3D Lava Falls of Mars

Get out your red/cyan glasses and gaze across lava falls of Mars. The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images recorded by the HiRISE camera onboard Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The multi-level falls were created as flowing lava breached sections of the northern rim of a 30-kilometer diameter martian crater, located in the western part of the Red Planet's volcanic Tharsis region. As the molten lava cascaded down the crater wall and terraces to reach the crater floor it left the distinctly rough, fan-shaped flows on the steeper slopes. North is up and the breathtaking 3D view is 5 kilometers wide. via NASA http://ift.tt/2upJIny

Vice President Pence to Visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Vice President Mike Pence will visit NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 6.

June 30, 2017
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NASA Statement on National Space Council

Statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot about Friday’s Executive Order creating the National Space Council.

June 30, 2017
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NPR News: Wildlife Activists Plan Lawsuits To Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies

Wildlife Activists Plan Lawsuits To Protect Yellowstone Grizzlies
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe and The Humane Society are among the organizations that will sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep the iconic carnivore on the endangered species list.

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NPR News: A Total Eclipse Will Sweep The U.S. In August, And People Are Going Nuts For It

A Total Eclipse Will Sweep The U.S. In August, And People Are Going Nuts For It
NASA says a partial eclipse will be visible throughout the country. But within a "path of totality" from Oregon to South Carolina, an eclipse industry is booming.

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Connecticut Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station

Students at the Wallingford Public Library in Wallingford, Connecticut, will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at noon EDT on Thursday, July 6.

June 30, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 03:41PM, until June 30, 2017 at 03:46PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 347 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 02:02PM, until June 30, 2017 at 02:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Television to Air Departure of U.S. Cargo Ship from International Space Station

After delivering about 6,000 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, July 2. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 11:15 a.m. EDT.

June 30, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 12:26PM, until June 30, 2017 at 12:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 611 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Meet The Indiana Jones Of Ancient Ales And Extreme Beverages

Meet The Indiana Jones Of Ancient Ales And Extreme Beverages
Patrick McGovern searches for and studies the residues of fermented drinks that can be thousands of years old – and then re-creates them. His new book explores these brews and their cultural value.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 10:49AM, until June 30, 2017 at 10:58AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 09:11AM, until June 30, 2017 at 09:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 567 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 07:34AM, until June 30, 2017 at 07:44AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 638 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 30, 2017 at 05:58AM, until June 30, 2017 at 06:08AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 555 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Pesticides Are Harming Bees — But Not Everywhere, Major New Study Shows

Pesticides Are Harming Bees — But Not Everywhere, Major New Study Shows
A huge new study conducted in 33 sites across Europe finds that seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides harm bees living nearby. The damage, though, depends on local conditions.

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NPR News: Pesticides Are Harming Bees — But Not Everywhere, Major New Study Shows

Pesticides Are Harming Bees — But Not Everywhere, Major New Study Shows
A huge new study conducted in 33 sites across Europe finds that seeds coated with neonicotinoid pesticides harm bees living nearby. The damage, though, depends on local conditions.

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NPR News: Tumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don't Require Extra Treatment

Tumor Test Helps Identify Which Breast Cancers Don't Require Extra Treatment
Researchers say the test, which measures gene activity, can help avoid "overtreating" tumors that are not life-threatening. It might allow some patients to avoid radiation and chemotherapy.

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NPR News: Mapping The Potential Economic Effects Of Climate Change

Mapping The Potential Economic Effects Of Climate Change
Scientists and economists predict what parts of the country may get hit hardest by climate change. A new study goes county by county across the U.S. to gauge the potential cost of global warming.

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NPR News: Researchers Analyze Economic Impact Of Climate Change In The U.S.

Researchers Analyze Economic Impact Of Climate Change In The U.S.
A team of scientists and economists claims they've come up with the most thorough analysis of the cost of climate change in the U.S. Most of the country will suffer economic loss in addition to higher mortality from heat waves and loss of agriculture productivity by 2100. But like all predictions far into the future, this one has a wide range of outcomes and could be overshadowed by new technology still to be invented.

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NPR News: Maryland Farmer Fights To Keep Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Alive

Maryland Farmer Fights To Keep Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Alive
The Chesapeake Bay cleanup depends heavily on farmers taking steps to keep runoff from entering the bay. But the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to help them do it has been controversial. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to one Maryland farmer who changed his mind about the EPA efforts to clean up the bay.

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NPR News: The Bubonic Plague Is Back, This Time In New Mexico

The Bubonic Plague Is Back, This Time In New Mexico
In medieval times, they called it "the black death." It's still around, routinely cropping up in the U.S. This time, the New Mexico Department of Health reports three cases.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 02:55PM, until June 29, 2017 at 03:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 602 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 01:18PM, until June 29, 2017 at 01:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 632 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: C. Diff Infections Are Falling, Thanks To Better Cleaning And Fewer Antibiotics

C. Diff Infections Are Falling, Thanks To Better Cleaning And Fewer Antibiotics
The bacterium C. diff causes one of the most common infections in hospitals and nursing homes. After climbing for decades, the rate of new infections is now falling.

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NASA Invites Public to Celebrate 100 Years of Aerospace Breakthroughs

NASA invites the public to three days of discussion and storytelling with notable aerospace experts to mark the 100th anniversary of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Portions of the event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

June 29, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 11:42AM, until June 29, 2017 at 11:51AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 10:04AM, until June 29, 2017 at 10:13AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 545 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 08:26AM, until June 29, 2017 at 08:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 624 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Listen Up! How Recognizing Sounds Can Help With Car Repairs

Listen Up! How Recognizing Sounds Can Help With Car Repairs
Sounds leave cues about the wear and tear on cars, power tools and other devices. By identifying the sounds a startup aims to improve the repair and performance of vehicles, traffic signals and more.

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NPR News: News Brief: Cardinal Denies Sexual Assault Charges, Travel Ban Details

News Brief: Cardinal Denies Sexual Assault Charges, Travel Ban Details
Cardinal George Pell has been ordered to appear in an Australian court next month to face sexual assault charges. The Trump administration on Thursday will outline how the travel ban will work.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 29, 2017 at 06:50AM, until June 29, 2017 at 07:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 610 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: 'Sea Pickles' Wash Ashore In Pacific Northwest

'Sea Pickles' Wash Ashore In Pacific Northwest
Unicorns of the sea or sea pickles. Whatever you call them, pyrosomes are suddenly making life hard on the Pacific coast of the U.S. and Canada. Rachel Martin and Steve Inskeep explain.

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Symbiotic R Aquarii

A long recognized naked-eye variable star, R Aquarii is actually an interacting binary star system, two stars that seem to have a close, symbiotic relationship. About 710 light years away, it consists of a cool red giant star and hot, dense white dwarf star in mutual orbit around their common center of mass. The binary system's visible light is dominated by the red giant, itself a Mira-type long period variable star. But material in cool giant star's extended envelope is pulled by gravity onto the surface of the smaller, denser white dwarf, eventually triggering a thermonuclear explosion and blasting material into space. Optical image data (red) shows the still expanding ring of debris originating from a blast that would have been seen in the early 1770s. The evolution of less understood energetic events producing high energy emission in the R Aquarii system has been monitored since 2000 using Chandra X-ray Observatory data (blue). The composite field of view is less that a light-year across at the estimated distance of R Aquarii. via NASA http://ift.tt/2tjeNfX

NPR News: Boaty McBoatface Makes Its Triumphant Return, Hauling 'Unprecedented Data'

Boaty McBoatface Makes Its Triumphant Return, Hauling 'Unprecedented Data'
The curiously named submersible wrapped up its inaugural voyage last week. And, as the British Antarctic Survey noted Wednesday, Boaty acquitted itself well on the seven-week expedition.

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NPR News: Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Are Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success

Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Are Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success
After years of failed attempts at cleaning up the dead zones, the Chesapeake Bay, once a national disgrace, is teeming with wildlife again. But success is fragile, and it might be even more so now.

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NPR News: New Island Surfaces Along Coast Of North Carolina's Outer Banks

New Island Surfaces Along Coast Of North Carolina's Outer Banks
There's a new island off the coast of North Carolina. Dave Hallac, Superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, tells NPR's Robert Siegel about it.

