Sunday, March 31, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From April 01, 2019 at 12:28AM, until April 01, 2019 at 12:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 10:51PM, until March 31, 2019 at 11:02PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 09:14PM, until March 31, 2019 at 09:24PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 572 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 07:37PM, until March 31, 2019 at 07:46PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 05:59PM, until March 31, 2019 at 06:09PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 611 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: How A Cosmic Collision Sparked A Native American Translator's Labor Of Love

How A Cosmic Collision Sparked A Native American Translator's Labor Of Love
On April 1, astronomers will start two huge machines and continue hunting for ripples in space-time. One scientist gets his mom to translate news of each discovery into her native language, Blackfoot.

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NPR News: One Woman Wants To Create This: *Insert Afro Emoji Here*

One Woman Wants To Create This: *Insert Afro Emoji Here*
Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 04:22PM, until March 31, 2019 at 04:32PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: One Woman Wants To Create This: [Insert Afro Emoji Here]

One Woman Wants To Create This: [Insert Afro Emoji Here]
Writer Rhianna Jones is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 02:48PM, until March 31, 2019 at 02:54PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 365 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Building For An Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt To The Changing Climate

Building For An Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt To The Changing Climate
In Miami, the effects of global warming are not hypothetical predictions but realities of everyday life, prompting change by government, businesses and individuals alike.

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NPR News: On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline

On Public Lands, Visitors Surge While Federal Management Funds Decline
Western towns surrounded by and dependent upon public lands are forced to get creative as federal recreation budgets continue a slow decline. They are boosting local efforts to maintain public access.

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NPR News: Petitioning For An Afro Emoji

Petitioning For An Afro Emoji
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to writer Rhianna Jones, who is petitioning the Unicode Consortium for an emoji of a person with an Afro.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 31, 2019 at 01:16AM, until March 31, 2019 at 01:24AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 464 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 11:38PM, until March 30, 2019 at 11:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 10:02PM, until March 30, 2019 at 10:12PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 593 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 08:25PM, until March 30, 2019 at 08:34PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 06:47PM, until March 30, 2019 at 06:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 588 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Does Instagram Have A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism?

Does Instagram Have A Problem With Hate Speech And Extremism?
While Facebook and Twitter have come under criticism for the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, Instagram has flown relatively under the radar, says Taylor Lorenz of The Atlantic.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 05:09PM, until March 30, 2019 at 05:20PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 645 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 03:35PM, until March 30, 2019 at 03:43PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 495 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: In Florida, Doctors See Climate Change Hurting Their Most Vulnerable Patients

In Florida, Doctors See Climate Change Hurting Their Most Vulnerable Patients
The medical community in Florida is increasingly sounding the alarm about the health risks associated with rising temperatures.

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Friday, March 29, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 02:08AM, until March 30, 2019 at 02:13AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 276 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

3D 67P


Put on your red/cyan glasses and float next to the jagged and double-lobed nucleus of Churyumov-Gerasimenko, also known as Comet 67P. The stereo anaglyph was created by combining two images from the Rosetta spacecraft's narrow angle OSIRIS camera taken on July 25, 2015 from a distance of 184 kilometers. Numerous jets are emanating from the small solar system world's active surface near its closest approach to the Sun. The larger lobe is around 4 kilometers in diameter, joined to a smaller, 2.5 kilometer diameter lobe by a narrow neck. Rosetta's mission to the comet ended in September 2016 when the spacecraft was commanded to a controlled impact with the comet's surface. Keep those 3D glasses on though. You can check out a new catalog of nearly 1400 stereo anaglyphs created from Rosetta image data on this website. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TGcBIE

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 30, 2019 at 12:30AM, until March 30, 2019 at 12:40AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 627 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 10:53PM, until March 29, 2019 at 11:03PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 616 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 09:16PM, until March 29, 2019 at 09:25PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 540 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 07:38PM, until March 29, 2019 at 07:48PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 564 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: Wondering what Great Schools, Clean Streams is all about? Watch this video to learn more: https://t.co/yy2onjbXDj @NCCDE #eduDE #nccde

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 06:01PM, until March 29, 2019 at 06:11PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 640 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: Happy Friday! The current total for Great Schools Clean Streams pledges is over 6,200! Is yours among them? If not take the pledge at https://t.co/K23WXULtOy If you have taken the pledge, spread the word and ask neighbors, friends and family to take the pledge, too! @NCCDE https://t.co/F6HMoUAZjV

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NPR News: Reports Say U.S. Sees A National Security Threat In Chinese Company Owning Grindr

Reports Say U.S. Sees A National Security Threat In Chinese Company Owning Grindr
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris Calabrese of the Center for Democracy and Technology about reports that the U.S. sees a national security threat in a Chinese company owning the dating app Grindr.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 04:25PM, until March 29, 2019 at 04:34PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 577 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Friday News Roundup - Domestic
Will the public ever see the Mueller report?

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NPR News: Deep Brain Stimulation: Remote Control Brain

Deep Brain Stimulation: Remote Control Brain
We have the story of one woman who is taking part in an experiment on deep brain stimulation.

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 29, 2019 at 01:21AM, until March 29, 2019 at 01:31AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 589 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 11:44PM, until March 28, 2019 at 11:55PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 10:07PM, until March 28, 2019 at 10:17PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 557 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Former NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Classified Information

Former NSA Contractor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Classified Information
Harold Martin, a 54-year-old Navy veteran, was arrested in 2016. Authorities said he amassed a staggering trove of government documents, endangering U.S. national security.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 08:30PM, until March 28, 2019 at 08:39PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 544 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science
Some panel members said they don't agree that breathing sooty air can cause premature death. The panel's draft recommendations to the EPA would change how it assesses the dangers of air pollution.

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NPR News: EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science
Some panel members said they don't agree that breathing sooty air can cause premature death. The panel's draft recommendations to the EPA would change how it assesses the dangers of air pollution.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 06:52PM, until March 28, 2019 at 07:02PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 624 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: It's Day 4 of the 2019 Great Schools Clean Streams pledge contest! So far 5,029 pledges have been made on behalf of schools in New Castle County! #nccde @NCCDE

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@CleanStreamsDE: It's Day 5 of the 2019 Great Schools Clean Streams pledge contest! So far 5,029 pledges have been made on behalf of schools in New Castle County! #nccde @NCCDE

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NPR News: Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands
The number of alien species, likely brought by ship traffic, stunned scientists. And they suspect that the foothold of such creatures may have been underestimated in other tropical habitats, too.

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NPR News: Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands

Dozens Of Nonnative Marine Species Have Invaded The Galapagos Islands
The number of alien species, likely brought by ship traffic, stunned scientists. And they suspect that the foothold of such creatures may have been underestimated in other tropical habitats, too.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 05:15PM, until March 28, 2019 at 05:26PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 622 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Interior Secretary Nominee Gets Grilled At Confirmation Hearing

Interior Secretary Nominee Gets Grilled At Confirmation Hearing
David Bernhardt, President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Interior, made his case before a key Senate panel on Thursday. He faced hard questions about his background as an energy lobbyist.

