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Moon mission: NASA seeks candidates for 8-month isolation - Mumbai Mirror 23-May-2020

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Moon mission: NASA seeks candidates for 8-month isolation - Mumbai Mirror The space agency will consider other participants with a bachelor's degree and other qualifications such as military or professional experience. More...

Watch live now! Meet the astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon - Space.com 23-May-2020

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Watch live now! Meet the astronauts to ride SpaceX's Crew Dragon - Space.com More...

Will the Future Run on Moon Power? India's Space Agency Bets Yes. - IndustryWeek 23-May-2020

Will the Future Run on Moon Power? India's Space Agency Bets Yes. - IndustryWeek More...

NASA's head of human spaceflight steps down citing 'mistake' - Daijiworld.com 23-May-2020

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NASA's head of human spaceflight steps down citing 'mistake' - Daijiworld.com More...

Plant virus-like particles as vehicles for therapeutic antibodies - Phys.org 23-May-2020

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Plant virus-like particles as vehicles for therapeutic antibodies - Phys.org Monoclonal antibodies are those that originate from identical immune cells having a common origin. They are highly effective, non-toxic and can specifically target diseased cells, and are therefore used in immunotherapy to treat diseases such as psoriasis, ca… More...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx ready for touchdown on asteroid Bennu - Phys.org 23-May-2020

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx ready for touchdown on asteroid Bennu - Phys.org NASA's first asteroid sample return mission is officially prepared for its long-awaited touchdown on asteroid Bennu's surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security—Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has targeted Oct. … More...

Planned NASA space telescope renamed after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman - physicsworld.com 23-May-2020

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Planned NASA space telescope renamed after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman - physicsworld.com The WFIRST mission will now be known as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope More...

Astronomers Witness Ongoing Planet Formation in AB Aurigae System | Astronomy - Sci-News.com 23-May-2020

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Astronomers Witness Ongoing Planet Formation in AB Aurigae System | Astronomy - Sci-News.com Astronomers using the SPHERE (Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed a protoplanetary disk around AB Aurigae, a very young star 531 light-years away in the constellation of Auriga, a… More...

Giant tectonic plate under Indian Ocean is breaking in two - Livescience.com 23-May-2020

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Giant tectonic plate under Indian Ocean is breaking in two - Livescience.com More...

Weekend’s New ‘Shawal Moon’ Will End Ramadan, Set Up ‘Solstice Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Of The Sun - Forbes 23-May-2020

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Weekend’s New ‘Shawal Moon’ Will End Ramadan, Set Up ‘Solstice Ring Of Fire’ Eclipse Of The Sun - Forbes The Islamic festival of Eid al-Fitr will begin when the young Moon is first sighted. More...

Another major danger hovering on the earth, magnetic field weakening - News Track English 23-May-2020

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Another major danger hovering on the earth, magnetic field weakening - News Track English New Delhi: The threat of Corona epidemic is not yet over that another big crisis is facing the world. We all have read that the Earth's magnetic field protects us from solar radiation. But this magnetic field is getting weaker now (Earth magnetic field weaken… More...

New replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks developed - The Tribune India 23-May-2020

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New replaceable, more efficient filter for N95 masks developed - The Tribune India Effective in filtering particles smaller than 50 nm, say researchers More...

Walton Goggins tells the documentary "NASA & SpaceX" about the launch of Falcon 9 – Up News Info - Up News Info 23-May-2020

Walton Goggins tells the documentary "NASA & SpaceX" about the launch of Falcon 9 – Up News Info - Up News Info More...

Astronomers have spotted an alien planet as it is being formed - WION 23-May-2020

Astronomers have spotted an alien planet as it is being formed - WION This large young planet is forming around a star called AB Aurigae that is about 2.4 times the mass of the sun and located in our Milky Way galaxy 520 light years from Earth, researchers said on Wednesday. More...

Historic US space launch a go after clean review - Associated Press 23-May-2020

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Historic US space launch a go after clean review - Associated Press Two astronauts, who will test SpaceX's brand new rocketship, are set to end a nine-year drought for NASA when they blast into orbit next week. NASA and Space... More...

This free AI chatbot helps businesses fight COVID-19 misinformation - The Next Web 23-May-2020

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This free AI chatbot helps businesses fight COVID-19 misinformation - The Next Web Avaamo, a company that specializes in conversational AI, recently built a virtual assistant to translate natural language queries about the COVID-19 pandemic into reliable insights. ... More...

