Thursday, October 3, 2019

NASA Astronaut Nick Hague, Crewmates Return Safely from International Space Station

NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, alongside Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The crew landed safely at 6:59 a.m. EDT in Kazakhstan.

October 03, 2019
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

NPR News: An Ambitious Research Expedition Is Getting Underway In The Central Arctic Ocean

An Ambitious Research Expedition Is Getting Underway In The Central Arctic Ocean
An ambitious research expedition is getting underway in the Arctic Ocean. The first challenge is to find a massive chunk of ice to freeze into for the year long voyage.

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NPR News: Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry

Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry
A new study shows many of the world's streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won't help matters.

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NPR News: Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry

Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry
A new study shows many of the world's streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won't help matters.

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NPR News: Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry

Irrigation For Farming Could Leave Many Of The World's Streams and Rivers Dry
A new study shows many of the world's streams and rivers could dry up because people are draining underground aquifers that sustain streams through dry periods. Climate change won't help matters.

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NASA Awards Contract for Operations, Maintenance of West Virginia Facility

NASA has awarded a contract to the West Virginia University Research Corporation in Morgantown, West Virginia, for support services at the agency’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) facility in Fairmont, West Virginia.

October 02, 2019
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NPR News: Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops

Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular "engineered" stone. The material is more than 90 percent silica.

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