#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

“#UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training” DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al-Matrooshi, a 27-year-old mechanical engineering graduate currently working at Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum…

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#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook

#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook

“#‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook” Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the field of particle physics both baffled and thrilled. Tiny particles called muons aren’t quite doing what is expected of them in two different…

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#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

“#NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus” Astronomers at NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time. Researchers used observations of the ice giant taken in 2002 and 2017 to detect the radiation as part of a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of Geophysical Research.  In an examination and with further analysis, they saw clear detection…

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#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars

#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars

“#US, China consulted on safety as their crafts headed to Mars” BEIJING — As their respective spacecrafts headed to Mars, China and the US held consultations earlier this year in a somewhat unusual series of exchanges between the rivals. China’s National Space Agency confirmed Wednesday that it had working-level meetings and communications with NASA from…

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#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID

“#UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID” LONDON — On March 4, 2020, when there were just 84 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, professor Sharon Peacock recognized that the country needed to expand its capacity to analyze the genetic makeup of the virus. The Cambridge University microbiologist understood that…

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#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA

“#Earth safe from asteroid for 100 years says NASA” Whew, now here’s some good cosmic news: NASA has given Earth the all clear for the next century from a particularly menacing asteroid. The space agency announced this week that new telescope observations have ruled out any chance of Apophis smacking Earth in 2068. That’s the…

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#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole

#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole

“#Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole” Scientists from the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration announced Wednesday that they had been able to map the magnetic fields around a black hole using polarized light waves for the first time, releasing a stunning image of the supermassive object at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy. The team…

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#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary

#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary

“#US reporters enable Beijing and other commentary” Media watch: US Reporters Enable Beijing Major media have imagined a racial motive for the Atlanta shooting spree to feed “a social-media audience of woke identitarians — and now the Chinese Communist Party is getting in on the act,” reports Stephen L. Miller at Spectator USA. All facts…

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