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Paul Sutter explores the origins of life, and DNA versus RNA - Ars Technica

This month's "Edge of Knowledge" peers back in time to the beginnings of life on Earth.

science - Ars Technica
6:00am PDT - April 20th, 2022

Once-in-a-decade report urges NASA to send probe to Uranus - Axios

It would help researchers better understand the planet's origin, rings and satellites.

science - Axios
12:05pm PDT - April 19th, 2022

Jupiter's moon Europa may have a habitable ice shell - CNN

On Jupiter's moon Europa, a saltwater ocean exists deep beneath a thick ice shell. A surprising connection between the ice shell and the Greenland ice sheet on Earth has provided new insight that Europa's ocean may be habitable, according to a new study.

science - CNN
11:17am PDT - April 19th, 2022

Sci-fi becomes real life: NASA doctor 'holoports' to International Space Station - USA TODAY

NASA Doctor was able to appear as a hologram at the International Space Station and have a conversation with an astronaut.

science - USA Today
11:14am PDT - April 19th, 2022

Meet Raja Chari, who returns to Earth after 6 months - Bangalore Mirror

Chari docked the ISS along with three other members -- Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, Matthias Maurer -- under the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission which was launched on November 10, 2021.

science - The Times of India
10:34am PDT - April 19th, 2022

Make Uranus mission your priority, Nasa told - BBC

An influential panel of scientists wants to see a mission to the Solar System's seventh planet.

science - BBC News
10:17am PDT - April 19th, 2022

Europa's resemblance to Greenland bodes well for possible life on Jupiter's moon - Engadget

Europa has features similar to Greenland, and they add to evidence that Jupiter's moon could support life..

science - Engadget
10:06am PDT - April 19th, 2022

All-private SpaceX astronaut mission to return home from the ISS - CNN

The first all-private mission to the International Space Station is slated to complete the final leg of its journey this week, capping off what will be about a 12-day, multimillion-dollar journey.

science - CNN
6:28am PDT - April 19th, 2022

NASA's next moon rocket gets final repairs ahead of mission launch - CNN

The NASA Artemis I mega moon rocket will experience some tweaks before its next attempt at a crucial prelaunch test. The team will roll the 322-foot-tall Artemis I rocket stack back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on April 26.

science - CNN
3:20pm PDT - April 18th, 2022

Russian cosmonauts to activate space station's new robotic arm - CNN

Two Russian cosmonauts went on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday to active a new robotic arm.

science - CNN
2:53pm PDT - April 18th, 2022

NASA discovers rapidly growing black hole — a "missing link" connecting the origins of the universe that was hiding in plain sight - CBS News

Scientists say a "missing link" that helps to explain the mysteries of the birth of the universe has been hiding in plain sight.

science - CBS News
10:00am PDT - April 18th, 2022

This Is How Sunrise Looks Like On Mars - Indiatimes.com

Sunrises and sunsets from various parts of Earth truly look breathtaking and put most of us in awe, even though we might see one every day from our window. However, now NASA has shared an image of what sunrise looks like on Mars. NASAAl…

science - The Times of India
3:48am PDT - April 18th, 2022

Who is Raja Chari, the Indian-American NASA astronaut all set to return to Earth after six months in space - Economic Times

Chari has Master's degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from MIT.

science - The Times of India
2:53am PDT - April 18th, 2022

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible through April. Here's how to see them. - USA TODAY

Four of our solar system's planets can be seen every early morning for the rest of April. Here's how you can spot them all in alignment.

science - USA Today
2:07pm PDT - April 17th, 2022

See dazzling photos of the Full Pink Moon - Mashable

April's full moon put on quite a show.

science - Mashable
10:16am PDT - April 17th, 2022

The largest comet ever seen is barreling toward the inner solar system - Business Insider

The comet, which is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, is hurtling toward the inner solar system at 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

science - Business Insider
3:35am PDT - April 17th, 2022

Scientists Discover 'Big Boss' Space Laser 5 Billion Light-Years Away From Earth - Indiatimes.com

Astronomers have detected a powerful radio wave laser in space. In official terms, the laser is known as a megamaser and is the most distant to be ever observed by humans - situated 5 billion light-years away from Earth. Think of lasers that let out microwave…

science - The Times of India
3:01am PDT - April 17th, 2022

Its heading our way! NASA confirms largest comet ever has been detected - Marca English

NASA's Hubble telescope has determined that a comet, which has a mass of around 500 trillion tonnes and is 137km wide, is heading our way at about 35.405 km per hour. However,

science - Marca
1:37pm PDT - April 16th, 2022

A fireball that crashed to Earth came from outside of our solar system - CNN

This week, uncover an interstellar meteor that fell to Earth, celebrate some good news with Fiona the hippo, meet a not-so-extinct flower, tour the solar system, and more.