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NASA Television to Broadcast Launch, Docking of Space Station Cargo Ship

A Russian Progress cargo ship is scheduled to launch on a three-hour flight to the International Space Station Thursday, April 4.

March 28, 2019
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NPR News: HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge

HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge
The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.

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NPR News: How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us
Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.

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NPR News: How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us
Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.

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NPR News: Can We Overcome Racial Bias? 'Biased' Author Says To Start By Acknowledging It

Can We Overcome Racial Bias? 'Biased' Author Says To Start By Acknowledging It
In her new book, psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt explores how unconscious racial bias shapes human behavior — and suggests that we examine what situations can trigger racial bias.

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NPR News: Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High

Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High
"It's great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that's not very useful if the crosswalk doesn't exist," says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.

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NPR News: 40 Years After A Partial Nuclear Meltdown, A New Push To Keep Three Mile Island Open

40 Years After A Partial Nuclear Meltdown, A New Push To Keep Three Mile Island Open
Forty years ago, the U.S. nuclear industry suffered its worst nuclear accident. Today, the remaining reactor at Three Mile Island is slated to close because of cheaper competition from natural gas.

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 02:12AM, until March 28, 2019 at 02:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 518 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The Gaia Stars of M15


Messier 15 is a 13 billion year old relic of the early formative years of our galaxy, one of about 170 globular star clusters that still roam the halo of the Milky Way. About 200 light-years in diameter, it lies about 35,000 light years away toward the constellation Pegasus. But this realistic looking view of the ancient globular star cluster is not a photograph. Instead it's an animated gif image constructed from remarkably precise individual measurements of star positions, brightness, and color. The astronomically rich data set used was made by the sky-scanning Gaia satellite which also determined parallax distances for 1.3 billion Milky Way stars. In the animated gif, twinkling stars are M15's identified RR Lyrae stars. Plentiful in M15, RR Lyrae stars are evolved pulsating variable stars whose brightness and pulsation period, typically less than a day, are related. via NASA https://ift.tt/2JN6F0A

NPR News: Companies Organize To Make It Easier To Buy Renewable Energy

Companies Organize To Make It Easier To Buy Renewable Energy
Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers. The group hopes to remove barriers to going green.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 28, 2019 at 12:35AM, until March 28, 2019 at 12:46AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 10:59PM, until March 27, 2019 at 11:08PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 580 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial

Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial
The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multimillion-dollar damage award after concluding that Roundup caused cancer.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 09:21PM, until March 27, 2019 at 09:30PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial

Jury Awards $80 Million In Damages In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial
The verdict represents the second time a jury has decided in favor of a multi-million dollar damage award after concluding the Roundup caused cancer.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 07:43PM, until March 27, 2019 at 07:53PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 601 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 06:06PM, until March 27, 2019 at 06:17PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: Wondering how your school is doing? Here are the pledge standings for each tier. @NCCDE https://t.co/1jTdSqMYS9

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NPR News: Thailand Moves Forward With Chinese Tech Company Huawei To Build 5G Network

Thailand Moves Forward With Chinese Tech Company Huawei To Build 5G Network
The Chinese company Huawei is now building and testing Thailand's first 5G network. Thai authorities say they could not say no to Huawei's bargain prices, despite pressure from the U.S.

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NPR News: Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms

Facebook Bans White Nationalism And Separatism Content From Its Platforms
The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.

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NPR News: E.U. Votes To Rewrite Its Copyright Laws, Delivering A Blow To Tech Giants

E.U. Votes To Rewrite Its Copyright Laws, Delivering A Blow To Tech Giants
The European Union voted to rewrite its laws, in a big blow for tech firms like Google and Facebook, forcing them to find copyright violations on their platforms and not wait for them to be reported.

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NPR News: Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You're Not Thirsty For Salt Water

Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You're Not Thirsty For Salt Water
Fresh water quenches thirst almost instantly, but salt water doesn't. New research shows how cells in the gut and on the tongue help the brain keep just the right concentration of salt in our bodies.

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NPR News: Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You're Not Thirsty For Salt Water

Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You're Not Thirsty For Salt Water
Fresh water quenches thirst almost instantly, but salt water doesn't. New research shows how cells in the gut and on the tongue help the brain keep just the right concentration of salt in our bodies.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 04:32PM, until March 27, 2019 at 04:39PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 431 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges '100-Percent Clean Energy By 2045'

Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges '100-Percent Clean Energy By 2045'
Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018.

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NPR News: Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage

Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage
To track the spread of bacteria that resist antibiotics, researchers are trying wastewater testing to get a fast, accurate picture.

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NPR News: The Weather Channel Sued For $125 Million Over Death In Storm Chase Collision

The Weather Channel Sued For $125 Million Over Death In Storm Chase Collision
The suit alleges that the channel continued to employ two storm chasers, ignoring their alleged history of reckless driving that eventually led to the crash that killed the plaintiff's son.

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@CleanStreamsDE: Here are two steps you can take to help your favorite school in New Castle County collect pledges: 1. Visit https://t.co/K23WXULtOy and take the pledge 2. Invite friends, family and neighbors to visit https://t.co/K23WXULtOy and take the pledge It's just that simple! @NCCDE

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 03:04AM, until March 27, 2019 at 03:11AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 389 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 27, 2019 at 01:26AM, until March 27, 2019 at 01:37AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 637 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 11:50PM, until March 27, 2019 at 12:00AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 605 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 10:14PM, until March 26, 2019 at 10:23PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 08:35PM, until March 26, 2019 at 08:44PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 575 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years

The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Tuesday’s announcement by Vice President Mike Pence, at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council, about putting American astronauts back on the Moon in the next five years:

March 26, 2019
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@CleanStreamsDE: Over 4,800 pledges have been made so far, is yours among them? Each pledge helps local waters, and a local school. Why wait, take the online pledge to put cooking grease in the trash: https://t.co/K23WXULtOy #nccde @NCCDE

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 06:57PM, until March 26, 2019 at 07:08PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 05:22PM, until March 26, 2019 at 05:31PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 542 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: Why take the Great Schools, Clean Streams pledge? Pledge for Your Waterways! Help keep New Castle County's waterways clean by doing your part to keep the sewer system working properly. #NCCDE @NCCDE

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NPR News: GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander Wants To Address Climate Change Without The Green New Deal

GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander Wants To Address Climate Change Without The Green New Deal
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. While he is voting no on the Green New Deal he says Republicans need to respond to climate change.

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NASA Selects Three Additional Informal Learning Institutions to Engage Learners in its Mission

NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) has selected three additional informal education organizations to supplement the initial group selected in June 2018.

March 25, 2019
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@CleanStreamsDE: Why pledge? Keeping fat, oil and grease out of your pipes keeps storm drains flowing free, and you help your favorite school in New Castle County! 19 schools will win cash prizes for classroom materials or campus projects. Visit https://t.co/9ZUJtW4aZy today!

