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As Trump and DOGE Block Federal Grants, Wildfire Prevention Projects Are at Risk

Scientific American.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:00pm

Efforts to limit wildfires in a conservative swath of northern Colorado are the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s on-and-off federal spending freeze

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7 fascinating facts about lunar eclipses

Space.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:00pm
From fiery 'blood moons' to ancient legends, discover the surprising science and history behind lunar eclipses.
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2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group)

NASA - Breaking News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:06am

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA GRX-810 Licensing Team, GRC

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NASA Ames Research Center
John Lawson

NASA Glenn Research Center
Steven M. Arnold
Aaron B. Brister
Robert W. Carter
Robert H. Earp
Timothy P. Gabb
Christopher J. Giuffre
Paul R. Gradl
Jason M. Hanna
Bryan J. Harder
Amy B. Hiltabidel
Dale A. Hopkins
Christopher A. Kantzos
Michael J. Kulis
Geoffrey S. Minter
Brian T. Newbacher
Callista M. Puchmeyer
Richard W. Rauser
Harvey L. Schabes
Timothy M. Smith*
Aaron C. Thompson
Mary F. Wadel
Austin J. Whitt
Laura G. Wilson

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
Paul Gradl

HX5, LLC
Christopher J. Giuffre
Aaron C. Thompson
Austin J. Whitt

University of Toledo
Richard W. Rauser

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NASA - Breaking News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:05am

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) eVTOL Propulsion Team, GRC

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NASA Glenn Research Center
Aaron D. Anderson
Devin K. Boyle
Jeffryes W. Chapman
Peggy A. Cornell
Timothy P. Dever
Justin P. Elchert
Henry B. Fain
Xavier Collazo Fernandez
Matthew G. Granger
Jonathan M. Gutknecht
Michael C. Halbig
Patrick A. Hanlon
Hashmatullah Hasseeb
David Hausser
Scott A. Hensley
Keith R. Hunker
Michael J. Hurrell
Keith P. Johnson
Greg L. Kimnach
John M. Koudelka
Timothy L. Krantz
Brian P. Malone
Sandi G. Miller
Nuha S. Nawash
Paul M. Nowak
Joseph J. Pinakidis
Meelad Ranaiefar
Trey D. Rupp
David J. Sadey
Jonathan A. Salem
Justin J. Scheidler
Andrew D. Smith
Mark A. Stevens
Thomas F. Tallerico
Linda M. Taylor
Casey J. Theman
Mark J. Valco*
Joseph S. Wisniewski

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Zachary A. Cameron

Amentum
Francis R. Gaspare
David J. Henrickson
Ryan M. McManamon
Alan J. Revilock

Connecticut Reserve Technologies
Eric H. Baker

HX5 Sierra
Nathan A. Baker
John W. Gresh
George E. Horning
Sigurds L. Lauge
Brett M. Norris
Nicolas Umpierre
Bill J. Vaccareillo
John Veneziano

NASA Financial Support Services
Madeline Duncan

Ohio Aerospace Institute
Mrityunjay Singh

Universities Space Research Association
Paula J. Heimann

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2024 AA Awards for Technology and Innovation (Group Honorable Mention)

NASA - Breaking News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:04am

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Self-Aligned Focusing Schlieren Team

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NASA Langley Research Center
Brett F. Bathel*
Wayne E. Page
Josh M. Weisberger

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NASA - Breaking News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:03am

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Airspace Operations Safety Program (AOSP) Resource Analyst Group

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NASA Ames Research Center
Warcquel D. Frieson
Mary Nguyen
Sandra E. Ramirez
Tiana (Thuy) D. Vo

NASA Glenn Research Center
Julie A. Blackett

NASA Headquarters
Michele D. Dodson*
Jeffrey S. Farlin*

NASA Langley Research Center
Yolanda Keiller

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Birds' nests in Amsterdam are made up of plastic from 30 years ago

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:00am
Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past few decades
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Birds' nests in Amsterdam are made up of plastic from 30 years ago

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:00am
Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past few decades
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Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim

Space.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 11:00am
It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.
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DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

Space.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 10:00am
A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.
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Why This Year’s Flu Season Is the Worst in More Than a Decade

Scientific American.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:30am

Outpatient flu visits and hospitalizations are higher than at any time in the past 15 years

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Lasers can help detect radioactive materials from afar

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am
In a record-breaking test, researchers remotely detected radioactive material by shooting it with infrared laser pulses and analysing how the light scattered
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Lasers can help detect radioactive materials from afar

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am
In a record-breaking test, researchers remotely detected radioactive material by shooting it with infrared laser pulses and analysing how the light scattered
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Learning Human Echolocation with a Neuroscientist

Scientific American.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am

Neuroscientist Lore Thaler speaks about her efforts to make echolocation training more accessible

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NASA’s Mars Plans Complicated by Eye Problems during Long Spaceflights

Scientific American.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am

A mysterious neuro-ocular syndrome remains an unknown risk for long-term spaceflight

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When two become one: engineers get Smile ready for launch

ESO Top News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am

At the European Space Agency’s technical heart in the Netherlands, engineers have spent the last five months unboxing and testing elements of Europe’s next space science mission. With the two main parts now joined together, Smile is well on its way to being ready to launch by the end of 2025.

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Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

Space.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 9:00am
New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.
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Two huge black holes merged into one and went flying across the cosmos

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 8:00am
A supermassive black hole that doesn't appear to be where we would expect seems to be travelling at more than a thousand kilometres per second – the result of a giant cosmic collision
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Two huge black holes merged into one and went flying across the cosmos

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 8:00am
A supermassive black hole that doesn't appear to be where we would expect seems to be travelling at more than a thousand kilometres per second – the result of a giant cosmic collision
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Killing a Nuclear Watchdog’s Independence Threatens Disaster

Scientific American.com - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 8:00am

A Trump administration plan would end the independence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where similar oversight muzzling has led to nuclear disasters overseas

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