science - CNN
8:10am PDT - April 16th, 2022

Chinese astronauts land after 6 months on space station - The Washington Post

Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after six months aboard China’s newest space station in the longest crewed mission to date for its ambitious space program

science - The Washington Post
6:44am PDT - April 16th, 2022

Mars rover rumbles by crashed artifacts in the Martian desert - Mashable

Surprise wreckage.

science - Mashable
5:30am PDT - April 16th, 2022

On Neptune, strange and unexpected things are afoot - Mashable

A planetary enigma.

science - Mashable
3:00am PDT - April 16th, 2022

The Lyrid meteor shower will soon light up the April night sky. Here's when you can see it. - USA TODAY

The Lyrid meteor shower will be coming to a night sky near you over the next few days, with the peak expected on the night of April 21-22.

science - USA Today
10:55am PDT - April 15th, 2022

Hubble telescope spots the largest known comet to date - Engadget

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected the largest known comet to date — it's about 50 times larger than usual.

science - Engadget
10:27am PDT - April 15th, 2022

Hubble telescope spots the largest known comet to date - Yahoo Finance

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected the largest known comet to date — it's about 50 times larger than usual.

science - Engadget
10:25am PDT - April 15th, 2022

RT @DineshDSouza: Al Gore’s claim, drawn from climate “science,” that the Arctic would be ice-free by 2013 stands as a glowing symbol of th…

Math and Physics (@MathPhysics3)
8:13pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @JimmieShaman: I propose we just change all forms that require a gender field to just simply be changed to what are your chromosomes.…

OGCr33ps (@OGCr33ps)
8:13pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
Learning can be so much more than just paper and pencil. I want to give my students a chance to be creative with play dough tools. They can use the numbers and symbols for equations. The animals can be used for science. https://t.co/NEpcmfUA5j https://t.co/5jcqQPEuz5

Learning can be so much more than just paper and pencil. I want to give my students a chance to be creative with play dough tools. They can use the numbers and symbols for equations. The animals can be used for science. https://t.co/NEpcmfUA5j https://t.co/5jcqQPEuz5

Dalia Nino (@DaliaNino13)
8:12pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @Ninjascalp: There is no reason to retest $29.8k right away if we will be seeing more downside. This is just science. $BTC https://t…

Mike (@ApeDegenCrypt)
8:12pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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

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8:12pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @ishafoundation: Inner Engineering is no rocket science, but that doesn't mean a rocket scientist can't make the most of it! Read all ab…

Dr V B Nitali (@v_nitali)
8:12pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @Rainmaker1973: The tectonic evolution of Earth in the last billion years 

[full paper: https://t.co/ZVuouFiBv3]
https://t.co/mO7P96NUgA

RT @Rainmaker1973: The tectonic evolution of Earth in the last billion years [full paper: https://t.co/ZVuouFiBv3] https://t.co/mO7P96NUgA

Manjunath (@manjaoo7)
8:12pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @shellenberger: Anthony Fauci, who oversaw America's response to the Covid pandemic, famously said, "I represent the science." But new e…

Mike (@MikesOpinionz)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @Sakagadgets: Person wey win SUG election for my school na Engineering student , his opponent na Political science, how them go win you…

justDami (@heisdhammie)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 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

jbsmith (@bej3101)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @hannahfearn: The terrifying realisation than my entire childhood is now an exhibit at the Science Museum https://t.co/pewrUVgIFU

RT @hannahfearn: The terrifying realisation than my entire childhood is now an exhibit at the Science Museum https://t.co/pewrUVgIFU

딜라 (@kimjunseow)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @ryangerritsen: Who funds these “scientists” ? During Covid we also had endless gaslighting from these said chosen “scientists” Money c…

Taking up some space (@aliensteer)
7:56pm 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…

Out Spoken Chap (@CJSBailey)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
It is a part of Induction Program IIHT Bargarh 1st semester DHTT students visited SCIENCE MUSEUM Today. @iihtbargarh @IIHTvaranasi @IIHTGuwahati @IIHTfulia @IihtJodhpur https://t.co/9z396fED4d

It is a part of Induction Program IIHT Bargarh 1st semester DHTT students visited SCIENCE MUSEUM Today. @iihtbargarh @IIHTvaranasi @IIHTGuwahati @IIHTfulia @IihtJodhpur https://t.co/9z396fED4d

M. Anandan (@MAnanda66649452)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @NBCNews: Researchers say two enzymes identified in caterpillar saliva were found to rapidly and at room temperature degrade polyethylen…

OA (@mr_anderssono)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @KOSURadio: If you happen to come across a dead butterfly or moth these next few months, the U.S. Geological Survey wants it. https://t…