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NPR News: VIDEO: Head Lice Up Close, And All Too Personal

VIDEO: Head Lice Up Close, And All Too Personal
Claws of the louse that afflicts human scalps fit neatly around a single human hair. Louse eggs stick to hair shafts with a sort of glue. Maybe the best remedy for you and the kids? Comb, baby, comb.

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NPR News: Why Hasn't The Gig Economy Killed Traditional Work?

Why Hasn't The Gig Economy Killed Traditional Work?
Recent studies suggest we're not witnessing the dawn of a new gig economy. What accounts for the resilience of traditional employment?

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NPR News: VIDEO: Head Lice Up Close, And All Too Personal

VIDEO: Head Lice Up Close, And All Too Personal
Claws of the louse that afflicts human scalps fit neatly around a single human hair. Louse eggs stick to hair shafts with a sort of glue. Maybe the best remedy for you and the kids? Comb, baby, comb.

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NPR News: The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace — And Drops Some Hints

The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace — And Drops Some Hints
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the secretive National Security Agency and Cyber Command, is promising more aggressive cybermeasures against rivals. And he's talking about it — at least a little.

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NPR News: Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule designed to make light bulbs more efficient. Environmental groups say the change will cost consumers and waste energy.

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NPR News: Green New Deal Vote Sets Up Climate Change As Key 2020 Issue

Green New Deal Vote Sets Up Climate Change As Key 2020 Issue
The GOP-controlled Senate will vote on a Democratic resolution led by New York freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that calls for the U.S. to reach zero net carbon emissions within 10 years.

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NPR News: Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule designed to make light bulbs more efficient. Environmental groups say the change will cost consumers and waste energy.

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NPR News: Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Trump Administration Flips Switch On Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule designed to make light bulbs more efficient. Environmental groups say the change will cost consumers and waste energy.

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NPR News: Sparkle Unicorns And Fart Ninjas: What Parents Can Do About Gendered Toys

Sparkle Unicorns And Fart Ninjas: What Parents Can Do About Gendered Toys
Toys are more pink and blue than ever before, experts say. But before you ban the sparkle unicorns and foam-dart blasters, consider other ways to help kids expand their play possibilities.

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Monday, March 25, 2019

NPR News: Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota Suffers 2 Weeks Of Flooding

Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota Suffers 2 Weeks Of Flooding
"There are community and tribe members getting on horseback to reach people and get them supplies," a state lawmaker told NPR. Residents said the reservation was already strapped for resources.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 02:17AM, until March 26, 2019 at 02:27AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 611 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

AE Aurigae and the Flaming Star Nebula


Is star AE Aurigae on fire? No. Even though AE Aurigae is named the flaming star, the surrounding nebula IC 405 is named the Flaming Star Nebula, and the region shape gives the appearance of fire, there is no fire. Fire, typically defined as the rapid molecular acquisition of oxygen, happens only when sufficient oxygen is present and is not important in such high-energy, low-oxygen environments such as stars. The material that appears as smoke is mostly interstellar hydrogen, but does contain smoke-like dark filaments of carbon-rich dust grains. The bright star AE Aurigae, visible just to the lower right of the image center, is so hot it glows blue, emitting light so energetic it knocks electrons away from surrounding gas. When a proton recaptures an electron, light is emitted, as seen in the surrounding emission nebula. Featured here, the Flaming Star nebula lies about 1,500 light years distant, spans about 5 light years, and is visible with a small telescope toward the constellation of the Charioteer (Auriga). via NASA https://ift.tt/2JEL7De

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 26, 2019 at 12:41AM, until March 26, 2019 at 12:51AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 626 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 11:04PM, until March 25, 2019 at 11:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 547 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 09:26PM, until March 25, 2019 at 09:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Man Pleads Guilty To Phishing Scheme That Fleeced Facebook, Google Of $100 Million

Man Pleads Guilty To Phishing Scheme That Fleeced Facebook, Google Of $100 Million
Evaldas Rimasauskas admitted to his role in helping to orchestrate a two-year-long scam that tricked employees into wiring more than $100 million to his own company's bank accounts.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 07:49PM, until March 25, 2019 at 08:00PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 633 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: There are 2,400+ pledges so far! Wonder how your school is doing? Check out https://t.co/K23WXULtOy for updates! @NCCDE

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 06:12PM, until March 25, 2019 at 06:22PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 603 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota Suffers Two Weeks Of Flooding

Pine Ridge Reservation In South Dakota Suffers Two Weeks Of Flooding
"There are community and tribe members getting on horseback to reach people and get them supplies," a state lawmaker told NPR. Residents said the reservation was already strapped for resources.

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NASA Updates Spacewalk Assignments, Announces Final Preview Briefing

With the first in a series of three spacewalks successfully completed at the International Space Station, NASA has updated astronaut assignments for the remaining two spacewalks and will preview the third in an upcoming news conference on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

March 25, 2019
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NASA Television to Broadcast Fifth Meeting of the National Space Council

NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the fifth meeting of the National Space Council starting at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 26.

March 25, 2019
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NPR News: Duke Whistleblower Gets More Than $33 Million In Research Fraud Settlement

Duke Whistleblower Gets More Than $33 Million In Research Fraud Settlement
Duke University is paying the U.S. government $112.5 million to settle accusations that it submitted bogus data to win federal research grants.

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NPR News: Duke Whistleblower Gets More Than $33 Million In Research Fraud Settlement

Duke Whistleblower Gets More Than $33 Million In Research Fraud Settlement
Duke University is paying the U.S. government $112.5 million to settle accusations that it submitted bogus data to win federal research grants.

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NPR News: Friday News Roundup - International

Friday News Roundup - International
Headlines this week included a deadly cyclone, a plan to ban semi-automatic assault weapons and the arduous grind of the Brexit debate.

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NPR News: Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Friday News Roundup - Domestic
For months, speculation has brewed over the release date of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. It could be any day now.

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NPR News: Friday News Roundup - International

Friday News Roundup - International
Headlines this week included a deadly cyclone, a plan to ban semi-automatic assault weapons and the arduous grind of the Brexit debate.

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NPR News: Does The Federal Aviation Administration Have A Dual Role?

Does The Federal Aviation Administration Have A Dual Role?
After two crashes of Boeing 737 planes, some are asking why the FAA didn't know about the apparent risks of these aircraft.

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NPR News: Apple Debuts Streaming Video, Payment Card And News Subscription Services

Apple Debuts Streaming Video, Payment Card And News Subscription Services
As iPhone sales slow, Apple is rolling out Apple TV+, a service to compete with Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services. It's also offering a virtual credit card and a subscription news service.

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@CleanStreamsDE: Wondering what Great Schools, Clean Streams is all about? Watch this video to learn more: https://t.co/84Kw9KyjvE @NCCDE #eduDE #nccde

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@CleanStreamsDE: Here's the current pledge count with over 1,700 pledges made so far: https://t.co/3NGw5MiULP

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NPR News: New Climate Books Stress We Are Already Far Down The Road To A Different Earth

New Climate Books Stress We Are Already Far Down The Road To A Different Earth
David Wallace-Wells' The Uninhabitable Earth and Nathaniel Rich's Losing Earth offer valuable perspectives on climate change — if we're committed to being adult enough to face the future.

