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After a decade, NASA’s big rocket fails its first real test - Ars Technica
"It's not everything we hoped it would be."
science - Ars Technica7:58pm PST - January 16th, 2021

NASA cuts short ground test of its giant moon rocket - Al Jazeera English
The test is a vital step in NASA’s Artemis programme to put the first woman and the next man on the moon in 2024.
science - Al Jazeera English7:16pm PST - January 16th, 2021

SLS: Nasa's 'megarocket' set to fire up engines in crucial test - BBC News
The four main engines for Nasa's new "megarocket" are to be fired in unison for the first time.
science - BBC News2:16am PST - January 16th, 2021

Covid-19: Businesses 'left in the dark' over support scheme - BBC News
Some businesses that have been forced to shut are also complaining of a lengthy wait for payments.
science - BBC News10:58pm PST - January 15th, 2021

I want to float in the void of this car’s paint job - The Verge
DipYourCar, a car-focused website and YouTube channel, has coated a car with paint that makes it look like the night sky. The paint has a similar light absorbing effect as Vantablack, a material made from carbon nanotubes, but modified with pearlescent spots …
science - The Verge10:23pm PST - January 15th, 2021

NASA's attempt to burrow into Mars met 2 insurmountable obstacles: cement-like soil and an unexpected energy shortage - Yahoo News
InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar panels meant the robot was generating less power.
science - Business Insider5:25pm PST - January 15th, 2021

NASA 'Mars mole' failed due to cement-like soil and an energy crisis - Business Insider - Business Insider
InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar panels meant the robot was generating less power.
science - Business Insider4:47pm PST - January 15th, 2021

Huge NASA SLS rocket faces critical test firing before moon mission - CBS News
The test firing is a final major hurdle for what will be the most powerful rocket ever launched.
science - CBS News3:59pm PST - January 15th, 2021

RIP: Mars digger bites the dust after 2 years on red planet - The Hindu
NASA has declared the Mars digger dead after failing to burrow deep into the red planet to take its temperature.Scientists in Germany spent two years trying to get their heat probe, dubbed the mole, t
science - The Hindu2:50pm PST - January 14th, 2021

Ancient super-Earth suggests longer timeline for alien life - Business Insider - Business Insider
This rocky planet formed about 10 billion years ago, making it twice as old as Earth. It's too hot for life, but there could be others like it.
science - Business Insider3:00pm PST - January 13th, 2021

Land ecosystems rapidly approaching ‘temperature tipping point’, study says - The Independent
The point at which land switches from being a carbon sink to a net emitter could be ‘exceptionally close’ without urgent action, says scientist
science - Independent1:40pm PST - January 13th, 2021

Dire wolves aren’t wolves at all—they form a distinct lineage with jackals - Ars Technica
The extinct canids had been isolated from wolves for 3 million years.
science - Ars Technica12:10pm PST - January 13th, 2021

There's a case of wine heading back to Earth from space - CNN
A SpaceX Dragon capsule started its journey back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday with an unusual cargo: 12 bottles of wine and 320 grapevines.
science - CNN9:15am PST - January 13th, 2021

Climate crisis: Scientists ‘identify missing link’ in formation of ice ages - The Independent
Movement of Antarctic icebergs could disrupt ocean currents and pull huge volume of greenhouse gases out of atmosphere, study suggests
science - Independent9:12am PST - January 13th, 2021

InSight and Juno keep on trucking - Axios
Juno's mission has been extended to September 2025.
science - Axios10:15am PST - January 12th, 2021

Electricity and CRISPR used to write data to bacterial DNA - Ars Technica
Although it's inefficient, we can use voltage changes to write data to bacteria.
science - Ars Technica5:55am PST - January 12th, 2021

NASA is extending Mars and Jupiter missions, citing notable success - Fox News
Citing discoveries that have "produced exceptional science," NASA has decided to add years to two of its planetary science missions: the Jupiter Juno mission and the Mars InSight lander.
science - Fox News5:43am PST - January 11th, 2021

Watch | Can spiders build webs in space? - The Hindu
A video on NASA's experiments with spiders in space on board the Skylab and ISS
science - The Hindu11:13pm PST - January 10th, 2021

Wissenschaftler schlagen permanenten menschlichen Lebensraum im Orbit von Ceres vor - RT Deutsch
Eine Gruppe finnischer Forscher schlägt ein dauerhaftes menschliches Habitat im Orbit von Ceres vor, einem massiven Zwergplaneten zwischen Mars und Jupiter. Die "Megasatellitensiedlung" könnte durch das Sammeln von Materialien von Ceres selbst gebaut werden.
science - RT11:02pm PST - January 10th, 2021

Apollo landing sites now protected by U.S. law, but what about the flags? - CBC.ca
Bob McDonald's blog: Fading flags open the question of how to preserve the legacy of the landings.
science - CBC News12:02pm PST - January 8th, 2021

The Earth Is Spinning Faster Than It Has in 50 Years - IGN Southeast Asia
Feel free to take us to 2022, Superman.
science - IGN12:00pm PST - January 7th, 2021

Study finds we’re already committed to more global warming—sort of - Ars Technica
Accounting for spatial patterns ups the estimate, but details are crucial.
science - Ars Technica8:46am PST - January 6th, 2021

Last year reusable rockets entered the mainstream, and there’s no going back - Ars Technica
"If Rocket Lab ever builds a new vehicle, it will fundamentally be reusable."
science - Ars Technica7:11am PST - January 6th, 2021

Best from science journals: How did asteroid Ryugu lose its water - The Hindu
Here are some of the most interesting research papers to have appeared in top science journals last week
science - The Hindu3:22am PST - January 6th, 2021