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NPR News: U.S. Air Pollution Still Kills Thousands Every Year, Study Concludes

U.S. Air Pollution Still Kills Thousands Every Year, Study Concludes
An analysis examining mortality among millions of Americans concludes that a tiny decrease in levels of soot could save about 12,000 lives each year.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 03:47PM, until June 28, 2017 at 03:56PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 02:10PM, until June 28, 2017 at 02:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 12:34PM, until June 28, 2017 at 12:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 576 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 10:57AM, until June 28, 2017 at 11:06AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 09:19AM, until June 28, 2017 at 09:29AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 602 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 07:42AM, until June 28, 2017 at 07:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 636 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows

Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows
Child care centers don't necessarily hire the most qualified teachers. A new study shows that child care centers pick applicants who are in the middle of the pack.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 28, 2017 at 06:08AM, until June 28, 2017 at 06:14AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 397 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows

Child Care Centers Often Don't Hire The Most Qualified Teachers, Study Shows
Child care centers don't necessarily hire the most qualified teachers. A new study shows that child care centers pick applicants who are in the middle of the pack.

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NPR News: This GOP Health Bill Proposes New Limits To Medical Malpractice Awards

This GOP Health Bill Proposes New Limits To Medical Malpractice Awards
The bill H.R. 1215 would limit awards for non-economic damages — such as pain and suffering — to $250,000. President Trump supports the bill, but many others across the political spectrum don't.

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Composite Messier 20 and 21

The beautiful Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, lies about 5,000 light-years away, a colorful study in cosmic contrasts. It shares this nearly 1 degree wide field with open star cluster Messier 21 (top left). Trisected by dust lanes the Trifid itself is about 40 light-years across and a mere 300,000 years old. That makes it one of the youngest star forming regions in our sky, with newborn and embryonic stars embedded in its natal dust and gas clouds. Estimates of the distance to open star cluster M21 are similar to M20's, but though they share this gorgeous telescopic skyscape there is no apparent connection between the two. M21's stars are much older, about 8 million years old. M20 and M21 are easy to find with even a small telescope in the nebula rich constellation Sagittarius. In fact, this well-composed scene is a composite from two different telescopes. Using narrowband data it blends a high resolution image of M20 with a wider field image extending to M21. via NASA http://ift.tt/2tdOffI

NPR News: Q&A: What Does The Senate Health Bill Mean For Me?

Q&A: What Does The Senate Health Bill Mean For Me?
The Senate Republicans' plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act could bring big changes to many Americans' health care coverage. Here are answers to a handful of scenarios from concerned listeners.

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NPR News: Center For Public Integrity Uncovers Safety Hazards At Government Nuclear Labs

Center For Public Integrity Uncovers Safety Hazards At Government Nuclear Labs
Government labs that house nuclear weapons are rife with workplace safety hazards, a year-long investigation by the Center for Public Integrity finds. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jeff Smith, lead editor of the series "Nuclear Negligence."

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NASA Celebrates International Asteroid Day with Special Broadcast

NASA will mark the worldwide observance of International Asteroid Day at noon EDT Friday, June 30, with a special television program featuring the agency’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office and other projects working to find and study near-Earth objects (NEOs). The program will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

June 27, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 04:40PM, until June 27, 2017 at 04:47PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 417 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Beekeepers Feel The Sting Of California's Great Hive Heist

Beekeepers Feel The Sting Of California's Great Hive Heist
This year authorities uncovered a "beehive chop shop:" nearly $1 million in stolen hives in a field in Fresno County. There's money to be made by renting out bees to orchards, and thefts are rising.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 03:02PM, until June 27, 2017 at 03:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 640 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 01:26PM, until June 27, 2017 at 01:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 602 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 11:49AM, until June 27, 2017 at 11:58AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Considering Breast-Feeding? This Guide Can Help

Considering Breast-Feeding? This Guide Can Help
The vast majority of pregnant women in the U.S. say they plan to breast-feed, but aren't told that many new moms worldwide find it tricky. Being mentored the first weeks after birth can help a lot.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 10:11AM, until June 27, 2017 at 10:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 577 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 08:34AM, until June 27, 2017 at 08:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 27, 2017 at 06:59AM, until June 27, 2017 at 07:08AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 527 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The M81 Galaxy Group through the Integrated Flux Nebula

Distant galaxies and nearby nebulas highlight this deep image of the M81 Group of galaxies. First and foremost in this 80-exposure mosaic is the grand design spiral galaxy M81, the largest galaxy in the image, visible on the lower right. M81 is gravitationally interacting with M82 just above it, a large galaxy with an unusual halo of filamentary red-glowing gas. Around the image many other galaxies from the M81 Group of galaxies can be seen, as well as many foreground Milky Way stars. This whole galaxy menagerie is seen through the glow of an Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN), a vast and complex screen of diffuse gas and dust also in our Milky Way Galaxy. Details of the red and yellow IFN, digitally enhanced, were imaged by a new wide-field camera recently installed at the Teide Observatory in the Canary Islands of Spain. via NASA http://ift.tt/2t7WOsw

NPR News: Degrees of Maybe: How We Can All Make Better Predictions

Degrees of Maybe: How We Can All Make Better Predictions
Pundits and prognosticators make predictions all the time: about everything from elections, to sports, to global affairs. This week, we explore why they're often wrong, and how we can all do better.

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NPR News: Degrees of Maybe: How We Can All Make Better Predictions

Degrees of Maybe: How We Can All Make Better Predictions
Pundits and prognosticators make predictions all the time: about everything from elections, to sports, to global affairs. This week, we explore why they're often wrong, and how we can all do better.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 05:35PM, until June 26, 2017 at 05:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 95 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Routine DNA Sequencing May Be Helpful And Not As Scary As Feared

Routine DNA Sequencing May Be Helpful And Not As Scary As Feared
A study of whole genome sequencing found that while many people discovered genetic variations linked to rare diseases, they didn't overreact to the news.

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NASA Completes Milestone Toward Quieter Supersonic X-Plane

NASA has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by completing the preliminary design review (PDR) of its Quiet Supersonic Transport or QueSST aircraft design.

June 26, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 03:55PM, until June 26, 2017 at 04:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 617 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 02:18PM, until June 26, 2017 at 02:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 626 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 12:42PM, until June 26, 2017 at 12:51PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 546 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 11:04AM, until June 26, 2017 at 11:13AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 553 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 09:26AM, until June 26, 2017 at 09:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 632 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Secrets Of Breast-Feeding From Global Moms In The Know

Secrets Of Breast-Feeding From Global Moms In The Know
Many American women want to breast-feed. And try to. But only about half keep it up. It's like they've lost the instinct. One researcher thinks she's figured out why. And how to get the instinct back.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 26, 2017 at 07:50AM, until June 26, 2017 at 08:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 596 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Moonwalkers' Apollo 11 Capsule Gets Needed Primping For Its Star Turn On Earth

Moonwalkers' Apollo 11 Capsule Gets Needed Primping For Its Star Turn On Earth
In 1969 it was the orbiting home and refuge for the first astronauts who walked on the moon. Today, after decades on display in a Smithsonian museum, the module is being restored for a national tour.