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@CleanStreamsDE: The 2019 Great Schools Clean Streams Pledge Contest is OPEN! Pledge now at: https://t.co/4I9ZmRiGG5 #nccde #eduDE

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NPR News: After Boeing Crashes, New Attention On The Potential Flaws Of Software

After Boeing Crashes, New Attention On The Potential Flaws Of Software
Two Boeing 737 Max crashes are raising questions about whether the convenience of software has made it easier to miss the seriousness of possible flaws.

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Sunday, March 24, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 03:09AM, until March 25, 2019 at 03:18AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 559 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 25, 2019 at 01:32AM, until March 25, 2019 at 01:42AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 640 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Arp 194: Merging Galaxy Group


Why are stars forming in the bridge between these colliding galaxies? Usually when galaxies crash, star formation is confined to galaxy disks or tidal tails. In Arp 194, though, there are bright knots of young stars right in a connecting bridge. Analyses of images and data including the featured image of Arp 194 from Hubble, as well as computer simulations of the interaction, indicate that the bottom galaxy passed right through the top galaxy within the past 100 million years. The result has left a stream of gas that is now falling toward the bottom galaxy. Astronomers hypothesize that stars form in this bridge because of the recent fading of turbulence after the rapid collision. In about a billion years, the galaxies -- including a smaller galaxy superposed on the upper galaxy (see it?) -- will all merge into one larger galaxy. via NASA https://ift.tt/2CDpNZ1

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 11:55PM, until March 25, 2019 at 12:05AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 567 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 10:18PM, until March 24, 2019 at 10:27PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 537 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 08:40PM, until March 24, 2019 at 08:50PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 612 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop
Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 07:03PM, until March 24, 2019 at 07:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop
Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 05:29PM, until March 24, 2019 at 05:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 340 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges

For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges
Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.

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NPR News: A Very Important Study On Cheese And Hip-Hop

A Very Important Study On Cheese And Hip-Hop
Researchers wanted to know if playing music to cheese could affect the taste. Dr. Beat Wampfler talked about the answer.

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NPR News: How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents' Health In Miami

How Climate Change Is Affecting Residents' Health In Miami
We visit Miami to talk with Dr. Cheryl Holder of Florida Clinicians For Climate Action, and Jorge, a fruit vendor who is feeling the effects of increasingly hot days firsthand.

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NPR News: Adapting To Climate Change In Miami

Adapting To Climate Change In Miami
We travel to Miami to see how people there are already adapting in a city that's been called "ground zero" for climate change and sea level rise.

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NPR News: Climate Series Introduction

Climate Series Introduction
We introduce a Weekend Edition series on climate change and adaptations that people are already making along the East Coast.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 04:00AM, until March 24, 2019 at 04:08AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 464 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Saturday, March 23, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 02:23AM, until March 24, 2019 at 02:33AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5


Globular clusters once ruled the Milky Way. Back in the old days, back when our Galaxy first formed, perhaps thousands of globular clusters roamed our Galaxy. Today, there are less than 200 left. Over the eons, many globular clusters were destroyed by repeated fateful encounters with each other or the Galactic center. Surviving relics are older than any Earth fossil, older than any other structures in our Galaxy, and limit the universe itself in raw age. There are few, if any, young globular clusters in our Milky Way Galaxy because conditions are not ripe for more to form. The featured video shows what it might look like to go from the Earth to the globular cluster Terzan 5, ending with a picture of the cluster taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. This star cluster has been found to contain not only stars formed in the early days of our Milky Way Galaxy, but also, quite surprisingly, others that formed in a separate burst of star formation about 7 billion years later. via NASA https://ift.tt/2TRMxPD

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 24, 2019 at 12:46AM, until March 24, 2019 at 12:56AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 592 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 11:09PM, until March 23, 2019 at 11:18PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 532 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 09:31PM, until March 23, 2019 at 09:41PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 587 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 07:54PM, until March 23, 2019 at 08:04PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 644 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: What Recent Destructive Cyclones Tell Us About Climate

What Recent Destructive Cyclones Tell Us About Climate
A cyclone hit Southern Africa and a "bomb cyclone" hit Nebraska causing massive flooding. NPR's Michel Martin talks to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about the climate implications of these events

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NPR News: What Recent Destructive Cyclones Tell Us About Climate

What Recent Destructive Cyclones Tell Us About Climate
A cyclone hit Southern Africa and a "bomb cyclone" hit Nebraska causing massive flooding. NPR's Michel Martin talks to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about the climate implications of these events

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NPR News: Midwest U.S., Southeastern Africa Attempt To Recover From Cyclone Flooding

Midwest U.S., Southeastern Africa Attempt To Recover From Cyclone Flooding
Massive cyclones in Nebraska and Mozambique caused loss of life and property.

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NPR News: Too Much Video Streaming To Choose From? It's Only Going To Get Worse

Too Much Video Streaming To Choose From? It's Only Going To Get Worse
It can be frustrating when viewers try to figure out which service has what they want to watch — Netflix, Prime, Hulu? It's about to get worse as more streaming services launch this year.

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NPR News: Army Corps Of Engineers On Midwest Flooding

Army Corps Of Engineers On Midwest Flooding
NPR's Scott Simon asks John Remus of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about flooding in the Midwest and managing the Missouri River's flow.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 04:52AM, until March 23, 2019 at 04:57AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 276 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Friday, March 22, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 03:14AM, until March 23, 2019 at 03:24AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 627 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 01:37AM, until March 23, 2019 at 01:48AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 616 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Four Towers and the Equinox Moon


The first Full Moon of northern spring rises behind four distant towers in this telescopic view. In an image captured from some 40 kilometers west of the city of Madrid, this moonrise also represents a near coincidence of the full lunar phase with lunar perigee and the March equinox. Close to the horizon, the Full Moon's strangely rippled and distorted shape has more to do with the long sight-line through a layered atmosphere, though. Tantalizing visible effects of the substantial atmospheric refraction include the appearance of a thin floating sliver just above the lunar disk. The remarkable optical mirage is related to the more commonly witnessed green flash of the setting Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/2U943Ow

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 23, 2019 at 12:00AM, until March 23, 2019 at 12:09AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 539 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Petrochemical Fire Reignites At Houston-Area Fuel Storage Facility

Petrochemical Fire Reignites At Houston-Area Fuel Storage Facility
Officials say the new blaze was extinguished after about an hour. Amid a week of environmental mishaps, the Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging violations of that state's clean air laws.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 10:23PM, until March 22, 2019 at 10:32PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 563 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 08:45PM, until March 22, 2019 at 08:55PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 639 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 07:09PM, until March 22, 2019 at 07:19PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 576 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech

Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech
A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.

