipse day!: Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Happy Eclipse Day for everyone celebrating! I’m fortunate to be living in a ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/08/techcrunch-space-happy-eclipse-day/
Washington becomes latest state that could leave Biden off their November ballot: Democrats have pitched provisional ballot access in WA, OH and AL
abcnews.go.com/Politics/washington-latest-state-leave-biden-off-november-ballot/story
A NASA probe nearly touched the Sun — and found out a lot about solar weather: The Parker Solar Probe flew through a coronal mass ejection in 2021 ...
qz.com/nasa-parker-solar-probe-sun-eruption-space-weather-1851385937
NASA reveals view of total solar eclipse from International Space Station: After millions of people looked up to the sky to view Monday's total solar eclipse ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/nasa-shows-solar-eclipse-from-space-station/103694564
See Where Future U.S. Eclipses Will be Visible: Just how rare are total solar eclipses, which require a perfect alignment of the sun and moon?
scientificamerican.com/article/see-where-future-u-s-eclipses-will-be-visible/
Mercedes workers in Alabama to file for union vote as soon as this week, sources say
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Can’t catch the eclipse? The next one is sooner than you might think: Despite the fervor surrounding the 2024 total solar eclipse, these types of celestial ...
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Mercedes workers in Alabama to file for union vote this week, UAW leader says: Factory workers at Mercedes Benz's assembly plant in Alabama are moving forward ...
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mercedes-workers-alabama-file-union-vote-soon-this-week-sources-say-2024-04-02/
Alabama hospital to stop IVF treatments at the end of 2024 due to ‘litigation concerns’
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4573577-alabama-hospital-stop-ivf-treatments-litigation-concerns/
Daily Telescope: Where’s Waldo? Finding a galaxy in a globular cluster: This cluster is about 2 billion years old.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/daily-telescope-wheres-waldo-finding-a-galaxy-in-a-globular-cluster/
From space to skin: Nasa bacterium provides basis for more effective sun protection
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Why NASA is launching rockets into the solar eclipse path: Scientific teams will use sounding rockets and high-altitude research planes to study the total solar ...
cnn.com/2024/04/03/world/total-eclipse-science-research-scn/
Here's what NASA will study during the total solar eclipse: NASA has funded at least five research projects and more citizen science investigations.
axios.com/2024/04/07/total-solar-eclipse-nasa-science-research
NASA's Perseverance rover spots thousands of 'unusual' white rocks on Mars
wionews.com/science/nasas-perseverance-rover-spots-thousands-of-unusual-white-rocks-on-mars-707669
NASA budget woes could doom $2 billion Chandra space telescope: The telescope’s uncertain status is part of an acute budgetary problem at NASA that is pitting ...
washingtonpost.com/science/2024/04/14/nasa-budget-mars-artemis/
That $500 hotel room you booked for the eclipse may be a big waste of money — here's why
nypost.com/2024/04/04/lifestyle/that-500-hotel-room-you-booked-for-the-eclipse-may-be-a-big-waste-of-money-heres-why/
President Joe Biden says 'extreme voices' against racial equality put democracy at risk - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/12/joe-biden-remarks-national-action-network-convention/9891712961622/
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