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Total Lunar Eclipes: Tonight!!!
A total lunar eclipse will occur tonight, May 15, 2022, the first of two this year. The second eclipse will happen in November of this year.. The eclipse will be a dark one with the northern limb of the Moon passing through the center of Earth’s shadow. This is the first central eclipse of Lunar Saros 131. The eclipse will...
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Today, at simultaneous press conferences around the world,...
Tau Herculids A Possible Surprise Meteor Shower!
We might have the opportunity to witness a...
Coming soon to the skies above, the Eta Aquariids.
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower that is visible from about...
Space Exploration
Update: NASA Seeks Comments on Moon to Mars Objectives by June 3
NASA has extended the comment period on its Moon to Mars Objectives to 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 3. Comments were previously set to close on Tuesday, May 31. While the agency is working on a tight deadline to finalize the objectives this fall, numerous respondents requested...
Hyundai Motor Group to Strengthen US Investment as the Group Targets Innovation and Mobility Leadership
HMG to invest more than USD 10 billion...
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —...
Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the...
The Earth
Watch Dolphins Line Up to Self-Medicate Skin Ailments at Coral “Clinics”
Newswise — If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment to put on it. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins get skin conditions, too, but they come about their medication by queuing up nose-to-tail to rub themselves against corals....
Observing World Bee Day
WORLD BEE DAYWorld Bee Day is celebrated on...
NASA, Partners Offer Global View of Environmental Changes
Continuing the collaboration that produced the COVID-19 Earth...
Earthworms Like to Eat Some Plastics, but Side Effects of Their Digestion Are Unclear
Newswise — Earthworms are a welcome sight for...
Aerospace
Update: NASA Seeks Comments on Moon to Mars Objectives by June 3
NASA has extended the comment period on its Moon to Mars Objectives to 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 3. Comments were previously set to close on Tuesday, May 31. While the agency is working on a tight deadline to finalize the objectives this fall, numerous respondents requested...
United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —...
Global Hypersonic Technology Market Analysis Report 2021-2030 Featuring BAE Systems, Dynetics,. Hermeus, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Reaction Engines, Boeing, & Velontra
The “Hypersonic Technology Market by Launch Mode, End User...
Starliner Launches to Space Station on Uncrewed Flight Test for NASA
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner is in orbit, heading for the...
Project Green
Watch Dolphins Line Up to Self-Medicate Skin Ailments at Coral “Clinics”
Newswise — If a human comes down with a rash, they might go to the doctor and come away with some ointment to put on it. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins get skin conditions, too, but they come about their medication by queuing up nose-to-tail to rub themselves against corals....
Travel and Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office Selects GridBright, Inc., to Lead the Effort to Integrate Solar Energy Into Utility Control Rooms Securely
Project supported by an ecosystem of utility, research, and technology collaborators, including San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Oracle SAN FRANCISCO (Newswire.com) – The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the award of GridBright‘s project “PIVA: Photovoltaic (PV) Integration using Virtual...