Month: June 2018
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Cryoport Delivers Biological Samples for International Space Station
IRVINE, Calif. — Cryoport, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYRX, CYRXW) (“Company”), the world’s leading temperature controlled logistics company dedicated to the life sciences industry, announced that biological samples transported by Cryoport were launched today at 5:42 am EDT on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket which took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS). On May…
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Asteroid Day June 30, 2018
ASTEROID DAY June 30, 2018 Today is the fourth annual International Asteroid Day. This day is now recognized by the United Nations, and it marks a global opportunity to raise awareness of the threat of numerous rocks zooming through space. Asteroid Day is held on the anniversary of the Tunguska explosion, when a small asteroid…
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Asteroid Day Live | 48-Hour Broadcast
Beginning June 29, Brian Cox returns to host the first ever 48-hour global broadcast about asteroids & space. Bringing together asteroid experts, astronauts, policy makers and celebrities. This 6-hour Live segment from Luxembourg begins at 12PM CEST (6AM ET) on June 29. It will be repeated on June 30 and July 1. ESA and the…
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Returning a Rehabilitated Dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin found with life-threatening shark bite injuries gets a second chance at life
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PHOENIX FAN FUSION TO HOST RESCHEDULED FUNDRAISER PARTY FOR KIDS NEED TO READ
Phoenix, AZ, June 29, 2018 —The annual Kids Need to Read fundraiser party, typically held at Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comic Fest and Phoenix Comicon), has been rescheduled to Friday, June 29, 2018. The annual fundraiser event raises over $25,000 for the nonprofit organization that promotes childhood literacy and addresses the crisis in library…
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Is ‘Oumuamua a Comet?
In the fall of 2017, we reported that an interstellar object designated as ‘Oumuamua had entered our solar system to much excitement. It is the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, and might have come from a double star system according to astronomers. Now, astronomers have made a new…
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Adelaide Kane Interview at Phoenix Comic Fest 2018
Adelaide Kane had been acting since she was 6 and got her first major role, in 2006, when she won the role of “Lolly Allen” on Neighbours (1985). She entered a Dolly Magazine Competition and won the role in late 2006. When she got the role, she and her family had to move from…
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Barbara Dunkleman Interview at Phoenix Comic Fest 2018
Barbara Dunkelman grew up in Canada. She became a fan of Rooster Teeth as a teenager and was active in their online community. After Dunkelman graduated from Concordia University in 2011, she moved to Texas and started working for Rooster Teeth as their first community manager. She appeared in several RT shorts and regularly…
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Will We Find Life in Alpha Centauri?
Is there life on planets in Alpha Centauri, the star system that is closest to ours? An abundance of dangerous X-ray radiation makes it unlikely for the one exoplanet that we have found so far. But, there is new data that suggests a better chance with any new planets that we have yet to discover.…
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Sean Gunn Interview at Phoenix Comic Fest 2018
Sean Gunn Interview at Phoenix Comic Fest 2018 Sean Gunn is an actor and writer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He recently appeared as a celebrity guest at the 2018 Phoenix Comic Fest and on May 25, 2018, provided a press/…