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NPR News: We Want To Hear From You About Facebook Live

We Want To Hear From You About Facebook Live
Facebook Live has played a key role in the spread of violent images on social media. What do you think Facebook should do with this feature?

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NPR News: Leading Anti-Terror Technologist Says Facebook Failed In Its Response To Mosque Shootings

Leading Anti-Terror Technologist Says Facebook Failed In Its Response To Mosque Shootings
A creator of anti-terror software says the re-uploading of the New Zealand mosque shootings video on Facebook is "absolutely inexcusable" because "we have the technology to stop it."

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NPR News: What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?

What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?
One social scientist says it's how people interpret these warnings that matters, and that "we need to get out there and do a better job of understanding their perspective."

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NPR News: What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?

What Makes People Heed A Weather Warning — Or Not?
One social scientist says it's how people interpret these warnings that matters, and that "we need to get out there and do a better job of understanding their perspective."

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NPR News: Investigators Probe Software's Role In Deadly Boeing 737 Max Crashes

Investigators Probe Software's Role In Deadly Boeing 737 Max Crashes
The probe of 2 Boeing plane crashes is focused, for the moment, on software. We examine at how software has become a common fix for problems with hardware across industries, and how it can go too far.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 04:05AM, until March 22, 2019 at 04:15AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 589 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Thursday, March 21, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 02:28AM, until March 22, 2019 at 02:39AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 22, 2019 at 12:52AM, until March 22, 2019 at 01:01AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 556 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

A Symphony in Northern Winter Skies


Despite the cold, a chance to view the shimmering northern lights coaxed this skygazer onto the frozen surface of Lake Superior on the west coast of the Keweenaw Peninusla and offered this nocturnal crescendo as a reward. A northern late winter night sky also plays across the panoramic composition of images made between 10pm and 1am on the night of February 28/March 1. At left, a faint band of Zodiacal light rises sharply from the horizon crossing Mars and the Pleides star cluster. Both the distant galaxy M31 and our own Milky Way shine above the greenish auroral arc. Navigational north pole star Polaris is centered above and accompanied on the right by the northern night's most recognizable asterism, the Big Dipper. Terrestrial lights include markers for two breakwaters on the the horizon near the center of the scene. via NASA https://ift.tt/2FrNgOu

NPR News: Facebook Stored Millions Of User Passwords In Plain, Readable Text

Facebook Stored Millions Of User Passwords In Plain, Readable Text
The information was held in a readable format within the company's internal data storage systems. Facebook says it "found no evidence to date" of abuse.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 11:14PM, until March 21, 2019 at 11:23PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 543 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 09:36PM, until March 21, 2019 at 09:46PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 623 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 08:00PM, until March 21, 2019 at 08:10PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 621 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Trying To Do Good

Trying To Do Good
We know our actions affect those around us. But how do we know whether our impact is positive? This week on Hidden Brain, what it means to do good in the world.

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NPR News: Meet Q, The Gender-Neutral Voice Assistant

Meet Q, The Gender-Neutral Voice Assistant
Most digital personal assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa have the option to sound either male or female. The team behind Q aims to break through gender binary.

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NPR News: 'Biggest Fight Is Against The Clock,' As Death Toll Rises From Cyclone Idai

'Biggest Fight Is Against The Clock,' As Death Toll Rises From Cyclone Idai
More than 400 people have been killed from the storm and subsequent flooding across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

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NPR News: Boat Sinks In Iraq, Killing Dozens During New Year Celebration

Boat Sinks In Iraq, Killing Dozens During New Year Celebration
Iraq's health ministry says 55 people, including many children, are confirmed dead, after the capsize of a boat carrying revelers celebrating the Nowruz holiday.

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NPR News: Human Genomics Research Has A Diversity Problem

Human Genomics Research Has A Diversity Problem
Studies on the genetics of human diseases have focused largely on people of European descent. Researchers say this lack of diversity is bad science, and exacerbates health inequities.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 04:56AM, until March 21, 2019 at 05:05AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 519 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 03:19AM, until March 21, 2019 at 03:30AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 01:43AM, until March 21, 2019 at 01:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 579 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

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Star Trails and the Equinox Sunrise


Stars trail and the Sun rises in this night and day composite panorama made on March 19. The view looks toward the eastern horizon from La Nava de Santiago, Spain. To create it, a continuous series of digital frames was recorded for about two hours and combined to trace the concentric motion of the stars through the night sky. A reflection of the Earth's rotation, star trails curve around the north celestial pole toward upper left and the south celestial pole toward the lower right. Of course on that day the Sun was near the celestial equator, a diagonal straight line in the wide-angle projection. A dense dimming filter was used to capture the Sun's image every two minutes. Superimposed on the star trails it rose due east in the morning sky. In the scene, foreground landscape and a local prehistoric monument were illuminated by full moonlight, though. The monument's corridor faces nearly to the east and the equinox sunrise. via NASA https://ift.tt/2WaUxrz

NPR News: Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 21, 2019 at 12:06AM, until March 21, 2019 at 12:14AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 10:27PM, until March 20, 2019 at 10:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 600 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 08:50PM, until March 20, 2019 at 09:01PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!

Statisticians' Call To Arms: Reject Significance And Embrace Uncertainty!
Scientists and statisticians are putting forth a bold idea: ban the very concept of "statistical significance." A bit more humility would be in order to account for the ambiguity in the world.

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NPR News: EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion Over 'Abusive' Online Ad Strategies

EU Fines Google $1.7 Billion Over 'Abusive' Online Ad Strategies
For years, AdSense contracts gave Google a wide range of control, including how its rivals' search ads would appear — and their size, color and font, the EU says.

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NPR News: What Will Stop The Spread Of Online Extremism?

What Will Stop The Spread Of Online Extremism?
After a brutal terrorist attack in New Zealand was live-streamed, how are tech companies responding?

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NPR News: Friday News Roundup - International

Friday News Roundup - International
Student strikes, the Brexit boondoggle and Chinese leadership on civil aviation dominated the week in global news.

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NPR News: Tracee Ellis Ross Teams Up For Time's Up With Her Aunt, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee

Tracee Ellis Ross Teams Up For Time's Up With Her Aunt, Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee
The Hollywood movement is now expanding into healthcare equity.

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NPR News: In 'Horizon,' Considering All That Is Connected

In 'Horizon,' Considering All That Is Connected
Barry Lopez's new book is a biography and a portrait of some of the world's most delicate places, but at heart it's a contemplation of the belief that the way forward is compassionately, and together.

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NPR News: Despite U.S. Pressure, Germany Refuses To Exclude Huawei's 5G Technology

Despite U.S. Pressure, Germany Refuses To Exclude Huawei's 5G Technology
The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Chinese firm Huawei's 5G technology. But the threats haven't swayed Germany, which says it can set its own security standards.