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Artistic Impression: The Surface of TRAPPIST 1f

If you could stand on the surface of the newly discovered Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f, what would you see? Presently, no Earthling knows for sure, but the featured illustration depicts a reasoned guess based on observational data taken by NASA's Sun-orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope. In 2017, four more Earth-sized planets were found by Spitzer, including TRAPPIST-1f, in addition to three discovered in 2015 from the ground. From the planet's surface, near the mild terminator between night and day, you might see water, ice, and rock on the ground, while water-based clouds might hover above. Past the clouds, the small central star TRAPPIST-1 would appear more red than our Sun, but angularly larger due to the close orbit. With seven known Earth-sized planets -- many of which pass near each other -- the TRAPPIST-1 system is not only a candidate to have life, but intercommunicating life -- although a preliminary search has found no obvious transmissions. via NASA http://ift.tt/2u2C9mW

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 04:47PM, until June 25, 2017 at 04:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 565 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 03:11PM, until June 25, 2017 at 03:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 01:34PM, until June 25, 2017 at 01:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 567 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 11:57AM, until June 25, 2017 at 12:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 10:19AM, until June 25, 2017 at 10:29AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 612 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Congressman Proposes A Military 'Space Corps'

Congressman Proposes A Military 'Space Corps'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Republican Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama about a bipartisan bill that would create a new part of the military for space operations, called Space Corps.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 08:42AM, until June 25, 2017 at 08:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 631 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 25, 2017 at 07:09AM, until June 25, 2017 at 07:14AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 324 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The N44 Superbubble

What created this gigantic hole? The vast emission nebula N44 in our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud has a large, 250 light-year hole and astronomers are trying to figure out why. One possibility is particle winds expelled by massive stars in the bubble's interior that are pushing out the glowing gas. This answer was found to be inconsistent with measured wind velocities, however. Another possibility is that the expanding shells of old supernovas have sculpted the unusual space cavern. An unexpected clue of hot X-ray emitting gas was recently been detected escaping the N44 superbubble. The featured image was taken in three very specific colors by the huge 8-meter Gemini South Telescope on Cerro Pachon in Chile. via NASA http://ift.tt/2t1javD

NPR News: 'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants

'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants
When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 05:40PM, until June 24, 2017 at 05:48PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 469 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 04:03PM, until June 24, 2017 at 04:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 02:26PM, until June 24, 2017 at 02:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 593 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 12:49PM, until June 24, 2017 at 12:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 11:11AM, until June 24, 2017 at 11:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 587 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 09:34AM, until June 24, 2017 at 09:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 24, 2017 at 07:59AM, until June 24, 2017 at 08:07AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 490 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Markarian s Chain to Messier 64

Top to bottom, this colorful and broad telescopic mosaic links Markarian's Chain of galaxies across the core of the Virgo Cluster to dusty spiral galaxy Messier 64. Galaxies are scattered through the field of view that spans some 20 full moons across a gorgeous night sky. The cosmic frame is also filled with foreground stars from constellations Virgo and the well-groomed Coma Berenices, and faint, dusty nebulae drifting above the plane of the Milky Way. Look carefully for Markarian's eyes. The famous pair of interacting galaxies is near the top, not far from M87, the Virgo cluster's giant elliptical galaxy. At the bottom, you can stare down Messier 64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy. The Virgo Cluster is the closest large galaxy cluster to our own local galaxy group. Virgo Cluster galaxies are about 50 million light-years distant, but M64 lies a mere 17 million light-years away. via NASA http://ift.tt/2t2475E

NPR News: Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage

Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage
A weedkiller called dicamba, which farmers hoped could banish herbicide-resistant weeds, has become a plague itself in Arkansas. The state's regulators just voted to ban it for 120 days.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 06:34PM, until June 23, 2017 at 06:38PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 273 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Mountain Lions Terrified By Voices Of Rush Limbaugh, Rachel Maddow

Mountain Lions Terrified By Voices Of Rush Limbaugh, Rachel Maddow
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz were trying to understand the nature of fear for mountain lions. By playing a series of audio clips of political talk show hosts, including Rachel Maddow and Rush Limbaugh, researchers discovered that mountain lions fear people.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 04:55PM, until June 23, 2017 at 05:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 628 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Awards Contract for Institutional Support Services

NASA has awarded the Kennedy Space Center Institutional Support Services IV (KISS IV) contract to Apache-Logical Joint Venture of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

June 23, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 03:18PM, until June 23, 2017 at 03:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 618 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Invasive Carp Caught 9 Miles From Great Lakes, In 'Cause For Serious Concern'

Invasive Carp Caught 9 Miles From Great Lakes, In 'Cause For Serious Concern'
A commercial fisherman captured the silver carp beyond the barriers built to keep the invasive species out of the Great Lakes. The incident is raising alarms from local lawmakers.

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Media Accreditation Open for Launch of NASA’s Newest Communications Satellite

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-M. Liftoff on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is targeted for 9:02 a.m. EDT Aug. 3, at the opening of a 40-minute launch window.

June 23, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 01:42PM, until June 23, 2017 at 01:51PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 541 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Could The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?

Could The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?
Forget thinking about forgetting as failure. Researchers now say that ridding our brains of irrelevant details and outdated information helps us better navigate our ever-changing world.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 12:04PM, until June 23, 2017 at 12:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 562 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 10:26AM, until June 23, 2017 at 10:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Carrie Poppy: Can Science Reveal The Truth Behind Ghost Stories?

Carrie Poppy: Can Science Reveal The Truth Behind Ghost Stories?
After visiting a bookstore, Carrie Poppy started feeling odd: pressure on her chest and auditory hallucinations. She thought it was a spirit – until she found another explanation for her symptoms.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 23, 2017 at 08:51AM, until June 23, 2017 at 09:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 576 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Solstice Conjunction over Budapest

Before a solstice Sun rose on June 21, brilliant Venus and an old crescent Moon posed together over Budapest, Hungary for this predawn skyscape. In the foreground the view looks across the Danube river from Buda to Pest toward the dome and peaks of the Hungarian Parliament building. Low clouds are in silhouette against a twilight sky. But far enough above the eastern horizon to catch the sunlight shines another seasonal apparition on that solstice morning, noctilucent clouds. Seen near sunrise and sunset in summer months at high latitudes, the night-shining clouds are formed as water vapor in the cold upper atmosphere condenses on meteoric dust or volcanic ash near the edge of space. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sSU41V

NPR News: When You Talk In Your Sleep, Are You Talking To Your Secret Self?

When You Talk In Your Sleep, Are You Talking To Your Secret Self?
After hearing recordings of herself giggling and cheerfully talking in her sleep, Tanya Marquardt, who always thought of herself as tough and brooding, begins to connect with her other self.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 05:47PM, until June 22, 2017 at 05:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 588 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Awards Contract for Atmospheric Trace-Gas Monitoring Mission

NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Oklahoma in Norman for a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation’s lead in measuring key carbon-based greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space to advance our understanding of Earth’s natural exchanges of carbon between the land, atmosphere and ocean.

June 22, 2017
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NASA Selects Logistics Management Services Contractor

NASA has selected Lockwood Hills Federal, LLC of Herndon, Virginia, to provide institutional logistics management services for the agency’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.

June 22, 2017
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NPR News: 'From The Ashes' Documents Rise And Fall Of Coal In America

'From The Ashes' Documents Rise And Fall Of Coal In America
After President Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to lead a group of mayors, governors and CEOs in cutting emissions according to the Paris framework. And now Bloomberg also has a film out documenting coal's rise and fall in America, From the Ashes.

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NPR News: Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Removed From Endangered Species List

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Removed From Endangered Species List
The Interior Department has announced that it will end federal protections for the Yellowstone grizzly bear.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 04:11PM, until June 22, 2017 at 04:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It

How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It
Eggs evolved over 300 million years ago and now come in all kinds of shapes, from Tic Tacs to teardrops to pingpong balls. After studying some 50,000 eggs, a team of researchers thinks they know why.

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NPR News: How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It

How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It
Eggs evolved over 300 million years ago and now come in all kinds of shapes, from Tic Tacs to teardrops to pingpong balls. After studying some 50,000 eggs, a team of researchers thinks they know why.

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NASA Opens Media Credentialing for Sept. 15 Cassini Saturn Finale

Media accreditation is now open for events around the conclusion of Cassini's mission at Saturn. The spacecraft, which has explored the ringed planet and its moons since 2004, will make a fateful plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Sept. 15, ending its long and discovery-rich mission.

June 22, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 02:34PM, until June 22, 2017 at 02:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 559 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 12:57PM, until June 22, 2017 at 01:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 543 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Moth Eyes Inspire Glare-Resistant Coating For Cellphone Screens

Moth Eyes Inspire Glare-Resistant Coating For Cellphone Screens
The scientists who developed the anti-reflective film were inspired by tiny, light-trapping structures on moth eyes that help the insects avoid predators.

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NPR News: Moth Eyes Inspire Glare-Resistant Coating For Cellphone Screens

Moth Eyes Inspire Glare-Resistant Coating For Cellphone Screens
The scientists who developed the anti-reflective film were inspired by tiny, light-trapping structures on moth eyes that help the nocturnal insects avoid predators.

