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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 Technica
12:49pm 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 - TechCrunch
10:39am 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 India
8:36am 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 - CNN
7:52am 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 Verge
7:27am 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 - Independent
6:59am 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 - CNN
6:34am 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 Today
6:24am 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 - CNN
3:54am 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 - Independent
4:55pm 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 News
3:01pm 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 Today
1:14pm 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 Today
11:08am 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 India
10:41am 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 - Independent
4:24am 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 - Marca
2:49am 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 Technica
1:31pm 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 - CNN
12:42pm 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 Post
8:53am 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 - Independent
8:15am 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 Today
6:28am 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 India
6:00am PDT - April 26th, 2022
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1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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…

Camilla van Gerbig (@curiocat13)
1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @sharyph_: Data Science Skill Set: Maths: Stats Calculus Probability Data Analysis: EDA Data Wrangling Feature Engineering Programmin…

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1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @SMBE_IDEA: Last but not least, Natalia Pasternak Taschner closes the fantastic Science for Everybody symposium at #SMBE2023 with a talk…

OfficialSMBE (@OfficialSMBE)
1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii

RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii

You wish I was a bot (@coracha7)
1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists - BBC News https://t.co/n6Dv2aglyf

Hat Tottins (@Allchanges)
1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

So I get to go to the Science logies #Eureka. What to wear??? #imagendo

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1:36am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @ndapewaaaaa: Am looking for an unemployed graduate that did Bachelor of Science. If you know someone or you’re that someone please hmu.

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12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii

RT @goddeketal: 'Climate Science' debunked in 90 seconds. https://t.co/WauPVIh0ii

PeterRichardJohnson (@watchingstupids)
12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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…

Chief Kife (@KaibereKamau)
12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @BFERSTproject: Researchers are fighting #climatechange and soil pollution, by recovering nutrients from #biowaste, but experts warn: “S…

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12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @shaTIRED: tip your drivers. it’s not rocket science.

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12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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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12:58am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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,…

Aproko Pharmacist™ (@AprokoPhamacist)
12:04am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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. 

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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

Jean-Baptiste Lefevre (@jblefevre60)
12:04am 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…

K!LLa MikE (@DaRealLevine)
12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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

RRID Robot (@RobotRrid)
12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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

RRID Robot (@RobotRrid)
12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @FrontPartners: Read the recently published article in Education and Training in Biomedical Science from the @IBMScience journal: Embedd…

Añìl* Virãl Anil (@anil_viral)
12:00am PDT - July 26th, 2023

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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11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @livestock_the: @RSPCA Livestock are transported from farm to quarantine in line with National Animal Welfare Standards & ASEL. These ar…

Ann Britton (@annbritton)
11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @NinaByzantina: The “international community” keeps banning the Russian flag to humiliate them, but Russian students continue winning go…

MouhammadAhmad (@ShiaAliWaliy)
11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
Do you like engaging science talks for a broader audience? Then attend the date for the Switzerland @FameLabCH Final 2023 on Sept. 18 at #PROGR in BERN. The winner will represent Switzerland at the #FameLab International Competition! https://t.co/4LtD7l0oAR

Do you like engaging science talks for a broader audience? Then attend the date for the Switzerland @FameLabCH Final 2023 on Sept. 18 at #PROGR in BERN. The winner will represent Switzerland at the #FameLab International Competition! https://t.co/4LtD7l0oAR

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

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

Happening Today: Join @WMarkotter, Future Africa's One Health Research Chair, for an insightful talk hosted by @StellenboschUni @ceri_news Science Seminar Series. Join online: https://t.co/3IyBxMx2Be #OneHealth #BatBorneViruses https://t.co/oZSBqGpjsD

Future Africa Platform (@FutureAfricaUP)
11:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023