Wednesday, March 1, 2023

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely Enroute to International Space Station

Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laboratory

March 02, 2023
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NPR News: Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss

Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss
The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe.

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NPR News: A pioneering gender-affirming health institute opened in 1919 in Berlin

A pioneering gender-affirming health institute opened in 1919 in Berlin
The Institute for Sexual Research, founded in 1919, pioneered modern gender-affirming health care. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with medical historian Brandy Schillace on this piece of queer history.

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NPR News: Correction: Rosalind Franklin's crucial contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure

Correction: Rosalind Franklin's crucial contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure
A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone.

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NPR News: Look to the night sky for a dose of awe as Venus and Jupiter dance

Look to the night sky for a dose of awe as Venus and Jupiter dance
This evening, right after sunset, the sky will display something beautiful: the brightest planets Venus and Jupiter will come so close to each that they will almost look like they might touch.

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NASA Awards Systems Engineering Advanced Services II Contract

NASA has awarded the Systems Engineering Advanced Services (SEAS) II contract to McCallie Associates, Inc., of Bellevue, Nebraska.

March 01, 2023
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NPR News: Let them eat turnips? U.K.'s tomato shortage has politicians looking for answers

Let them eat turnips? U.K.'s tomato shortage has politicians looking for answers
Frost, floods, energy prices and Brexit are among the possible culprits in the shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers, broccali and lettuce in the UK

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