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NPR News: Forget Freud: Dreams Replay Our Everyday Lives

Forget Freud: Dreams Replay Our Everyday Lives
Sigmund Freud thought dreams were all about wish fulfillment and repressed desire. But scientists now think they're linked to memory processing and consciousness. And they're often quite mundane.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 11:19AM, until June 22, 2017 at 11:29AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 620 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 09:42AM, until June 22, 2017 at 09:53AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 622 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 22, 2017 at 08:10AM, until June 22, 2017 at 08:13AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 210 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard

Republicans' Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Rural Patients Hard
Hundreds of rural hospitals are on the brink of closing. The House Republican health plan drastically reduces one of their key sources of funding and the Senate bill is expected to do the same.

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Northern Summer on Titan

While yesterday's solstice brought summer to planet Earth's northern hemisphere, a northern summer solstice arrived for ringed planet Saturn nearly a month ago on May 24. Following the Saturnian seasons, its large moon Titan was captured in this Cassini spacecraft image from June 9. The near-infrared view finds bright methane clouds drifting through Titan's northern summer skies as seen from a distance of about 507,000 kilometers. Below Titan's clouds, dark hydrocarbon lakes sprawl near the large moon's now illuminated north pole. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sRQmGr

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 06:40PM, until June 21, 2017 at 06:48PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 510 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 05:03PM, until June 21, 2017 at 05:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 03:26PM, until June 21, 2017 at 03:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 584 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 01:49PM, until June 21, 2017 at 01:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information

For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime on Aug. 21.

June 21, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 12:11PM, until June 21, 2017 at 12:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 597 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 10:34AM, until June 21, 2017 at 10:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 21, 2017 at 09:00AM, until June 21, 2017 at 09:07AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 444 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Conservationists Try To Thwart Climate Change By Planting In Cold Spots

Conservationists Try To Thwart Climate Change By Planting In Cold Spots
In the north woods of Minnesota, foresters are planting thousands of pine trees to try to protect them from climate change.

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NPR News: Survivors Of Childhood Diseases Struggle To Find Care As Adults

Survivors Of Childhood Diseases Struggle To Find Care As Adults
A few decades ago, babies born with conditions such as congenital heart disease or cystic fibrosis often didn't survive past childhood. Now many live longer, but adult medicine has not kept pace.

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A Sundial that Shows Solstice

What day is it? If the day -- and time -- are right, this sundial will tell you: SOLSTICE. Only then will our Sun be located just right for sunlight to stream through openings and spell out the term for the longest and shortest days of the year. But this will happen today (and again in December). The sundial was constructed by Jean Salins in 1980 and is situated at the Ecole Supérieure des Mines de Paris in Valbonne Sophia Antipolis of south-eastern France. On two other days of the year, watchers of this sundial might get to see it produce another word: EQUINOXE. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rz8BMB

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 07:33PM, until June 20, 2017 at 07:39PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 365 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 05:55PM, until June 20, 2017 at 06:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 636 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Dramatic Increase In Number Of People Being Hospitalized Due To Opioids

Dramatic Increase In Number Of People Being Hospitalized Due To Opioids
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Traci Green, deputy director of injury prevention at Boston Medical Center about the stunning show increase in the number of hospital visits related to opioids.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 04:18PM, until June 20, 2017 at 04:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 610 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee' Primary Care Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?

A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee' Primary Care Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?
Many patients liked the Qliance approach, which gave them unlimited access to a provider for a modest fee, and freed doctors from insurance paperwork. But critics say the approach may not be viable.

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NPR News: She May Be The Most Unstoppable Scientist In The World

She May Be The Most Unstoppable Scientist In The World
First she was shot at on the way to work. Then her house was destroyed by a bomb. That didn't deter this woman scientist.

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Media Invited to Learn about NASA’s Project to Streamline Air Travel

Media are invited to watch a virtual presentation and briefing on NASA’s Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) Integrated Arrival / Departure / Surface Metroplex Traffic Management System at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 22.

June 19, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 02:42PM, until June 20, 2017 at 02:51PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 01:04PM, until June 20, 2017 at 01:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 571 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Debuts Automated System to Streamline Technology Patent Licensing

NASA has developed a new system to streamline the way the agency licenses its technology patents, making the transfer of NASA-patented innovations to industry easier than ever before.

June 20, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 11:26AM, until June 20, 2017 at 11:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 20, 2017 at 09:51AM, until June 20, 2017 at 10:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 551 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Hidden Brain: Terror Strikes And An Attacker's Identity

Hidden Brain: Terror Strikes And An Attacker's Identity
Research shows people are more likely to label an attack as terrorism if the perpetrator is Muslim. Terrorist attacks committed by Muslims receive more coverage than those not committed by Muslims.

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NPR News: Hidden Brain: Terror Strikes And An Attacker's Identity

Hidden Brain: Terror Strikes And An Attacker's Identity
Research shows people are more likely to label an attack as terrorism if the perpetrator is Muslim. Terrorist attacks committed by Muslims receive more coverage than those not committed by Muslims.

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NPR News: How Your Sandwich Changed The World

How Your Sandwich Changed The World
What road did your lunch travel before it reached your plate? NPR's latest animated video follows a BLT from the fields where it began its journey.

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NPR News: Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses

Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses
A new study finds that a yoga class designed specifically for lower back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in easing pain. The class and teacher manuals are available on-line, for free.

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The Massive Stars in Westerlund 1

Star cluster Westerlund 1 is home to some of the largest and most massive stars known. It is headlined by the star Westerlund 1-26, a red supergiant star so big that if placed in the center of our Solar System, it would extend out past the orbit of Jupiter. Additionally, the young star cluster is home to 3 other red supergiants, 6 yellow hypergiant stars, 24 Wolf-Rayet stars, and several even-more unusual stars that continue to be studied. Westerlund 1 is relatively close-by for a star cluster at a distance of 15,000 light years, giving astronomers a good laboratory to study the development of massive stars. The featured image of Westerlund 1 was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope toward the southern constellation of the Altar (Ara). Although presently classified as a "super" open cluster, Westerlund 1 may evolve into a low mass globular cluster over the next billion years. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rvPUJT

NPR News: When Is It "Terrorism"? How The Media Covers Attacks By Muslim Perpetrators

When Is It "Terrorism"? How The Media Covers Attacks By Muslim Perpetrators
In the last five years, just 12% of terrorist attacks in the U.S. were carried out by Muslims. More than 50% were perpetrated by far right extremists. So why the media focus on "Islamic terrorism"?

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NPR News: Ethiopia's Coffee Farmers Are 'On The Front Lines Of Climate Change'

Ethiopia's Coffee Farmers Are 'On The Front Lines Of Climate Change'
A new study says that Ethiopia could lose more than 50 percent of its coffee growing regions to climate change. But, higher altitude areas could become more suitable for coffee in the coming decades.

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NASA Awards Joint Operations, Integrated Systems Technology Contracts

NASA has awarded contracts to five companies for development, sustainment, and maintenance of information technology software, systems and support for the Flight Operations Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

June 19, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 06:47PM, until June 19, 2017 at 06:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 606 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 05:11PM, until June 19, 2017 at 05:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 631 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 03:34PM, until June 19, 2017 at 03:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 01:56PM, until June 19, 2017 at 02:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 549 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates

NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star's habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet.

June 19, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 12:19PM, until June 19, 2017 at 12:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 628 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: A Couple's Quest To Stop A Rare Disease Before It Takes One Of Them

A Couple's Quest To Stop A Rare Disease Before It Takes One Of Them
Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure.

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NPR News: A Couple's Quest To Stop A Rare Disease Before It Takes One Of Them

A Couple's Quest To Stop A Rare Disease Before It Takes One Of Them
Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure.

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NPR News: Can You Find The Defibrillator At Work? Half Of People Say No

Can You Find The Defibrillator At Work? Half Of People Say No
People who work in the hospitality and service industries were even less likely to know where to find an AED, according to a new survey. The devices can restart someone's heart after cardiac arrest.

