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Webb’s mirror alignment is done—now it’s on to the instruments - Ars Technica
The mirror is now working with all five instruments, and limited only by physics.
science - Ars Technica12:49pm PDT - April 29th, 2022
Watch Rocket Lab attempt to catch a falling booster with a helicopter today - TechCrunch
Rocket Lab will take a shot a making history today with its attempt to catch a spent booster midair with a helicopter. This (mostly) unprecedented technique is apparently the safest and most efficient the company could come up with, and this will be the first…
science - TechCrunch10:39am PDT - April 29th, 2022
Antarctica experiences a massive earthquake swarm as an inactive volcano erupts - Economic Times
Due to the eruption of the volcano Orca, Antarctica experienced 8,500 earthquake shocks in 7 months.
science - The Times of India8:36am PDT - April 29th, 2022
Watch the Venus-Jupiter conjunction this weekend - CNN
Venus and Jupiter have been slowly inching closer together and will appear closest together in the sky on April 30.
science - CNN7:52am PDT - April 29th, 2022
Mars helicopter spots wreckage from Perseverance landing - The Verge
NASA has released images of a wreckage from its Ingenuity helicopter stationed on Mars. The images captured the Perseverance rover’s backshell, parachute, and debris from the wreckage.
science - The Verge7:27am PDT - April 29th, 2022
Solar eclipse 2022: Time, duration and where in the world it’s visible - The Independent
When the Moon passes in front of the Sun on Saturday, nearly two-thirds of our star’s diameter will be covered
science - Independent6:59am PDT - April 29th, 2022
'Fish lizard' fossils found in Swiss Alps belonged to some of the largest creatures that ever lived - CNN
The fossils of giant, extinct marine reptiles have been found in an unlikely place: within the high altitudes of the Swiss Alps. The fossils belong to three ichthyosaurs, and they may have been some of the largest animals that ever lived on Earth.
science - CNN6:34am PDT - April 29th, 2022
‘Fish lizard’ fossils found in Swiss Alps showcase some of the largest creatures to ever live - USA TODAY
Ichthyosaurs were in the oceans 250 million years ago, spanning 65 feet as some of the largest creatures ever. Swiss Alps fossils provide new details.
science - USA Today6:24am PDT - April 29th, 2022
30 exocomets found orbiting star in nearby planetary system - CNN
Astronomers have found 30 exocomets, or comets located outside of our solar system, orbiting a nearby star called Beta Pictoris. And the exocomets have some things in common with those found in our solar system.
science - CNN3:54am PDT - April 29th, 2022
Mars helicopter beams back pictures of Perseverance landing gear en route to Jezero Crater - ABC News
Taking a brief detour from its route to a crater scientists hope is teeming with evidence of ancient life, the Mars helicopter snaps unprecedented pictures of its landing gear after its fiery descent.
science - ABC News (AU)6:59pm PDT - April 28th, 2022
Emirates Mars mission discovers new type of aurora on Red Planet - The Independent
A new, worm-like form of aurora seen reaching halfway around Mars has scientists puzzled
science - Independent4:55pm PDT - April 28th, 2022
How to watch the April 2022 solar eclipse online - Fox News
The first solar eclipse of 2022 is coming on Saturday, April 30.
science - Fox News3:01pm PDT - April 28th, 2022
Climate change could cause mass extinction of marine life in Earth's oceans, study says - USA TODAY
Unless climate change is curbed, Earth's oceans could see a mass extinction of marine life, according to a new study published Thursday.
science - USA Today1:14pm PDT - April 28th, 2022
Mississippi residents felt shaking and heard loud booms. It was a fireball flying at 55,000 mph. - USA TODAY
Bill Cooke said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration picked up the fireball on its satellites 22,000 miles out in space.