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NPR News: Ohio Regulators Say Fish From Cuyahoga River Are Safe To Eat

Ohio Regulators Say Fish From Cuyahoga River Are Safe To Eat
The Cuyahoga River flows through Cleveland. In the 1960s, the old industrial city was so polluted that the river repeatedly caught fire. Decades of environmental regulation has made a difference.

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NPR News: Facebook Apologizes For Banning Trump's Social Media Director

Facebook Apologizes For Banning Trump's Social Media Director
Facebook temporarily banned Dan Scavino, President Trump's social media director, from posting comments. Facebook says his postings were flagged by an algorithm.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 05:48AM, until March 20, 2019 at 05:54AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 393 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Rebuilding Paradise, One New Home At A Time

Rebuilding Paradise, One New Home At A Time
While many doubt the wisdom of rebuilding in a fire zone, the first building permits have been issued as the town of Paradise begins to recover from the devastating Camp Fire of last November.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 04:10AM, until March 20, 2019 at 04:20AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 636 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 02:33AM, until March 20, 2019 at 02:43AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 603 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 20, 2019 at 12:56AM, until March 20, 2019 at 01:05AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 533 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Equinox on Planet Earth


Welcome to an equinox on planet Earth. Today is the first day of spring in our fair planet's northern hemisphere, fall in the southern hemisphere, with day and night nearly equal around the globe. At an equinox Earth's terminator, the dividing line between day and night, connects the planet's north and south poles as seen at the start of this remarkable time-lapse video compressing an entire year into twelve seconds. To make it, the Meteosat satellite recorded these infrared images every day at the same local time from a geosynchronous orbit. The video actually starts at the September 2010 equinox with the terminator aligned vertically. As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the terminator tilts to provide less daily sunlight to the northern hemisphere, reaching the solstice and northern hemisphere winter at the maximum tilt. As the year continues, the terminator tilts back again and March 2011 equinox arrives halfway through the video. Then the terminator swings past vertical the other way, reaching the the June 2011 solstice and the beginning of northern summer. The video ends as the September equinox returns. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Joytbm

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 11:18PM, until March 19, 2019 at 11:28PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 575 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 09:41PM, until March 19, 2019 at 09:51PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 08:05PM, until March 19, 2019 at 08:14PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 539 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'

U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'
"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.

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NPR News: U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'

U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'
"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.

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NPR News: After Lawsuits, Facebook Announces Changes To Alleged Discriminatory Ad Targeting

After Lawsuits, Facebook Announces Changes To Alleged Discriminatory Ad Targeting
Facebook had given online advertisers tools to exclude which users could view the ads on the basis of race, gender and other federally protected characteristics. Now Facebook is changing that.

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NASA Mission Reveals Asteroid Has Big Surprises

A NASA spacecraft that will return a sample of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu to Earth in 2023 made the first-ever close-up observations of particle plumes erupting from an asteroid’s surface.

March 19, 2019
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NPR News: Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine
Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and "social justice warriors" who see it as a calling.

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NPR News: Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own

Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own
Primatologist Frans de Waal believes that the way humans experience emotion is not unique: "That's a spectrum of behavior that we have, and the same thing is true for many other species."

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NPR News: Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare State of Emergency

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare State of Emergency
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Nebraska Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.

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NPR News: Massive U.S. Machines That Hunt For Ripples In Space-Time Just Got An Upgrade

Massive U.S. Machines That Hunt For Ripples In Space-Time Just Got An Upgrade
The twin sites in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory are about to go back online. New hardware should make them able to sense more colliding black holes and other cosmic events.

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NPR News: Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4,000 Times

Facebook Admits Mosque Shooting Video Was Viewed At Least 4,000 Times
The video was viewed about 4,000 times before Facebook removed it. Then the social media platform had to contend with more than a million attempted re-uploads.

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NPR News: 'Poppy Apocalypse': California City Swarmed By Selfie Stick Toting Tourists

'Poppy Apocalypse': California City Swarmed By Selfie Stick Toting Tourists
More than a hundred thousand people descended on Lake Elsinore, Calif., over the weekend for a chance to frolic among the flowers. City officials strained to keep up.

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NPR News: Nebraska's Flood Damaged Highways Are An Immediate Concern

Nebraska's Flood Damaged Highways Are An Immediate Concern
Nebraska officials face millions of dollars in repairs after floods inundated parts of the state. Repairs to bridges and highways could take months or years to finish.

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NPR News: Why Restaurant Demand For Smaller Fish Fillets Is Bad News For Oceans

Why Restaurant Demand For Smaller Fish Fillets Is Bad News For Oceans
Many U.S. chefs and retailers prefer intact fillets that constitute a single portion. That demand is driving overfishing for young fish that haven't reproduced. A new campaign aims to change that.

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NPR News: Researchers Examine Who's Better At College Basketball's Free-Throw Line

Researchers Examine Who's Better At College Basketball's Free-Throw Line
March Madness is here, and college basketball is in the spotlight. When it comes to making free throws, who is better: College players who would eventually go pro, or players who would never go pro?

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NPR News: Marcelo Gleiser Wins Templeton Prize For Quest To Confront 'Mystery Of Who We Are'

Marcelo Gleiser Wins Templeton Prize For Quest To Confront 'Mystery Of Who We Are'
The prestigious award comes with nearly $1.5 million in winnings. The physicist, who teaches at Dartmouth and has written for NPR, says he's driven by the "many questions we still have no clue about."

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NPR News: Massive U.S. Machines That Hunt For Ripples In Space-Time Just Got An Upgrade

Massive U.S. Machines That Hunt For Ripples In Space-Time Just Got An Upgrade
The twin sites in the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory are about to go back online. New hardware should make them able to sense more colliding black holes and other cosmic events.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 05:01AM, until March 19, 2019 at 05:11AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 612 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Monday, March 18, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 03:24AM, until March 19, 2019 at 03:35AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 625 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 01:48AM, until March 19, 2019 at 01:57AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 545 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Abell 370: Galaxy Cluster Gravitational Lens


What are those strange arcs? While imaging the cluster of galaxies Abell 370, astronomers noticed an unusual arc. The arc wasn't understood right away -- not until better images showed that the arc was a previously unseen type of astrophysical artifact of a gravitational lens, where the lens was the center of an entire cluster of galaxies. Today, we know that this arc, the brightest arc in the cluster, actually consists of two distorted images of a fairly normal galaxy that happens to lie far in the distance. Abell 370's gravity caused the background galaxies' light -- and others -- to spread out and come to the observer along multiple paths, not unlike a distant light appears through the stem of a wine glass. Almost all of the yellow images featured here are galaxies in the Abell 370 cluster. An astute eye can pick up many strange arcs and distorted arclets, however, that are actually gravitationally lensed images of distant normal galaxies. Studying Abell 370 and its images gives astronomers a unique window into the distribution of normal and dark matter in galaxy clusters and the universe. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Tcf90R

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 19, 2019 at 12:10AM, until March 19, 2019 at 12:19AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 552 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

@CleanStreamsDE: One week until Great Schools, Clean Streams 2019 begins! @NCCDE

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 10:32PM, until March 18, 2019 at 10:42PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 632 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 08:56PM, until March 18, 2019 at 09:06PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 601 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Russia Criminalizes The Spread Of Online News Which 'Disrespects' The Government

Russia Criminalizes The Spread Of Online News Which 'Disrespects' The Government
President Vladimir Putin signed the new law, which allows punishment of individuals with fines and jail time for the spread of "fake news."