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NPR News: Over Objections, Italy Introduces Tough Vaccination Measure

Over Objections, Italy Introduces Tough Vaccination Measure
In Italy, parents who don't vaccinate their children face steep fines, and even risk losing custody. It's in response to a measles outbreak, after years of falling inoculation rates.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 19, 2017 at 10:42AM, until June 19, 2017 at 10:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 609 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: A Mother's Early Death Drives Her Daughter To Find A Treatment

A Mother's Early Death Drives Her Daughter To Find A Treatment
Sonia Vallabh knows that by the time she's middle-aged, a rare inherited disease will likely start killing off her brain cells. She and her husband have become scientists to try to stop the disease.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 07:40PM, until June 18, 2017 at 07:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 544 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 06:03PM, until June 18, 2017 at 06:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 04:26PM, until June 18, 2017 at 04:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 575 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 02:49PM, until June 18, 2017 at 02:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 01:11PM, until June 18, 2017 at 01:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 606 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 11:34AM, until June 18, 2017 at 11:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 18, 2017 at 10:00AM, until June 18, 2017 at 10:07AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 384 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 08:32PM, until June 17, 2017 at 08:40PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 430 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 06:55PM, until June 17, 2017 at 07:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 05:18PM, until June 17, 2017 at 05:28PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 600 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 03:42PM, until June 17, 2017 at 03:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 534 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 02:04PM, until June 17, 2017 at 02:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 581 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 12:26PM, until June 17, 2017 at 12:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 17, 2017 at 10:51AM, until June 17, 2017 at 11:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 520 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Saturn near Opposition

Saturn reached its 2017 opposition on June 16. Of course, opposition means opposite the Sun in Earth's sky and near opposition Saturn is up all night, at its closest and brightest for the year. This remarkably sharp image of the ringed planet was taken only days before, on June 11, with a 1-meter telescope from the mountain top Pic du Midi observatory. North is at the top with the giant planet's north polar storm and curious hexagon clearly seen bathed in sunlight. But Saturn's spectacular ring system is also shown in stunning detail. The narrow Encke division is visible around the entire outer A ring, small ringlets can be traced within the fainter inner C ring, and Saturn's southern hemisphere can be glimpsed through the wider Cassini division. Near opposition Saturn's rings also appear exceptionally bright, known as the opposition surge or Seeliger Effect. Directly illuminated from Earth's perspective, the ring's icy particles cast no shadows and strongly backscatter sunlight creating the dramatic increase in brightness. Still, the best views of the ringed planet are currently from the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft. Diving close, Cassini's Grand Finale orbit number 9 is in progress. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rmLBAm

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 09:27PM, until June 16, 2017 at 09:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 163 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 07:47PM, until June 16, 2017 at 07:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 620 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 06:11PM, until June 16, 2017 at 06:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 624 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 04:34PM, until June 16, 2017 at 04:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 545 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 02:56PM, until June 16, 2017 at 03:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 557 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style

Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style
In a study of people from a variety of professions, dressmakers had superior 3-D vision. Could their endless hours of delicate handwork be honing eyesight?

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NPR News: Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style

Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style
In a study of people from a variety of professions, dressmakers had superior 3-D vision. Could their endless hours of delicate handwork be honing eyesight?

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 01:18PM, until June 16, 2017 at 01:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 635 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Doctor Who Wrote 1980 Letter On Painkillers Regrets That It Fed The Opioid Crisis

Doctor Who Wrote 1980 Letter On Painkillers Regrets That It Fed The Opioid Crisis
In 1980, Dr. Hershel Jick wrote a one-paragraph letter about low rates of addiction among hospitalized patients given narcotics. It was later cited as evidence that long-term opioid use was safe.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 16, 2017 at 11:42AM, until June 16, 2017 at 11:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 592 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Manhattan Moonrise

A Full Moon rose as the Sun set on June 9, known to some as a Strawberry Moon. Close to the horizon and taking on the warm color of reflected sunlight filtered through a dense and dusty atmosphere, the fully illuminated lunar disk poses with the skyscrapers along the southern Manhattan skyline in this telephoto snapshot. The picture was taken from Eagle Rock Reservation, a park in West Orange, New Jersey, planet Earth. That's about 13 miles from southern Manhattan and some 240,000 miles from the Moon. Foreground faces of the modern towers of steel and glass share the Moon's warm color by reflecting the last rays of the setting Sun. The tallest, with the shining triangular facet, is New York City's One World Trade center. via NASA http://ift.tt/2t4zRDR

NPR News: Explorers Probing Deep Sea Abyss Off Australia's Coast Find Living Wonders

Explorers Probing Deep Sea Abyss Off Australia's Coast Find Living Wonders
A month-long expedition into one of the deepest, least-documented places on the planet discovered hundreds of unknown species. The finds included a "faceless fish" undocumented there since 1873.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 08:39PM, until June 15, 2017 at 08:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 571 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level

Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level
Twenty percent of baby food samples were found to contain lead, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund. Pediatricians says there's no safe lead level. FDA is reviewing its policy.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 07:03PM, until June 15, 2017 at 07:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 640 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level

Lead Detected In Baby Food Samples. Pediatricians Say There's No Safe Level
Twenty percent of baby food samples were found to contain lead, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund. Pediatricians says there's no safe lead level. FDA is reviewing its policy.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 05:26PM, until June 15, 2017 at 05:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 565 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Inside Mars Simulator, IKEA Designers Learn How To Live In Close Quarters

Inside Mars Simulator, IKEA Designers Learn How To Live In Close Quarters
IKEA exiled designers to a research station in Utah modeled after a living situation on the planet Mars. They hope the experience will inspire them to create similar spaces around the world.

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NPR News: The Roots Of Consciousness: We're Of Two Minds

The Roots Of Consciousness: We're Of Two Minds
Surgery that severs the link between brain hemispheres reveals that those halves have way different views of the world. We ask a pioneering scientist what that tells us about human consciousness.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 03:49PM, until June 15, 2017 at 03:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 540 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Georgia Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on the International Space Station

Students at the Fayette County Public Library in Fayetteville, Georgia, will speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:45 a.m. EDT on Monday, June 19. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

June 15, 2017
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NPR News: Just Small Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic

Just Small Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic
Three genetic changes could be enough to make a bird flu strain that's already killing some people in China highly contagious. Are experiments with a deliberately mutated version too risky?

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NPR News: Just Small Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic

Just Small Genetic Tweaks To Chinese Bird Flu Virus Could Fuel A Human Pandemic
Three genetic changes could be enough to make a bird flu strain that's already killing some people in China highly contagious. Are experiments with a deliberately mutated version too risky?

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 02:11PM, until June 15, 2017 at 02:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 615 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 12:34PM, until June 15, 2017 at 12:45PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 630 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 15, 2017 at 11:01AM, until June 15, 2017 at 11:06AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 302 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Red Sprites over the Channel

Mysterious and incredibly brief, red sprites are seen to occur high above large thunderstorms on planet Earth. While they have been recorded from low Earth orbit or high flying airplanes, these dancing, lightning-like events were captured in video frames from a mountain top perch in northern France. Taken during the night of May 28, the remarkably clear, unobstructed view looks toward a multicell storm system raging over the English Channel about 600 kilometers away. Lasting only a few milliseconds, the red sprite association with thunderstorms is known. Still, much remains a mystery about the fleeting apparitions including the nature of their relation to other upper atmospheric lightning phenomena such as blue jets or satellite detected terrestrial gamma flashes. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rvwGmB

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 09:32PM, until June 14, 2017 at 09:40PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 480 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 07:55PM, until June 14, 2017 at 08:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Gray Seals, Once Hunted, Are Thriving In New England

Gray Seals, Once Hunted, Are Thriving In New England
Massachusetts once offered a bounty for grey seals. After conservation efforts, the New England population bounced back, and Google Earth images show more seals than scientists had previously counted.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 06:18PM, until June 14, 2017 at 06:28PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 591 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Climate Caucus Successfully Courts More Congressional Republicans

Climate Caucus Successfully Courts More Congressional Republicans
For years, a grassroots group has been lobbying Congress to do something on climate change. Suddenly, since Trump took office, they're winning over a growing number of House Republicans.

