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If Congress actually cancels the SLS rocket, what happens next?
- The White House Office of Management and Budget proposed the cancellation of the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and Lunar Gateway in the recent budget proposal.
- Opinions within the space community vary regarding the utility of these programs, with some predicting dire consequences if they are canceled.
- If these changes are implemented, it would be the most significant remaking of NASA in two decades, potentially impacting the future of US human spaceflight.
- The report, based on interviews with various sources, aims to explain the White House's vision for Moon and Mars exploration and its implications for NASA and US spaceflight.
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NASA Hosts Industry, Government, Academia to Explore Partnerships
- NASA's Ames Research Center hosted over 90 representatives from industry, U.S. federal labs, government agencies, and academia to explore partnerships for advancing technologies and enabling small spacecraft to achieve NASA missions more efficiently.
- The event aimed to showcase NASA's research and development capabilities, encourage collaboration, and provide access to cutting-edge facilities for technological innovation, scientific advancement, and promoting the emerging space economy.
- Terry Fong, senior scientist at NASA Ames, emphasized the importance of combining forces across government, academia, and industry to maximize impact and drive progress in space exploration and technology development.
- The gathering highlighted NASA's commitment to fostering collaboration, sharing expertise, and leveraging resources to accelerate innovation and contribute to the growth of the space industry.
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Take a Tour of the Cosmos with New Interactives from NASA’s Universe of Learning
- NASA’s Universe of Learning has introduced new interactive Image Tours, allowing users to explore space images in a dynamic way.
- These tours offer engaging experiences with NASA's telescope images and are designed for lifelong learners to delve into the cosmos.
- The tours include detailed stops like the 'Center of the Milky Way Galaxy' and 'Herbig-Haro 46/47', showcasing stunning visuals captured by NASA telescopes.
- Through interactive features, users can journey to areas like 'the Brick' or observe supermassive black holes in these tours.
- The Image Tours provide insights into space science, revealing the beauty and science behind celestial phenomena for learners of all ages.
- The collaboration between NASA scientists and learning experts ensures a captivating and educational experience for users.
- ViewSpace offers three current Image Tours, with more additions planned for the future, including the Whirlpool Galaxy tour.
- This initiative aims to deepen engagement with astronomy and space science, making complex concepts accessible and exciting for all audiences.
- The interactive Image Tours are praised for their beauty, information, and user-friendly nature by educators and science enthusiasts.
- NASA’s Universe of Learning aims to promote science activation and deeper understanding of the universe through interactive experiences like these Image Tours.
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China signs deal with Russia to build a power plant on the moon — potentially leaving the US in the dust
- Russia and China have signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station by 2036.
- This development follows NASA's budget proposal to cut plans for an orbital lunar base, potentially impacting its lunar exploration efforts.
- The Chinese-Russian nuclear reactor will be constructed autonomously, with plans for long-term uncrewed operations and eventual human presence on the Moon.
- The International Lunar Research Station project involves 17 countries and aims to establish a manned lunar base by 2050, powered by solar, radioisotope, and nuclear generators.
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Biotech, Fire Safety Research and Station Maintenance topped Tuesday’s Schedule for the Expedition 73 Crew
- Biotechnology research and fire safety studies were the focus of Expedition 73 crew's schedule on the International Space Station.
- Astronauts conducted experiments involving DNA-inspired nanomaterials, psychological monitoring, and station maintenance.
- Research included testing Bio-Monitor garments, DNA Nano Therapeutics Mission, and Spectrophotometer setup for nanomaterial mixing.
- Crew members also worked on tasks such as installing fire safety experiment hardware, combustion research, and station maintenance.
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Life and everything we know in the universe will end sooner than we thought
- Scientists have calculated the universe's 'death date' to be in 10^78 years, much sooner than previously thought.
- The universe will wind down when the final white dwarf stars go out, and other cosmic entities such as black holes and neutron stars evaporate.
- Black holes and neutron stars will 'evaporate' in 10^67 years due to Hawking radiation, causing them to fizzle out and explode.
- The possible ways the universe could end include cosmic expansion leading to a 'big freeze', a 'big crunch', a 'big rip' tearing the universe apart, or a 'big slurp' involving a quantum glitch.
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Chess is So Last Century – Why Go is the Ultimate Strategy Game (And How It Upgrades Your Brain)
- Chess is loud, aggressive, and full of direct attacks, while Go is silent, profound, and a game of balance and long-term strategy.
- Go trains logical thinking, spatial intelligence, intuition, and patience, which are skills more useful in real life compared to chess.
- Go has simple rules but is infinitely deep and complex, with a vast number of possible games, making it the most complex game in the world.
- Chess is about destruction, while Go is about creation, making the latter more relevant in the 21st century for its focus on building civilizations.