science - USA Today11:08am PDT - April 28th, 2022
Watch: New crew arrives at International Space Station - Economic Times
Astronauts launched by SpaceX for NASA reached the International Space Station on Wednesday night. It's the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman on a long-term spaceflight. (AP)
science - The Times of India10:41am PDT - April 28th, 2022
Nasa’s Mars helicopter spots ‘otherworldly’ wreckage on Red Planet caused by space agency - The Independent
Aerial images suggest protective coating on debris has remained largely intact
science - Independent4:24am PDT - April 28th, 2022
Australian meteorite one of three with key building blocks for life's 'prebiotic soup' - ABC News
A fresh examination of meteorites that landed in Australia, Canada and the US is bolstering the notion that such objects may have delivered to Earth the chemical ingredients vital for the advent of life.
science - ABC News (AU)3:30am PDT - April 27th, 2022
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA from Floridas Space Coast - Marca English
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It's the fir
science - Marca2:49am PDT - April 27th, 2022
NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission launches to International Space Station - ABC News
The four astronauts have begun a 17-hour journey to the International Space Station, where they will begin a six-month science mission.
science - ABC News (AU)12:33am PDT - April 27th, 2022
Study: Glowing spider fossils hold the secret to why they are well-preserved - Ars Technica
Combination of anaerobic environment and sulfurization created stable carbon-rich films
science - Ars Technica1:31pm PDT - April 26th, 2022
Watch the Venus-Jupiter conjunction at the end of April - CNN
Venus and Jupiter have been slowly inching closer together and will appear closest together in the sky on April 30.
science - CNN12:42pm PDT - April 26th, 2022
Two planets will appear to 'nearly collide' in the night sky this week - The Washington Post
Venus and Jupiter will rendezvous in the morning sky early Saturday.
science - The Washington Post8:53am PDT - April 26th, 2022
Scientist discover all ingredients necessary for DNA in meteorite for first time - Yahoo News
While scientist have long known the precursors to life could form on asteroids, this is the first time they’ve found all the necessary ingredients for DNA
science - Independent8:15am PDT - April 26th, 2022
After sex, female spiders eat their mates. Male spiders are learning how to catapult away - USA TODAY
Scientists discovered a male species of spider may have evolved to catapult away after sex to avoid being eaten by a female.
science - USA Today6:28am PDT - April 26th, 2022
Double Solar Flare Disrupts Radio Communications Across Asia And Australia - Indiatimes.com
An unstable sunspot released a double solar flare on Monday that triggered radio blackouts on certain parts of Asia and Australia, according to a report by LiveScience. Andrew McCarthy: Cosmic_backgroundAlso Read: What Is Solar Flare? H…
science - The Times of India6:00am PDT - April 26th, 2022
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RT @ProfBrianCox: The reason the UK will have the lowest growth in the G7 next year is Brexit. We're not going to reverse the decline until…
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RT @SMBE_IDEA: Last but not least, Natalia Pasternak Taschner closes the fantastic Science for Everybody symposium at #SMBE2023 with a talk…
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RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii
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Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists - BBC News https://t.co/n6Dv2aglyf
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RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii
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RT @JonLHelm: Did I mention I’m writing a book? Actually, 4 books! The four-volume Blake’s 7 Production Diary will be the ultimate guide to…
Simon Hart (@Si_Hart)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @MJGold: Said it before. I believe Omanyala will be the first African to win a 100m World Champs medal. His muscular structure provides…
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RT @BFERSTproject: Researchers are fighting #climatechange and soil pollution, by recovering nutrients from #biowaste, but experts warn: “S…
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RT @shaTIRED: tip your drivers. it’s not rocket science.