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NASA Awards Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract

NASA’s has awarded a contract to Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Service of Houston for support of flight crew training and development activities at the Sonny Carter Training Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

June 14, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 04:41PM, until June 14, 2017 at 04:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities

Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities
Job-coaching and other support services that enable many adults to live in the community instead of institutions will likely be curtailed if the GOP plan to shrink Medicaid becomes law.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 03:03PM, until June 14, 2017 at 03:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 591 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Will Fish Get A Humanely Harvested Label? These Brothers Bet $40 Million On It

Will Fish Get A Humanely Harvested Label? These Brothers Bet $40 Million On It
Beef and poultry get labels designating humane treatment; seafood doesn't. Two fishermen want to change that. Their state-of-the-art ship makes fishing safer for crew and minimizes pain for fish.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 01:26PM, until June 14, 2017 at 01:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 14, 2017 at 11:52AM, until June 14, 2017 at 12:00PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 481 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

M89: Elliptical Galaxy with Outer Shells and Plumes

Can you see them? This famous Messier object M89, a seemingly simple elliptical galaxy, is surrounded by faint shells and plumes. The cause of the shells is currently unknown, but possibly tidal tails related to debris left over from absorbing numerous small galaxies in the past billion years. Alternatively the shells may be like ripples in a pond, where a recent collision with another large galaxy created density waves that ripple through this galactic giant. Regardless of the actual cause, the featured image highlights the increasing consensus that at least some elliptical galaxies have formed in the recent past, and that the outer halos of most large galaxies are not really smooth but have complexities induced by frequent interactions with -- and accretions of -- smaller nearby galaxies. The halo of our own Milky Way Galaxy is one example of such unexpected complexity. M89 is a member of the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies which lies about 50 million light years distant. via NASA http://ift.tt/2smPVUD

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 10:25PM, until June 13, 2017 at 10:30PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 301 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 08:47PM, until June 13, 2017 at 08:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 630 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 07:11PM, until June 13, 2017 at 07:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 616 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 05:34PM, until June 13, 2017 at 05:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 540 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Brain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson's

Brain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson's
In 2003, researchers declared a moratorium on the use of transplanted brain cells to treat Parkinson's disease. Now, armed with better cells, they're giving the approach another try.

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NPR News: Brain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson's

Brain Cell Transplants Are Being Tested Once Again For Parkinson's
In 2003, researchers declared a moratorium on the use of transplanted brain cells to treat Parkinson's disease. Now, armed with better cells, they're giving the approach another try.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 03:56PM, until June 13, 2017 at 04:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 565 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: What's The Difference Between Famine And Hunger? A Food FAQ

What's The Difference Between Famine And Hunger? A Food FAQ
We asked our readers what they wanted to know about world hunger? So many thoughtful questions came in that we did a roundup of queries about hunger and famine.

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Media Invited to June 21 Science, Safety Briefings on August Total Solar Eclipse

For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will cross the entire nation Aug. 21. Representatives from NASA, other federal agencies, and science organizations, will provide important viewing safety, travel and science information during two briefings at the Newseum in Washington starting at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 21.

June 13, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 02:18PM, until June 13, 2017 at 02:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 640 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 13, 2017 at 12:43PM, until June 13, 2017 at 12:52PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 571 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Police Shootings: How A Culture Of Racism Can Infect Us All

Police Shootings: How A Culture Of Racism Can Infect Us All
In a shooting involving a police officer, there's often a familiar blame game: Was the cop was racist? Was the person shot threatening? Or maybe, the bias that leads cops to shoot affects us all.

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NPR News: Police Shootings: How A Culture Of Racism Can Infect Us All

Police Shootings: How A Culture Of Racism Can Infect Us All
In a shooting involving a police officer, there's often a familiar blame game: Was the cop was racist? Was the person shot threatening? Or maybe, the bias that leads cops to shoot affects us all.

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NPR News: People Are More Likely To Eat Veggies With Fancy Names, Researchers Say

People Are More Likely To Eat Veggies With Fancy Names, Researchers Say
Stanford University researchers found diners did not go for foods labeled as sugar free or low fat. Take an item like carrots, and then call it: twisted citrus glazed carrots — now you're talking.

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NPR News: Rap on Trial: How An Aspiring Musician's Words Led To Prison Time

Rap on Trial: How An Aspiring Musician's Words Led To Prison Time
Olutosin Oduwole was a college student and aspiring rapper when he was charged with "attempting to make a terrorist threat." We explore how perceptions of rap music may have played a role.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 09:39PM, until June 12, 2017 at 09:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 593 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 08:03PM, until June 12, 2017 at 08:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 635 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 06:26PM, until June 12, 2017 at 06:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 557 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Dog Owners Walk 22 Minutes More Per Day. And Yes, It Counts As Exercise

Dog Owners Walk 22 Minutes More Per Day. And Yes, It Counts As Exercise
A new study finds dog owners on average walk 22 more minutes more per day compared to people without dogs. The benefits of walking include a lower risk of heart disease and premature death.

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NASA Hosts Briefing on Latest Results of Exoplanet-Hunting Mission

NASA will hold a media briefing at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 19, to announce the latest planet candidate results from the agency's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission. The briefing, taking place during the Kepler Science Conference, will be held at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

June 12, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 04:49PM, until June 12, 2017 at 04:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 545 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 03:11PM, until June 12, 2017 at 03:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 624 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Another Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Travel Ban Should Remain On Hold

Another Federal Appeals Court Says Trump's Travel Ban Should Remain On Hold
The 9th Circuit largely upheld an injunction that blocks key portions of the president's travel ban from going into effect. The decision comes weeks after a similar opinion from the 4th Circuit.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 01:34PM, until June 12, 2017 at 01:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 620 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 12, 2017 at 12:02PM, until June 12, 2017 at 12:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 165 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom

How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom
A nonprofit called Turnaround for Children helps schools meet the needs of children facing poverty and adversity.

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NPR News: Is Zika Still A Problem In Florida And The Caribbean?

Is Zika Still A Problem In Florida And The Caribbean?
The Zika outbreak in Florida is officially over. And cases are dropping across the Caribbean. But doctors says the risk to pregnant woman there — whether residents or travelers — isn't gone.

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An Unusual Hole in Mars

What created this unusual hole in Mars? Actually, there are numerous holes pictured in this Swiss cheese-like landscape, with all-but-one of them showing a dusty, dark, Martian terrain beneath evaporating, light, carbon-dioxide ice. The most unusual hole is on the upper right, spans about 100-meters, and seems to punch through to a lower level. Why this hole exists and why it is surrounded by a circular crater remains a topic of speculation, although a leading hypothesis is that it was created by a meteor impact. Holes such as this are of particular interest because they might be portals to lower levels that extend into expansive underground caves. If so, these naturally-occurring tunnels are relatively protected from the harsh surface of Mars, making them relatively good candidates to contain Martian life. These pits are therefore prime targets for possible future spacecraft, robots, and even human interplanetary explorers. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rYV6qA

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 10:32PM, until June 11, 2017 at 10:40PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 520 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 08:55PM, until June 11, 2017 at 09:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 07:18PM, until June 11, 2017 at 07:28PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 581 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: What Happens When A Leader's Vision Is The Wrong One?

What Happens When A Leader's Vision Is The Wrong One?
Don Laub was a pioneering surgeon — one of the first in the U.S. to perform gender reassignment surgeries, but tragedy came when he traveled to Mexico to provide free surgeries to children.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 05:41PM, until June 11, 2017 at 05:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 535 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 04:03PM, until June 11, 2017 at 04:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 601 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 02:26PM, until June 11, 2017 at 02:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 11, 2017 at 12:52PM, until June 11, 2017 at 12:59PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 431 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Meet Your Lucky Stars: NASA Announces A New Class Of Astronaut Candidates

Meet Your Lucky Stars: NASA Announces A New Class Of Astronaut Candidates
This year was one of the most competitive applicant pools in the agency's history. One of the candidates explains what it takes to earn a coveted spot — and why so many want to be an astronaut today.

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NPR News: GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction

GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction
Expanding Medicaid has helped many people caught up in the opioid epidemic get treatment. But doctors say the proposed Republican changes to the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize these programs.