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New NASA mission captures a gorgeous cosmic rainbow
- A new NASA mission called PUNCH is studying the sun's corona and its interaction with the solar system.
- The mission consists of four small satellites equipped with cameras capturing a continuous view of the inner solar system.
- One of the instruments, Wide Field Imager 2, captured an image of zodiacal light revealing a rainbow effect.
- Other instruments on PUNCH, like the Narrow Field Imager, successfully collected data including a view of the moon passing by the sun.
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Listen to the sounds of a black hole with these NASA sonifications
- NASA has created sonifications of black holes, turning images into sounds to convey data from telescopes like James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- The sonifications depict different stages in the life of a black hole, such as WR 124, a Wolf-Rayet star that could become a black hole as it sheds layers of gas into space.
- Another sonification is of SS 433, a binary system with a star and a heavier companion, possibly a black hole or a neutron star, showcasing changes in X-rays detectable from Earth.
- The third sonification features Centaurus A galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its core that emits a jet, represented in the sonification through X-ray data as wind chime sounds.
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Here’s how fierce T. rex got to North America
- A new study suggests that the ancestors of T. rex migrated from Asia to North America over 70 million years ago, possibly via a land bridge.
- Tyrannosaurus rex, known as T. rex, evolved in western North America and adapted to a cooling climate, indicative of potential warm-bloodedness or feathered insulation.
- The study traced the evolutionary tracks of Tyrannosaurids and megaraptors, revealing their large body sizes and adaptations to changes in climate and predator extinction.
- Researchers utilized advanced mathematical modeling and fossil data to map out the evolution of these dinosaurs over the Cretaceous Period.
- Megaraptors emerged in Asia around 120 million years ago and spread globally, while T. rex's ancestors likely crossed into North America from Asia.
- The study highlights how climate changes, environment, and geological factors influenced the evolution of tyrannosaurids and megaraptors over millions of years.
- T. rex and megaraptors grew to large sizes as they adapted to a cooling planet, with T. rex reaching weights of up to 10 US tons and megaraptors up to 33 feet in length.
- The extinction of other large carnivorous dinosaurs allowed tyrannosaurids and megaraptors to dominate the top of the food chain and evolve to large body sizes.
- The findings suggest that the gigantic size of T. rex and megaraptors was a result of evolutionary adaptations to ecological changes and predator extinctions.
- Overall, the study sheds light on the origins and evolution of T. rex and related dinosaur species, providing insights into their remarkable evolutionary history.
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Venus’ clouds could soon be brought to Earth
- China is planning a mission in the early 2030s to bring samples of Venus' clouds to Earth, aiming to search for possible microbial life in the clouds.
- The mission involves studying the unusual UV absorbers in Venus' atmosphere and understanding the atmospheric evolution over time.
- Temperatures and pressures in Venus' atmosphere resemble Earth's middle layers, but the corrosive sulfuric acid clouds present a challenge.
- The spacecraft will have to collect samples from the atmosphere, then another vehicle will bring them back to Earth for analysis.
- Surviving Venus' corrosive atmosphere requires innovative solutions, with plans for a winged vehicle or coated balloon.
- Challenges include the dense atmosphere hindering surface visibility and the need for precise launch conditions due to unknown atmospheric dynamics.
- The mission aims to search for signs of microbial life in Venus' clouds, following the detection of phosphine and amino acids suggesting potential habitability.
- Scientists hope to confirm the presence of life or discover interesting organic chemistry mysteries on Venus through this ambitious mission.
- The initiative is part of China's long-term space exploration roadmap, focusing on the investigation of Venus' atmosphere and potential biosignatures.
- The mission presents both technological and scientific challenges but holds promise for advancing our understanding of Venus and potential extraterrestrial life.
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The Milky Way will be visible across the US this month. Here's how to get the best views.
- The bright band of the Milky Way will be visible across the US this month, making its first great appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
- To see the Milky Way, one needs to be far away from light pollution, such as in a Dark Sky Place or a location that appears dark on light pollution maps.
- Milky Way season runs from February to October, with May being a good time to observe it between the last quarter moon on May 20 and the new moon on May 30.
- The Summer Triangle, formed by three bright stars, can help skywatchers in locating the Milky Way, with it being visible in the east at midnight and higher in the southeast by 3 a.m. local time between May 20 and May 30.
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Universe expected to decay sooner than thought
- New research suggests that the universe may decay much sooner than previously believed.
- Calculations by Dutch scientists show that stars and objects could evaporate within 10⁷⁸ years, a significant reduction from the previous estimate of 10¹¹⁰⁰ years.
- The study, led by experts from Radboud University in the Netherlands, builds on Hawking's concept of radiation escaping from cosmic objects, indicating a closer end to the universe.
- This research combines astrophysics, quantum physics, and mathematics to explore extreme scenarios, enhancing our understanding of the universe's fate.
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