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NPR News: Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled

Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled
The government used a 2009 financial stimulus package to move the country from paper medical charts to electronic records. Care was supposed to get better, safer and cheaper. It hasn't worked out.

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NPR News: Germany Risks U.S. Backlash If It Hires Chinese Company Huawei For 5G Tech

Germany Risks U.S. Backlash If It Hires Chinese Company Huawei For 5G Tech
Germany wants to speed up its mobile data service with 5G technology, which Chinese telecom Huawei is bidding to provide. But if Berlin lets Huawei compete, it faces the Trump administration's wrath.

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NPR News: Japan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Hydrogen Cars

Japan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Hydrogen Cars
Japan doesn't think battery electric cars are the only future for transportation. It is investing millions to ramp up production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, citing their convenience for consumers.

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NPR News: YouTube's Chief Product Officer On How The Company Responded To Mosque Shootings

YouTube's Chief Product Officer On How The Company Responded To Mosque Shootings
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Neal Mohan, chief product officer for YouTube, about how the tech company responded when a video of last week's deadly shootings in New Zealand went viral.

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NPR News: Japan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Hydrogen Cars

Japan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Hydrogen Cars
Japan doesn't think battery electric cars are the only future for transportation. It is investing millions to ramp up production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, citing their convenience for consumers.

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NPR News: Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Plastic'

Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Plastic'
In the Philippines, marine biologist Darrell Blatchley recovered the body of a young whale that showed signs of emaciation and dehydration due to the more than 88 pounds of plastic it had ingested.

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NPR News: Major Flooding In The Midwest Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Missing

Major Flooding In The Midwest Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Missing
Spring floods are no surprise in communities along the Missouri River. "My washer and dryer are floating around down there somewhere," said one Iowa resident.

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NPR News: MySpace Says It Lost Years Of User-Uploaded Music

MySpace Says It Lost Years Of User-Uploaded Music
Millions of music and other media files may have been lost, the company acknowledges. The news comes after some users reported difficulty accessing their music files over the past year.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 05:52AM, until March 18, 2019 at 06:02AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 560 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Misophonia: When Life's Noises Drive You Mad

Misophonia: When Life's Noises Drive You Mad
Some people experience intense rage or fear when they hear the sound of people chewing, spitting, or throat-clearing. Turns out they may have a rare condition known as misophonia

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 04:15AM, until March 18, 2019 at 04:26AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 639 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Sunday, March 17, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 02:39AM, until March 18, 2019 at 02:48AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 566 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 18, 2019 at 01:01AM, until March 18, 2019 at 01:10AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 536 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Horsehead and Orion Nebulas


The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite corners of the above stunning two-panel mosaic. The familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud on the lower left, a small silhouette notched against the glow of hydrogen (alpha) gas, here tinted orange. Alnitak is the easternmost star in Orion's belt and can be found to the left of the Horsehead. Below Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of bright emission and dramatic dark dust lanes. The magnificent emission region, the Orion Nebula (aka M42), lies at the upper right, surrounded by the blue glow of reflecting dust. Immediately to its left is a prominent reflection nebula sometimes called the Running Man. Pervasive tendrils of glowing hydrogen gas are easily traced throughout the region. via NASA https://ift.tt/2Y4gWIX

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 11:23PM, until March 17, 2019 at 11:34PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 612 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 09:46PM, until March 17, 2019 at 09:57PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 633 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Ethiopian Flight Data Shows Similarities To Indonesian Crash Of Same Boeing Model

Ethiopian Flight Data Shows Similarities To Indonesian Crash Of Same Boeing Model
Ethiopia's Transport Minister said a preliminary review of the flight data from last week's plane crash reveals "clear similarities" in that accident and the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX last October.

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NPR News: Flying Taxis. Seriously?

Flying Taxis. Seriously?
They're not quite here yet, but Uber and others are working on them and have set some bullish timelines. Flying taxis promise to ease traffic on the ground, but some worry they'll boost inequality.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 06:44AM, until March 17, 2019 at 06:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 466 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 05:06AM, until March 17, 2019 at 05:17AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 641 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 03:30AM, until March 17, 2019 at 03:40AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 591 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Saturday, March 16, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 01:53AM, until March 17, 2019 at 02:02AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 531 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 17, 2019 at 12:15AM, until March 17, 2019 at 12:25AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 587 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 10:37PM, until March 16, 2019 at 10:48PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 643 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: Cannabis 101 At The University Of Connecticut

Cannabis 101 At The University Of Connecticut
With expanding markets for hemp and marijuana, some students believe that taking the class could help their careers. "I'm definitely interested in the plant and where it can go," Madison Blake said.

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NPR News: Cannabis 101 At The University Of Connecticut

Cannabis 101 At The University Of Connecticut
With expanding markets for hemp and marijuana, some students believe that taking the class could help their careers. "I'm definitely interested in the plant and where it can go," Madison Blake said.

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NPR News: 5 New National Monuments

5 New National Monuments
President Trump signed a sweeping land conservation bill into law on Tuesday, giving the Untied States five new national monuments.

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NPR News: The Efforts To Misdirect In Shooter's Screed

The Efforts To Misdirect In Shooter's Screed
NPR's Melissa Block asks Robert Evans, who's reported on extremists online, what he noted and what he ignored in the screed posted by the man who claimed responsibility for the New Zealand attacks.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 07:36AM, until March 16, 2019 at 07:41AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 281 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 05:58AM, until March 16, 2019 at 06:08AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 627 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 04:21AM, until March 16, 2019 at 04:31AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 615 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Friday, March 15, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 02:45AM, until March 16, 2019 at 02:54AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 539 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 16, 2019 at 01:06AM, until March 16, 2019 at 01:16AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 562 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NGC 3324 in Carina


This bright cosmic cloud was sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from the hot young stars of open cluster NGC 3324. With dust clouds in silhouette against its glowing atomic gas, the pocket-shaped star-forming region actually spans about 35 light-years. It lies some 7,500 light-years away toward the nebula rich southern constellation Carina. A composite of narrowband image data, the telescopic view captures the characteristic emission from ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms mapped to red, green, and blue hues in the popular Hubble Palette. For some, the celestial landscape of bright ridges of emission bordered by cool, obscuring dust along the right side create a recognizable face in profile. The region's popular name is the Gabriela Mistral Nebula for the Nobel Prize winning Chilean poet. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ULHY5C

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 11:29PM, until March 15, 2019 at 11:39PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 638 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 09:53PM, until March 15, 2019 at 10:02PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 574 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Television to Air Three Upcoming Spacewalks, Preview Briefing

Four astronauts are preparing for their first spacewalks outside the International Space Station, scheduled for March 22, March 29 and April 8.