Oklahoma Senate Democrats (@OKSenateDems)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @totalwoke2: @iAnkurSingh @zoo_bear When innocent Muslim girls do prank of taking nude videos, they always do it on Hindu girls. When un…

Praveen Indian (@Prakash21341)
7:56pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @JimRHoughton: Once unhitched from empathy and the ability to put oneself in another's shoes, and seeing fellow humans as response-machi…

Devodavo (@Devodavo2)
7:55pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @shellenberger: Anthony Fauci, who oversaw America's response to the Covid pandemic, famously said, "I represent the science." But new e…

Sangre De Tiranos (@SangreDeTiranos)
7:55pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @afneil: Why do TV news shows concentrate on Just Stop Oil tactics rather than the scaremongering, millenarian, we’re-all-doomed nonsens…

Andrew Gerr (@andrewgerr23)
7:55pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
Great to be back to the Salk Institute to see my scientific heroes, celebrate their lives and achievements, and learn great science! https://t.co/gpYqbi8EiS

Great to be back to the Salk Institute to see my scientific heroes, celebrate their lives and achievements, and learn great science! https://t.co/gpYqbi8EiS

Zhongsheng You, PhD (@YouLab_WashU)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @AaronSiriSG: FDA Science: Childhood Vaccine Clinical Trial Series (Part 4 of 17) “The clinical trials for Inactivated poliovirus vacci…

Cristela de Lourdes.Solo el ALMA es eterno (@cristeladeLourd)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @DeplorableVet84: We will never forget what those shitbags said and did during COVID. The “far-right” unvaccinated, didn’t need the IC…

The Dirty Sanchez (@LeDirtySanchez)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @_MarwanRamadan: 1. Attributing one person going into cardiac arrest due to only the vaccine with INFINITE CONFOUNDING VARIABLES and NO…

LoveLiteracy (@targteacher)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @SayNo2SizewellC: "The results make it crystal clear that human-caused global heating is already destroying lives & livelihoods across t…

CaptD (@1CaptD)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @DeplorableVet84: We will never forget what those shitbags said and did during COVID. The “far-right” unvaccinated, didn’t need the IC…

Shawna Phelan (@sphelan77)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @GeorgeMonbiot: For several years now, when unprecedented wildfires rage, disinformation sites have claimed they were caused by arsonist…

lisa desjardins' cat (@DesjardinsCat)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @NatComputSci: Our July issue is now live! Our cover highlights the exciting field of human mobility and how computational science can h…

Dr Marguerite Nyhan (@margueritenyhan)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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

(@skiski7125)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @SensaHealth: Procrastination is not laziness. It’s an emotional regulation problem that can contribute to stress and anxiety. Explore s…

(@Dnrffy)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @relistwolves: Repost from our partners @ApexWolves: Wolf hunting doesn't stop when the hunting season is over. Despite the best, availa…

. (@peakheart)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @davidsirota: Vax Skeptic/Lab Leak folk have built entire media brands off positioning themselves to right-leaning audiences as Brave De…

Doug Latimer (@aspiringmensch)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @SensaHealth: Procrastination is not laziness. It’s an emotional regulation problem that can contribute to stress and anxiety. Explore s…

seng (@HaSungw97226053)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 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

Pking (@predaking72)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
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Privilege to be invited, interestingly! Spl Thks Scientex Conferences All efforts for advancing excellent start of life leading successfully Breast feeding Interesting research https://t.co/TmJB4nxSTn https://t.co/uKJYjzKQOs @MoHFW_INDIA @aiims_newdelhi @IITKgp #Med Science Tech https://t.co/Br45x4j5dM

Sunil Jain (@SunilJain700)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @rare_cryptid: [My wife and children, sobbing and crying, begging me to come back, but I walk into the Science Center] I have become tot…

mr. training at 100x earth's gravity (@stdlib)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @PhysInHistory: Freeman Dyson’s Thoughtful Discourse On Science and Religion “Science and religion are two human enterprises sharing ma…

Hector Franco (@frahector)
6:37pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

https://t.co/vGbD02V5nC Disha: Science Communication Programme on Naxatra News Television Guest Dr.V.K.Sarswat(Padmashree and Padma Bhushan,Former Chief of DRDO and Member, NITI Aayog Date of Telecast 27th July 2023,10.30 PM

mubisamartha (@mubisamartha)
5:06pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @afneil: Global warming is increasingly blamed for almost all extreme weather phenomenon by pundits and media these days. So let’s see w…

Martin Coker (@martinfcoker)
5:06pm PDT - July 25th, 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

Linda Long (@long289128)
5:06pm PDT - July 25th, 2023