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NPR News: How Climate Data Is Collected

How Climate Data Is Collected
President Trump's proposed budget would cut money for climate research that measures a warming world. We tag along to see how air samples are collected on a Colorado mountaintop.

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IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula

What is creating the strange texture of IC 418? Dubbed the Spirograph Nebula for its resemblance to drawings from a cyclical drawing tool, planetary nebula IC 418 shows patterns that are not well understood. Perhaps they are related to chaotic winds from the variable central star, which changes brightness unpredictably in just a few hours. By contrast, evidence indicates that only a few million years ago, IC 418 was probably a well-understood star similar to our Sun. Only a few thousand years ago, IC 418 was probably a common red giant star. Since running out of nuclear fuel, though, the outer envelope has begun expanding outward leaving a hot remnant core destined to become a white-dwarf star, visible in the image center. The light from the central core excites surrounding atoms in the nebula causing them to glow. IC 418 lies about 2000 light-years away and spans 0.3 light-years across. This false-color image taken from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals the unusual details. via NASA http://ift.tt/2r4wFqu

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 11:25PM, until June 10, 2017 at 11:31PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 384 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 09:47PM, until June 10, 2017 at 09:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 08:10PM, until June 10, 2017 at 08:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 607 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 06:34PM, until June 10, 2017 at 06:42PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 04:56PM, until June 10, 2017 at 05:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 575 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 03:18PM, until June 10, 2017 at 03:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 10, 2017 at 01:43PM, until June 10, 2017 at 01:52PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 544 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Saturn in the Milky Way

Saturn is near opposition in planet Earth's sky. Rising at sunset and shining brightly throughout the night, it also lies near a line-of-sight to crowded starfields, nebulae, and obscuring dust clouds along the Milky Way. Whitish Saturn is up and left of center in this gorgeous central Milky Way skyscape, a two panel mosaic recorded earlier this month. You can find the bright planet above the bowl of the dusty Pipe nebula, and just beyond the end of a dark river to Antares, alpha star of the constellation Scorpius. For now the best views of the ringed giant planet are from the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft, though. Diving close, Cassini's Grand Finale orbit number 8 is in progress. via NASA http://ift.tt/2sJ7ECt

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 10:39PM, until June 09, 2017 at 10:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 609 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 09:02PM, until June 09, 2017 at 09:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 629 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 07:26PM, until June 09, 2017 at 07:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 550 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 05:48PM, until June 09, 2017 at 05:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Reviews Bears Ears National Monument

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Reviews Bears Ears National Monument
A Saturday deadline is approaching for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to recommend whether the controversial new Bears Ears National Monument in Utah should be abolished or shrunk. It's the first of a larger review of national monuments stemming from an executive order by President Trump last month.

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NASA Selects Safety, Mission Assurance Support Contractor

NASA has selected Bastion Technologies, Inc. (BTI), of Houston, to provide safety and mission assurance support services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

June 09, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 04:10PM, until June 09, 2017 at 04:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 631 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Media Invited to NASA’s Kepler and K2 Mission Science Conference

NASA invites members of the media to attend the fourth Kepler and K2 Science Conference held June 19-23. The weeklong science conference will take place at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

June 09, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 09, 2017 at 02:34PM, until June 09, 2017 at 02:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 606 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Television to Cover International Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station beginning at 5 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 14.

June 09, 2017
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M27 Not a Comet

While hunting for comets in the skies above 18th century France, astronomer Charles Messier diligently kept a list of the things he encountered that were definitely not comets. This is number 27 on his now famous not-a-comet list. In fact, 21st century astronomers would identify it as a planetary nebula, but it's not a planet either, even though it may appear round and planet-like in a small telescope. Messier 27 (M27) is an excellent example of a gaseous emission nebula created as a sun-like star runs out of nuclear fuel in its core. The nebula forms as the star's outer layers are expelled into space, with a visible glow generated by atoms excited by the dying star's intense but invisible ultraviolet light. Known by the popular name of the Dumbbell Nebula, the beautifully symmetric interstellar gas cloud is over 2.5 light-years across and about 1,200 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula. This spectacular color image incorporates broad and narrowband observations recorded by the 8.2 meter Subaru telescope. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rXPe38

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 11:32PM, until June 08, 2017 at 11:41PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 551 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market

FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market
The Food and Drug Administration says abuse of the painkiller Opana ER has fueled an outbreak of HIV, hepatitis C and a serious blood disorder, though it was reformulated to try to reduce abuse.

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NPR News: FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market

FDA Calls On Drugmaker To Pull A Powerful Opioid Off The Market
The Food and Drug Administration says abuse of the painkiller Opana ER has fueled an outbreak of HIV, hepatitis C and a serious blood disorder, though it was reformulated to try to reduce abuse.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 09:55PM, until June 08, 2017 at 10:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 08:18PM, until June 08, 2017 at 08:28PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 572 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 06:41PM, until June 08, 2017 at 06:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 05:03PM, until June 08, 2017 at 05:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 610 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories

CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories
About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.

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NPR News: CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories

CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories
About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.

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Three DIY CubeSats Score Rides on NASA’s First Flight of Orion, Space Launch System

NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has awarded rides for three small spacecraft on the agency's newest rocket, and $20,000 each in prize money, to the winning teams of citizen solvers competing in the semi-final round of the agency’s Cube Quest Challenge.

June 08, 2017
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NPR News: Aid-In-Dying Requires More Than Just A Law, Californians Find

Aid-In-Dying Requires More Than Just A Law, Californians Find
In the year since the state enacted a law allowing doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for terminal patients who request it, over 500 people have sought that help. But some doctors are still reluctant.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 03:26PM, until June 08, 2017 at 03:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 636 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 01:52PM, until June 08, 2017 at 01:59PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 366 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: 315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens

315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
Scientists who found the fossils believe they are the remains of five people and far older than all previous finds. But how do the remains really fit into the bushy family tree of modern humans?

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NPR News: 315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens

315,000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
Scientists who found the fossils believe they are the remains of five people and far older than all previous finds. But how do the remains really fit into the bushy family tree of modern humans?

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NPR News: Invisibilia: Should Wild Bears Be Feared Or Befriended?

Invisibilia: Should Wild Bears Be Feared Or Befriended?
A photographer who walks deep into the woods in search of a wild bear wonders if his curiosity will overcome his fear. Can bears and humans co-exist?

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NPR News: Learn To Sniff Like A Dog And Experience The World In A New Way

Learn To Sniff Like A Dog And Experience The World In A New Way
We humans think we don't have a very good sense of smell. But psychologist Alexandra Horowitz says dogs can show us how to train our noses so they give us a window into a secret world.

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Firefall by Moonlight

On certain dates in February, an elusive firefall can be spotted at sunset in Yosemite National Park, when the weather cooperates and the direction to the setting Sun is just right. Often photographed from vantage points below, at the right moment the park's seasonal Horsetail Fall is isolated in the shadows of the steep walls of El Capitan but still illuminated with rays of sunlight reflected by the angled rockface directly behind the flow, briefly giving the waterfall a dramatic fiery appearance. The Horsetail firefall is more rarely photographed at moonset under a starry night sky, though. Even more elusive by moonlight, the firefall effect can also be seen when skies are clear and a bright Moon sets at the right direction along the western horizon. Skies were clear and stars were shining for this well-planned photograph of the Horsetail firefall lit by a gibbous Moon setting in the early morning hours of May 9. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rUN2ZT

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 08, 2017 at 12:24AM, until June 08, 2017 at 12:32AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 444 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 10:47PM, until June 07, 2017 at 10:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 09:10PM, until June 07, 2017 at 09:20PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 597 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 07:33PM, until June 07, 2017 at 07:42PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 534 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: If You See Dirty Water, Don't Just Gripe. Talk To The Cloud!

If You See Dirty Water, Don't Just Gripe. Talk To The Cloud!
Scientists and activists in India are training citizens to collect information on water issues like contamination — and upload it so it can be used to push for change.