Five Asteroids Will Fly-By Earth Closely, With Two Larger Than Statue Of Unity - India Times
Even though the dreadful 2020 is in the past and we have all the reasons to be optimistic for 2021, we’re not quite out of the woods just yet with respect to COVID-19.And while space-based threats are constantly monitored, NASA’s Centre for Near-Earth Object …
science - The Times of India10:22pm PST - January 4th, 2021
RT @particular6: Prof Choi wrote: I am looking for a prospective MS or Ph.D. student that can join me in either the Fall of 2021. An ideal…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @profhelenward: So sad. And makes important point, if "NHS trusts are serious about following the science then arguably they should be v…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @SteveMartinToGo: Good news/Bad news. Good news: I just got vaccinated! Bad news: I got it because I’m 75. Ha! The operation in NYC was…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @eric_lander: Humbled and excited to serve as WH science advisor for President-elect @JoeBiden. He has assembled a diverse team of brill…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
Some people would wash their hands and not touch their face - I know, it's science, dare I say genius. https://t.co/2GSZ58AcBH

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @astrogeo: Today, January 17, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make another close pass by our Sun (called Perihelion). The probe will pass…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @Mom_of_Dog: It’s like the UCP are actively trying to find the things Albertans love most (the mountains, decent health care, science b…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @neiltyson: Posted this five years ago. But from what has transpired in America recently, it’s clear that not enough people paid attenti…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @JoeBiden: Science will always be at the forefront of my administration — and these world-renowned scientists will ensure everything we…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
It’s a game. Not rocket science. Andy Reid gets it. Better than anyone.

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @AtomsConcept: Science Facts! The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly f…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
Some people would wash their hands and not touch their face - I know, it's science, dare I say genius. https://t.co/J5IWFObKK5

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @sjtylr: Love it. Great example of a discrepant event/phenomenon or provocation for a science unit. https://t.co/N9lGRjHRtW What do yo…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @thehill: President-elect Joe Biden: "For the first time in history I'm going to be elevating the Presidential Science Advisor to a Cabi…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @JJHTweets: If having 2 doses of the Covid vaccine isn't important and UK Gov are promising every adult to have 1 dose by September then…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @LillMagill: @Matthew82069336 @islwynpaul @MattHancock "Vaccine expert John Moore, at Cornell University, commented that officials in Br…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @sankrant: Proof of India's "English advantage" in education. Scored 2nd. From the bottom. China’s Shanghai province, which participat…

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
/ dsmp how do ghosts happen? well, the alive people have to wait to get the opportunity from the science center for an experiment on bringing the ghost “to life”!! so far, only philza was able to get this opportunity and took Wilbur’s gravestone to the center and boom! ghostbur:)

3:14pm PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @davidschneider: Nothing to see here. Just a government that’s got everything wrong and decided to ignore the science on giving a second…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @decman52: @laurenboebert Oh, you mean stuff like Truth and Science, Compassion and Empathy, Diversity and Inclusion? I hear a whistle.…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
MATH, SCIENCE, ENGLISH, HISTORY. https://t.co/hBTCWPRa7r

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @GeoRebekah: To protect my family from continued police violence, and to show that I'm ready to fight whatever they throw at me, I'm tur…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @Isobelstormborn: History, English, Science then math I guess https://t.co/g13S9Itd26

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @skyviewseries: @DarwinIR3 7-Centuries, 7-Heirs. If one holds the worlds knowledge, then one can shape its reality. "Tolkien-like..."…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
the vaccine was finally approved in my country. good news. thank u, science.

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @KamalaHarris: The science behind climate change is not a hoax. The science behind COVID-19 is not partisan. And President-elect @Joe…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @KamalaHarris: By nominating this science team, @JoeBiden and I are sending a clear message: We are going to make sure the U.S. once aga…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
Science > English > History > Math Would have put history before English but historians lie too much https://t.co/4B17DJ8USq

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @AsapSCIENCE: No one ever tells you that only getting science degrees means you won’t know shit about grammar

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @MaryLTrump: I love science. It's going to be amazing to have a government that actually values it. Thank you, President @JoeBiden for…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @JJHTweets: If having 2 doses of the Covid vaccine isn't important and UK Gov are promising every adult to have 1 dose by September then…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @MaryLTrump: I love science. It's going to be amazing to have a government that actually values it. Thank you, President @JoeBiden for…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @Taleeb: Prove it. Purge the @CPC_HQ of MPs who use #racist dog whistles & hang w white supremacists, love Trump, want to “Take Canada B…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @CoachingGalway: Excellent new @nuigalway Agricultural Science course now available for the first time this year which may be of interes…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
If only we could trust the MN senate to follow science. @GovTimWalz follows science. How about working on making sure teachers and support staff are vaccinated and have proper PPE? @CarlaNelsonMN, would you please reply with how that's going? https://t.co/yOZjHGYZkP

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @davidschneider: Nothing to see here. Just a government that’s got everything wrong and decided to ignore the science on giving a second…

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021

RT @thehill: Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris: "The science behind climate change is not a hoax." https://t.co/s9Ub8hzz2e

10:10am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @KamalaHarris: By nominating this science team, @JoeBiden and I are sending a clear message: We are going to make sure the U.S. once aga…

5:41am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @arstechnica: As it turns out, the Biden administration will listen to scientists https://t.co/O6LIsXEzb5 by @SciGuySpace

5:41am PST - January 17th, 2021
RT @VABVOX: @ZekeJMiller "This is the first administration EVER to kill 400k Americans and put 25M on unemployment because it didn't believ…

5:41am PST - January 17th, 2021