#Japanese researchers dig deepest ocean hole in history

#Japanese researchers dig deepest ocean hole in history

“#Japanese researchers dig deepest ocean hole in history” A team of scientists has reportedly broken the record for drilling the deepest ocean hole in history.  The hole was drilled nearly 5 miles below sea level off the coast of Japan on the morning of May 14 in an effort to study the region’s earthquake history.  In a blog post last week, the European Consortium…

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#Media, ‘experts’ utterly discredited themselves by suppressing the lab-leak theory

#Media, ‘experts’ utterly discredited themselves by suppressing the lab-leak theory

“#Media, ‘experts’ utterly discredited themselves by suppressing the lab-leak theory” There was a “scientific consensus,” they told us. According to the media and assorted experts, there couldn’t be any questioning of the idea that the coronavirus emerged naturally, and anyone suspecting it might have come from a Chinese lab was an ignoramus, conspiracy theorist or…

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#Europe pitches lunar satellites plan

#Europe pitches lunar satellites plan

“#Europe pitches lunar satellites plan” BERLIN — The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to Earth’s closest neighbor. The plan, dubbed “Moonlight,” would see ESA offer communications and navigation services to any country that wants to carry out lunar exploration missions….

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#Japanese scientists say breathing through rectums ‘saved’ mice

#Japanese scientists say breathing through rectums ‘saved’ mice

“#Japanese scientists say breathing through rectums ‘saved’ mice” In what sounds like a “South Park” episode, Japanese scientists have developed a procedure that allows lab animals to “breathe” out of their rectum. In a new study published last week, scientists using an enema of oxygen-carrying liquid proved that oxygen-deprived animals — and maybe people — can…

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#NASA to show off space lasers, enabling faster transfer of data between Earth and space

#NASA to show off space lasers, enabling faster transfer of data between Earth and space

“#NASA to show off space lasers, enabling faster transfer of data between Earth and space” NASA is planning to unveil a new laser communications system next month that will allow data to be transmitted between Earth and space at an accelerated rate.  Slated for launch on June 23, NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstrations (LCRD) replaces radio frequency communications,…

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#China Mars rover to land between Saturday and Wednesday

#China Mars rover to land between Saturday and Wednesday

“#China Mars rover to land between Saturday and Wednesday” BEIJING — China says its Mars probe and accompanying rover are expected to land on the red planet sometime between Saturday and Wednesday Beijing time. The China National Space Administration said in a brief notice that the Tianwen-1 probe has collected a large amount of scientific…

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#Perseverance Mars rover’s robotic arm starts conducting science

#Perseverance Mars rover’s robotic arm starts conducting science

“#Perseverance Mars rover’s robotic arm starts conducting science” NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is using its robotic arm to search for signs of ancient microbial life.  The rover, which landed in Jezero Crater in February, had been functioning largely as a communications base between the autonomous Ingenuity Mars helicopter and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) over the last couple of weeks, helping to…

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