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NPR News: U.S. Pays Farmers Billions To Save The Soil. But It's Blowing Away

U.S. Pays Farmers Billions To Save The Soil. But It's Blowing Away
Right now, the government rents farmland to help protect soil and water. But once the land is farmed again, the benefits disappear. Environmentalists want to change that.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 05:55PM, until June 07, 2017 at 06:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 584 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions

After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000. Rising to the top of more than 18,300 applicants, NASA chose 12 women and men as the agency’s new astronaut candidates.

June 07, 2017
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NASA Awards Universal Stage Adapter Contract for Space Launch System Rocket

NASA has selected Dynetics, Inc. of Huntsville, Alabama, to develop and build a universal stage adapter for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The adapter will connect NASA’s Orion spacecraft and provide additional cargo space for the future configurations of the rocket containing an exploration upper stage (EUS).

June 07, 2017
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NPR News: 315,0000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens

315,0000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
Scientists who found the fossils believe they are the remains of five people and far older than all previous finds. But how do the remains really fit into the bushy family tree of modern humans?

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NPR News: 315,0000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens

315,0000-Year-Old Fossils From Morocco Could Be Earliest Recorded Homo Sapiens
Scientists who found the fossils believe they are the remains of five people and far older than all previous finds. But how do the remains really fit into the bushy family tree of modern humans?

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 04:18PM, until June 07, 2017 at 04:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 645 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 02:43PM, until June 07, 2017 at 02:52PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 511 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: How Alan Alda Makes Science Understandable

How Alan Alda Makes Science Understandable
How do you communicate complex ideas effectively? How do scientists and doctors get their findings across to a needing public?

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NPR News: Travel Through Time With A Whale Detective

Travel Through Time With A Whale Detective
Join NPR's Madeline Sofia on a tour of the largest collection of whale bones in the world. Curator Nick Pyenson takes us backstage to see Smithsonian specimens that aren't on display in museums.

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NPR News: Total Failure: The Mountain That Got Away

Total Failure: The Mountain That Got Away
In 2014, Emily Harrington set out to climb the tallest peak in Southeast Asia. She had to turn back with the summit in sight.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 07, 2017 at 01:18AM, until June 07, 2017 at 01:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 211 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 11:39PM, until June 06, 2017 at 11:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 622 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 10:02PM, until June 06, 2017 at 10:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 621 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 08:26PM, until June 06, 2017 at 08:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 543 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 06:48PM, until June 06, 2017 at 06:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 560 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 05:10PM, until June 06, 2017 at 05:21PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Polar Photographer Shares His View Of A Ferocious But Fragile Ecosystem

Polar Photographer Shares His View Of A Ferocious But Fragile Ecosystem
Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. "I want people to realize that ice is like the soil in the garden," he says. "Without ice the polar regions cannot exist."

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 03:34PM, until June 06, 2017 at 03:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 588 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: PHOTOS: Here's What Climate Change Looks Like To Uganda's Coffee Farmers

PHOTOS: Here's What Climate Change Looks Like To Uganda's Coffee Farmers
Coffee is Uganda's most valuable industry, but climate change could cut production by half by 2050. Small farmers there area already feeling the effects, as they document in these photos.

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Maryland Students to Speak to NASA Astronaut on Space Station

Students at Leeds Elementary School in Elkton, Maryland, will speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, June 9.

June 06, 2017
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NPR News: Researchers Ferret Out Information From White House Visitor Logs

Researchers Ferret Out Information From White House Visitor Logs
President Trump has decided to change President Obama's policy of making the White House visitor log public. A new study explores what kind of information is contained in the White House visitor log.

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NPR News: Researchers Ferret Out Information From White House Visitor Logs

Researchers Ferret Out Information From White House Visitor Logs
President Trump has decided to change President Obama's policy of making the White House visitor log public. A new study explores what kind of information is contained in the White House visitor log.

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NPR News: VIDEO: Get To Know The Bloodthirsty (But Cuddly) Vampire Bat

VIDEO: Get To Know The Bloodthirsty (But Cuddly) Vampire Bat
In Latin America, they drink the blood of big animals and can spread rabies. Livestock die. So do people. Ranchers want to wipe the bats out. Does anyone think that's a bad idea?

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The Case of the Missing Star

What's happened to giant star N6946-BH1? It was there just a few years ago -- Hubble imaged it. Now there's only a faint glow. What's curiouser, no bright supernova occurred -- although the star did brightened significantly for a few months. The leading theory is that, at about 25 times the mass of our Sun, N6946-BH1's great gravity held much of the star together during its final tumultuous death throes, after which most the star sunk into a black hole of its own making. If so, then what remained outside of the black hole likely then formed an accretion disk that emits comparatively faint infrared light as it swirls around, before falling in. If this mode of star death is confirmed with other stars, it gives direct evidence that a very massive star can end its life with a whimper rather than a bang. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rCQc2l

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 06, 2017 at 12:31AM, until June 06, 2017 at 12:41AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 577 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 10:54PM, until June 05, 2017 at 11:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 638 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 09:18PM, until June 05, 2017 at 09:27PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 562 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 07:41PM, until June 05, 2017 at 07:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 541 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Trump Administration Seeking Permits For Seismic Air Gun Surveys In Atlantic

Trump Administration Seeking Permits For Seismic Air Gun Surveys In Atlantic
The proposal would allow five energy companies to incidentally harass ocean wildlife by using seismic air guns for oil and gas exploration, much to the chagrin of environmental groups.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 06:03PM, until June 05, 2017 at 06:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 619 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 04:26PM, until June 05, 2017 at 04:36PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 629 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 02:53PM, until June 05, 2017 at 02:58PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 275 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Scientists Discover A Scorched Planet With A Comet-Like Tail

Scientists Discover A Scorched Planet With A Comet-Like Tail
The planet called KELT-9b is around three times more massive than Jupiter. It orbits a blue star about 650 light-years away from Earth that's nearly twice as hot as our own sun.

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NASA Selects Three Aeronautics Teams to Explore ‘Ambitious’ Ideas

Three teams of NASA researchers who have dreamed up potential solutions for pieces of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) puzzle have received the nod to officially begin formal feasibility studies of their concepts.

June 05, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 05, 2017 at 01:24AM, until June 05, 2017 at 01:32AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 491 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 11:47PM, until June 04, 2017 at 11:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 10:10PM, until June 04, 2017 at 10:20PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 587 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 08:33PM, until June 04, 2017 at 08:42PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 534 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 06:55PM, until June 04, 2017 at 07:05PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 594 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 05:18PM, until June 04, 2017 at 05:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 03:43PM, until June 04, 2017 at 03:51PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 470 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Why Republican Mayor In Indiana Isn't Cheering On Climate Agreement Withdrawal

Why Republican Mayor In Indiana Isn't Cheering On Climate Agreement Withdrawal
As mayor of Carmel, Ind., James Brainard is working to combat climate change. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks the longtime Republican why climate change is important to him and his city.

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NPR News: CEO Of Electric Power Giant Criticizes Trump Decision To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement

CEO Of Electric Power Giant Criticizes Trump Decision To Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Nick Akins, head of American Electric Power, about his reaction to President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.

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NPR News: Alan Alda's Experiment: Helping Scientists Learn To Talk To The Rest Of Us

Alan Alda's Experiment: Helping Scientists Learn To Talk To The Rest Of Us
The actor's new book, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, is all about communication — and miscommunication — between doctors, scientists and civilians.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From June 04, 2017 at 02:17AM, until June 04, 2017 at 02:22AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 325 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Orion: Belt, Flame, and Horsehead

What surrounds the famous belt stars of Orion? A deep exposure shows everything from dark nebula to star clusters, all embedded in an extended patch of gaseous wisps in the greater Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The brightest three stars, appearing diagonally on the left of the featured image are indeed the famous three stars that make up the belt of Orion. Just below Alnitak, the lowest of the three belt stars, is the Flame Nebula, glowing with excited hydrogen gas and immersed in filaments of dark brown dust. Just to the right of Alnitak lies the Horsehead Nebula, a dark indentation of dense dust that has perhaps the most recognized nebular shapes on the sky. The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years distant, is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is seen primarily because it is backlit by the nearby massive star Sigma Orionis. The Horsehead Nebula will slowly shift its apparent shape over the next few million years and will eventually be destroyed by the high-energy starlight. via NASA http://ift.tt/2rPuLy7