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RT @robert3424: @patrickgowernz @ThreeNewZealand 1/2 i could easily counter every negative statement about vaping made here. science has mo…
Castello (@castello2)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @DeplorableVet84: We will never forget what those shitbags said and did during COVID. The “far-right” unvaccinated, didn’t need the IC…
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RT @NurseEdinPrac: Instruments evaluating the quality of the clinical learning environment in nursing education: An updated systematic revi…
SANDRA JOHNSTON (@sandra04850184)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @BernieSpofforth: AUSTRALIA - Sky news calling bollocks on the climate hysteria. The science isn’t settled, you’re just being forced to…
Jim Boswell (@JimmeeB)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @orzelc: One of my colleagues at Union is a historian whose research area is German science in the war era, and he gave a talk about thi…
Fernando Sanchez (@Soulkraven)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @BernieSpofforth: AUSTRALIA - Sky news calling bollocks on the climate hysteria. The science isn’t settled, you’re just being forced to…
Cecil Bumfluff (@BumfluffCecil)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @BernieSpofforth: AUSTRALIA - Sky news calling bollocks on the climate hysteria. The science isn’t settled, you’re just being forced to…
Kimmi (@KimWalk68107151)12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @AprokoPhamacist: In the ever-changing battlefield of bacterial infections, there exists a gallant and potent warrior, An unsung hero,…
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RT @timesofindia: #S20G20Summit: International delegates enjoy a unique experience at @SadhguruJV's #IshaYogaCenter The summit also inclu…
Alex Shambho (@sadhanalex)12:04am PDT - July 26th, 2023
I just signed the petition urging @RishiSunak to sign and rejoin the EU Horizon research and innovation programme. Will you sign too? https://t.co/BsXKplm4mQ via @38degrees
Ian Boreham (@BorehamIan)12:04am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @clim8resistance: Contradicted by science.... All metrics of fires down. https://t.co/0pRvqZHKqc https://t.co/nkODuSjbBt
Roland Hoglett (@RolandHoglett)12:04am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @ipfconline1: Using #DataScience to Identify Top Twitter #Influencers https://t.co/7j7ilLLZHC @AnalyticsVidhya #AI Cc @DeepLearn007 @Sp…
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RT @MJGold: Said it before. I believe Omanyala will be the first African to win a 100m World Champs medal. His muscular structure provides…
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RT @ProfBrianCox: The reason the UK will have the lowest growth in the G7 next year is Brexit. We're not going to reverse the decline until…
Alan Marshall. Brexit is Rubbish! #GTTO #FBPE (@swmoco)12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023
The authors of "Force-induced motions of the PIEZO1 blade probed w…" (https://t.co/eelvZRu521) included RRIDs in their paper! RRIDs like this improve reproducibility in scientific research. #ReproducibleResearch #accelerateopenscience
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A paper using https://t.co/QcCrwIO5is (from @mgi_mouse) was just published in Science Advances, see "d-lactate modulates M2 tumor-associated macrophage…": https://t.co/NMTgicuY2w (https://t.co/6Yj7U1eCc8). Thank you for making your #methodsmatter. #OpenScience
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RT @FrontPartners: Read the recently published article in Education and Training in Biomedical Science from the @IBMScience journal: Embedd…
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RRIDs were included in the Cell Reports Medicine paper "Bacterial clade-specific analysis identifies disti…" (https://t.co/EUu7oT87QN). We appreciate the author's support of reproducibility. #accelerateopenscience #RRID
RRID Robot (@RobotRrid)12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023
The authors of "White adipose tissue undergoes browning during pre…" (https://t.co/Rt9uimyUxX) included RRIDs in their paper! We appreciate the author's support of reproducibility. #ReproducibleResearch #reproducibility
RRID Robot (@RobotRrid)12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @AaronSiriSG: FDA Science: Childhood Vaccine Clinical Trial Series (Part 1 of 17) “The clinical trials for Hepatitis B vaccines, inject…
Eve (@33butterscotch)11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @BernieSpofforth: AUSTRALIA - Sky news calling bollocks on the climate hysteria. The science isn’t settled, you’re just being forced to…
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RT @livestock_the: @RSPCA Livestock are transported from farm to quarantine in line with National Animal Welfare Standards & ASEL. These ar…
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RT @NinaByzantina: The “international community” keeps banning the Russian flag to humiliate them, but Russian students continue winning go…
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Graduate Center (@phd_UniBasel)11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
Recently publised by @UMRAE_lab @ENSEA1 @UAustraldeChile in Applied Acoustics journal: Translating soundscape descriptors with facial emojis https://t.co/e2wCt9GarV https://t.co/uGdHln0yYu
UMRAE Research lab in Environmental Acoustics (@UMRAE_lab)11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
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