Category: Science
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Fragments of Asteroid 2018 LA
On June 2, 2018, astronomers detected a small asteroid merely eight hours before it struck the Earth’s atmosphere. It was detected using the 60-inch telescope at Mt. Lemmon, which is part of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona When the asteroid designated 2018 LA made impact, it produced a terrific explosion when it disintegrated  30…
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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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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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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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Astronomers Watch As Black Hole Eats Star
On June 15, 2018, astronomers announced that they now have the first image of a star being shredded by a black hole. The star-stuff enters the disk surrounding the hole , and it’s also ejected back to space in powerful jets. One of the most awesome phenomena in the universe, black holes masses are so…
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Kilauea Volcano Opened Up
The Kilauea volcano opened up and streamed across Hawaii’s Leilani Estates neighborhood on May 3, 2018. More than 20 fissures have opened on Kilauea’s Lower Rift Zone. Most of these lava flows were small and short-lived. But for one particular crack in the Earth, Fissure 8, has been steadily generating large fountains of lava…
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Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Deliver 300th F-35 Aircraft
F-35 Enterprise Ramps Up Production and Reduces Costs