Category: News
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Blue Origin Successfully Completes 21st Mission
Mission NS-21 is New Shepard’s Fifth Crewed Flight Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its fifth human spaceflight and the 21st flight for the New Shepard program. The astronaut crew included: Evan Dick, Katya Echazarreta, Hamish Harding, Victor Correa Hespanha, Jaison Robinson, and Victor Vescovo. “It was an honor to fly this special crew of explorers…
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American College of Surgeons calls for urgent, bipartisan action to address the firearm violence public health crisis
Surgeons treating victims of firearm violence highlight 13 recommendations from ACS Firearms Strategy Team that can reduce deaths and serious injuries Newswise — Washington, DC: Today, leaders from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) called for bipartisan solutions to reduce the rising numbers of deaths and serious injuries that are arriving in trauma centers on…
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Monkeypox is not shingles and there is no evidence that the Monkeypox outbreak has anything to do with the COVID-19 vaccines
Claim: Monkey pox = shingles. Shingles is a well-known side effect of the jab. You are being played. This narrative will not hold. Claim Publisher and Date: Trending among social media users on 2022-05-22 Truthfulness: False The monkeypox outbreak has grown to include hundreds of cases. What’s most alarming is that new cases are being reported in countries…
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How a Public Health Approach Could Reduce Gun Violence
A professor and researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine outlines tangible ways to prevent gun violence in the U.S. Newswise — Over Memorial Day weekend, a dozen mass shootings—in which four or more people were shot or killed per incident—occurred in the United States. These events took place just days after the horrific school…
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NASA to Highlight Climate Research on Cargo Launch, Sets TV Coverage
 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:07 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, carrying the Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for SpaceX’s 24th commercial resupply services mission.Credits: NASA/Kevin Davis and Chris Colem NASA and SpaceX are…
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Controversial police bills of rights don’t lead to more civilian fatalities
Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Law enforcement officers’ bills of rights, known as LEOBRs, don’t result in an increase in police-related fatalities, according to new research from Cornell University professor Jamein Cunningham. In the wake of several recent high-profile police killings of unarmed civilians, LEOBRs—adopted by 19 states—are receiving heightened scrutiny from activists and legal scholars.…
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NASA Announces Winners of 2022 Student Launch Competition
For the second year in a row, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte won the launch division, while Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, won first place in the design division of NASA’s 2022 Student Launch rocketry competition. NASA announced the winners Thursday during a live virtual ceremony. Each year, NASA challenges middle school, high school,…
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NASA Invites Media to Learn About Mission Studying Thunderstorms
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. CDT Tuesday, June 7, to discuss research about intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States and their effects on Earth’s atmosphere and climate change. A replay of the call will be posted on the agency’s website as soon as possible. Media are also invited to…
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NASA Funds Projects that Aim to Inspire Artemis Generation
NASA has selected a variety of projects that take innovative approaches to broadening student participation in science, technology, engineering, and math to receive awards
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NASA Selects New Instruments for Priority Artemis Science on Moon
Adding to the growing list of commercial deliveries slated to explore more of the Moon than ever before under Artemis, NASA has selected two new science instrument suites, including one that will study the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time. These payload suites mark the second selection through the agency’s Payloads and Research Investigations on…