Docking with ISS: The Nasa-SpaceX crew mission that ends US launch drought - Business Standard 23-May-2020

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Docking with ISS: The Nasa-SpaceX crew mission that ends US launch drought - Business Standard Here is a rundown of how NASA is resuming space missions from US soil. Two astronauts will take off next Wednesday atop the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, bound for the International Space Station (ISS) More...

Study shows six feet social distancing may not be enough to avoid COVID-19 spread - EdexLive 23-May-2020

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Study shows six feet social distancing may not be enough to avoid COVID-19 spread - EdexLive To study how saliva moves through the air, Dbouk and Drikakis created a computational fluid dynamics simulation that examines the state of every saliva droplet moving through the air More...

Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born – Physics World - physicsworld.com 23-May-2020

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Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born – Physics World - physicsworld.com Combined measurements from two ESO telescopes provide evidence that a new planet is currently forming around the young star AB Aurigae More...

Scientists worried over Earth's weakening magnetic field; swarm satellites to investigate - Firstpost 23-May-2020

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Scientists worried over Earth's weakening magnetic field; swarm satellites to investigate - Firstpost Earth's magnetic field has been weakening across a wide stretch of area for reasons unknown. Scientists have found the magnetic field from Africa to South America to be gradually weakening. More...

Where Physics Breaks Down, Is This The End Of The Standard Model? - TechQuila 23-May-2020

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Where Physics Breaks Down, Is This The End Of The Standard Model? - TechQuila A recent experiment result has revealed the existence of a neutrino-like particle that can pass through matter in a high-energy state. More...

Russian 'space-junk' lights up night sky re-entering earths atmosphere - Sky News Australia 23-May-2020

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Russian 'space-junk' lights up night sky re-entering earths atmosphere - Sky News Australia Star-gazers in the country's south have glimpsed a mysterious flying object which recently lit up the night sky. Experts are describing the spectacle as 'spa... More...

For first time, scientists spot an alien planet as it is being formed - CGTN 23-May-2020

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For first time, scientists spot an alien planet as it is being formed - CGTN Astronomers have gazed into what appears to be a planetary maternity ward, observing for the first time within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star a planet in the process of being born. More...

Chemistry for kids: Make a DIY bubble snake! - Big Think 23-May-2020

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Chemistry for kids: Make a DIY bubble snake! - Big Think A fun and completely safe experiment for the family to try during quarantine. More...

Elon Musk SpaceX Launch Will Be Televised on ABC News & Nat Geo - Highsnobiety 23-May-2020

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Elon Musk SpaceX Launch Will Be Televised on ABC News & Nat Geo - Highsnobiety Next week, a joint mission between NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX will send two astronauts into space in a historic mission. Find out how to watch it here. More...

Footage shows space junk lighting up the sky above south-east Australia - Guardian News 23-May-2020

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Footage shows space junk lighting up the sky above south-east Australia - Guardian News Debris from what is believed to be a Russian Soyuz rocket re-entering Earth’s atmosphere created a light show across the sky in parts of Victoria, south-east... More...

Generating electricity from shadows - Tech Explorist 23-May-2020

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Generating electricity from shadows - Tech Explorist Scientists have created a device called a shadow-effect energy generator (SEG), which makes use of the contrast in illumination between lit and shadowed areas to generate electricity. More...

Scientists captured the movements of electrons and nuclei in a molecule - Tech Explorist 23-May-2020

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Scientists captured the movements of electrons and nuclei in a molecule - Tech Explorist Using a high-speed “electron camera”, scientists have simultaneously captured the movements of electrons and nuclei in a molecule after it was excited with light. More...

NASA Names Upcoming Telescope to Honor the 'Mother of Hubble' - NASA Goddard 23-May-2020

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NASA Names Upcoming Telescope to Honor the 'Mother of Hubble' - NASA Goddard In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Nancy Grace Roman became a research astronomer and the first chief of astronomy at NASA... More...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Will Touchdown On Asteroid Bennu A Bit Later Than Planned - Mashable India 23-May-2020

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Will Touchdown On Asteroid Bennu A Bit Later Than Planned - Mashable India After spending over a year in orbit, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will finally touchdown on the asteroid Bennu on October 20 for its first sample-collection attempt. More...