March 15, 2019
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NPR News: Students Around The World Skip School To Call For More Action To Address Climate Change

Students Around The World Skip School To Call For More Action To Address Climate Change
Thousands of students around the world — and across the U.S. — skipped school on Friday to protest inaction on climate change.

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NPR News: Researchers Who Study Mass Shootings Say Perpetrators Often Idolize And Copy Others

Researchers Who Study Mass Shootings Say Perpetrators Often Idolize And Copy Others
The man who claimed responsibility for the mass shooting in New Zealand posted a lengthy statement online before the attack. Researchers who study mass killings say perpetrators often idolize and copy others.

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NPR News: New Zealand Mosque Attacks Raise Questions About Internet's Role In Radicalization

New Zealand Mosque Attacks Raise Questions About Internet's Role In Radicalization
The rambling document allegedly written by the attacker in New Zealand echoes the sarcasm and "trolling" of the internet. How much of his inspiration comes from internet politics in the U.S.?

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NPR News: The Role Social Media Plays In Mass Shootings

The Role Social Media Plays In Mass Shootings
The shootings at mosques in New Zealand were live-streamed on Facebook, and shared on YouTube and Twitter. The companies have been challenged on their ability to remove this kind of content quickly.

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NASA Invites Media to 17th SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station

Media accreditation now is open for the next SpaceX delivery of supplies, equipment and science investigations to the International Space Station.

March 15, 2019
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NPR News: Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe?

Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe?
The world is full of recurring patterns based on math. Math teacher Eddie Woo explains why human beings are naturally drawn to patterns and how we can use math to engage with our complex world.

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NPR News: Adam Spencer: Why Are Monster Prime Numbers Important?

Adam Spencer: Why Are Monster Prime Numbers Important?
Adam Spencer is fascinated by prime numbers. These seemingly simple numbers can be found in monster sizes—the latest being almost 25 million digits long.

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NPR News: Adam Spencer: Why Are Monster Prime Numbers Important?

Adam Spencer: Why Are Monster Prime Numbers Important?
Adam Spencer is fascinated by prime numbers. These seemingly simple numbers can be found in monster sizes—the latest being almost 25 million digits long.

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NPR News: Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe?

Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe?
The world is full of recurring patterns based on math. Math teacher Eddie Woo explains why human beings are naturally drawn to patterns and how we can use math to engage with our complex world.

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NPR News: Phylecia Jones: How Can We Encourage Girls To Keep Pursuing Math?

Phylecia Jones: How Can We Encourage Girls To Keep Pursuing Math?
Why do so many teen girls lose interest in math? Phylecia Jones explores how we can get more women involved in STEM by starting with a simple idea: tell every girl in your life she's great at math.

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NPR News: Counting Other People's Blessings

Counting Other People's Blessings
Envy is one of the most unpleasant of all human emotions. This week, we explore an emotion that can inspire us to become better people — or to commit unspeakable acts.

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NPR News: Google Employee Is Credited With Calculating Most Accurate Value Of Pi

Google Employee Is Credited With Calculating Most Accurate Value Of Pi
Emma Haruka Iwao has computed over 31 trillion of its digits. She and her team calculated 31,415,926,535,897 digits of pi — crushing a 2016 record by trillions of digits.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 06:49AM, until March 15, 2019 at 06:59AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 590 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 05:12AM, until March 15, 2019 at 05:23AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 03:35AM, until March 15, 2019 at 03:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 555 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Thursday, March 14, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 01:58AM, until March 15, 2019 at 02:07AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 542 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

A View Toward M101


Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way galaxy. M101 was also one of the original spiral nebulae observed by Lord Rosse's large 19th century telescope, the Leviathan of Parsontown. M101 shares this modern telescopic field of view with more distant background galaxies, foreground stars within the Milky Way, and a companion dwarf galaxy NGC 5474 (lower right). The colors of the Milky Way stars can also be found in the starlight from the large island universe. Its core is dominated by light from cool yellowish stars. Along its grand design spiral arms are the blue colors of hotter, young stars mixed with obscuring dust lanes and pinkish star forming regions. Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 lies within the boundaries of the northern constellation Ursa Major, about 23 million light-years away. Its companion NGC 5474 has likely been distorted by its past gravitational interactions with the dominant M101. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ChIam4

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 15, 2019 at 12:20AM, until March 15, 2019 at 12:30AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 622 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NASA Astronauts Hague, Koch Arrive Safely at Space Station

Three crew members have arrived safely at the International Space Station, following a successful launch and docking of their Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Thursday.

March 15, 2019
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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 10:43PM, until March 14, 2019 at 10:54PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 620 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

NPR News: The Woman Who Calculated 31 Trillion Digits Of Pi

The Woman Who Calculated 31 Trillion Digits Of Pi
Emma Haruka Iwao, who has been fascinated with the mathematical constant since childhood, set the Guinness World Record for most accurate value of pi.

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NPR News: Skipping School To Protest Climate Change

Skipping School To Protest Climate Change
Students around the country are skipping class Friday to protest inaction on climate change. It's part of a wave of pressure by young people as Democrats struggle to agree on a climate policy.

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NASA to Host Media Teleconference on Asteroid Sample Return Mission

NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 19, to announce new science from the agency’s first mission to return to Earth an asteroid sample that may contain unaltered material from the very beginning of our solar system.

March 14, 2019
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NPR News: Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?

Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?
Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food, thousands of years ago, led to changes in biting patterns and eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like "f" and "v" in human language.

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NPR News: Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?

Did Cooking Really Give Us The F-Word?
Some linguists are arguing that the advent of softer food, thousands of years ago, led to changes in biting patterns and eventually, to more frequent use of sounds like "f" and "v" in human language.

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NPR News: A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use

A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use
A new study shows a rise in depression and stress among young people parallels the growth in smartphone and social media use.

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The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 07:40AM, until March 14, 2019 at 07:49AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 520 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 06:03AM, until March 14, 2019 at 06:14AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 642 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 04:27AM, until March 14, 2019 at 04:36AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 579 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 02:49AM, until March 14, 2019 at 02:58AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 532 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

The International Space Station passed overhead

From March 14, 2019 at 01:11AM, until March 14, 2019 at 01:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 599 seconds. https://ift.tt/2bPSXp2

Perseverance Valley Panorama


Mars exploration rover Opportunity's parting panorama from Perseverance Valley spans 360 degrees in this false color mosaic. The scene is composed of 354 individual images recorded through 3 different color filters by the rover's panoramic camera from May 13 through June 10, 2018. A few frames remain in black and white at the lower left though. Those were obtained through only one filter just before a dust storm engulfed Mars in June 2018, ultimately ending the solar-powered rover's trailblazing 15 year mission. Just right of center, the annotation identifies Opportunity's entry point to Perseverance Valley along the Endeavor crater's western rim. The rover's tracks begin there, extending from over the horizon toward the far right and its final resting spot on the Red Planet. via NASA https://ift.tt/2F42VSX