NASA Should Beware of Viruses From Outer Space - BloombergQuint 23-May-2020

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NASA Should Beware of Viruses From Outer Space - BloombergQuint NASA Should Beware of Viruses From Outer Space More...

Strawberry Moon Eclipse: Second lunar eclipse of 2020 to occur on June 5 - Moneycontrol.com 23-May-2020

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Strawberry Moon Eclipse: Second lunar eclipse of 2020 to occur on June 5 - Moneycontrol.com Here's when and where you can watch it More...

Fruit fly study unlocks insights into human mating rituals - Phys.org 23-May-2020

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Fruit fly study unlocks insights into human mating rituals - Phys.org A new study from Western identifies a specific gene in fruit flies that drives female mate acceptance and rejection—a vital discovery for understanding how all species, including humans, survive and thrive on Earth. More...

Bumblebees Trick Plants Into Flowering Early, Study Finds - EcoWatch 23-May-2020

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Bumblebees Trick Plants Into Flowering Early, Study Finds - EcoWatch The climate crisis has caused Japanese cherry blossoms to bloom in October and sped the arrival of spring in much of the U.S. But it turns out that humans aren't the only animals who can trick plants into flowering early. More...

The bold plan to see continents and oceans on another Earth - Phys.Org 23-May-2020

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The bold plan to see continents and oceans on another Earth - Phys.Org What if we could take a picture of an Earth-like planet around another star that was sharp enough to see continents, oceans, and clouds? More...

A Mysterious Ancient Galaxy Just Rewrote the Universe's Timeline - VICE 23-May-2020

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A Mysterious Ancient Galaxy Just Rewrote the Universe's Timeline - VICE A disk galaxy in the early universe, just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, somehow formed during a time of chaotic cosmic conditions. More...

9-year-old boy gets birthday call from space - CBS 17 23-May-2020

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9-year-old boy gets birthday call from space - CBS 17 An astronaut from the International Space Station called Lucas to wish him a happy birthday. More...

Earth's magnetic field frails, satellites and spacecrafts report malfunction - NEWS HEADS 23-May-2020

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Earth's magnetic field frails, satellites and spacecrafts report malfunction - NEWS HEADS It is no hidden secret that Earth's magnetic field saves us from the harmful solar radiations, but a new report has come which says that it is weakening. More...

Astronomers spot twinkling heart of milky way using ALMA - ANI News 23-May-2020

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Astronomers spot twinkling heart of milky way using ALMA - ANI News Washington DC [USA], May 23 (ANI): Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. More...

This mask is biggest defender in war against Corona - News Track English 23-May-2020

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This mask is biggest defender in war against Corona - News Track English The role of masks is considered to be the most effective in preventing epidemic coronavirus infection and the N95 mask is the most in demand in the market. Earlier it was used to avoid air pollution, now in the Corona period, doctors have started using it. Bu… More...

Climate Change Turning Antarcticas Snow Green, May Increase Snowmelt: Scientists - The Logical Indian 23-May-2020

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Climate Change Turning Antarcticas Snow Green, May Increase Snowmelt: Scientists - The Logical Indian In some parts, the microscopic algae have grown so dense that they turn the snow bright green and... More...

Will coronavirus keep Florida spectators from SpaceX launch? - India Today 23-May-2020

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Will coronavirus keep Florida spectators from SpaceX launch? - India Today Nasa and SpaceX are urging spectators to stay at home next Wednesday for safety reasons. But officials in Florida's Brevard County, home to the Kennedy Space Center, are rolling out the welcome mat in an effort to jump-start tourism. More...

ALMA detected twinkling heart of the milky way - Tech Explorist 23-May-2020

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ALMA detected twinkling heart of the milky way - Tech Explorist Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius (Sgr) A*. More

SpaceCast Weekly - May 22, 20202 - NASA Video 23-May-2020

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SpaceCast Weekly - May 22, 20202 - NASA Video SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA’s work in human spaceflight, including ... More

U.S. Navy's Classified Space Launch Could Yield Anti-Satellite Weapon - HotCars 23-May-2020

U.S. Navy's Classified Space Launch Could Yield Anti-Satellite Weapon - HotCars More

US astronauts prepare for historic mission - Times of India 23-May-2020

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US astronauts prepare for historic mission - Times of India  The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocketship are classmates, friends, veteran space flyers married to veteran space flyers and fathers of young sons. Together, they will end a nine-year drought for NASA when they blast into orbit next …