When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts
as with creating images.

— Niels Bohr

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NASA Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara Read “First Woman”

NASA - Breaking News - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 1:57pm
NASA/Loral O’Hara

In this image from Jan. 12, 2024, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli (left) and Loral O’Hara pose with a copy of “First Woman”, NASA’s first graphic novel, inside the International Space Station’s cupola. The interactive graphic novel chronicles the adventures of fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon. Through Callie’s journey, “First Woman” features real-life technologies developed by NASA to enable future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Moghbeli and O’Hara were interviewed by the graphic novel’s writers, and their experiences helped develop Callie’s character.

O’Hara, a former Girl Scout, launched to the space station on Sept. 15, 2023, for a six-month stay. She and her fellow Expedition 70 crew members study an array of microgravity phenomena to benefit humans living on and off the Earth. Moghbeli launched to the International Space Station as Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission on Aug. 26, 2023. She returned to Earth with the rest of Crew-7 on March 12, 2024.

Download, read, and interact with issues 1 and 2 of “First Woman.”

Image Credit: NASA/Loral O’Hara

Categories: NASA

NASA’s Europa Clipper Solar Arrays Successfully Deploy at Kennedy Space Center 

NASA - Breaking News - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 1:53pm
Technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays built for NASA’s Europa Clipper in preparation for inspection and cleaning as part of assembly, test, and launch operations.

On March 6, technicians working inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida unfolded and fully extended the first of two five-panel solar arrays for the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Each solar array measures 46.5 feet in length. For the operation, the team suspended the solar array on a gravity offload support system that helps support the weight of the solar array while it’s here on Earth. Up next, technicians will begin inspecting and cleaning as part of assembly, test, and launch operations. Planned to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030, the mission will study Jupiter’s moon Europa, which shows strong evidence beneath its icy crust of a global ocean over twice the volume of all Earth’s oceans. The spacecraft will ship to Florida later this year from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California in preparation for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. 

Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

Categories: NASA

You could win a chance to watch 2024's total solar eclipse from a jet. Here's how

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 1:26pm
Public charter jet service JSX has opened up a sweepstakes for its total solar eclipse flight in Dallas, Texas. There will be 6 winners, and each winner can bring a guest.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy live today (video)

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 1:14pm
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.
Categories: Astronomy

CNN explores NASA's Columbia shuttle tragedy in riveting docuseries (video)

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 1:00pm
A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."
Categories: Astronomy

These ISO-certified solar eclipse glasses are currently 40% off

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:39pm
Save 40% on ISO-certified solar glasses and get them in time for next month's total solar eclipse (April 8).
Categories: Astronomy

US government wants to tax bitcoin to reduce its environmental impact

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:15pm
The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up electricity prices and potentially contributing to climate change. Now, the US government wants to tackle the problem
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US government wants to tax bitcoin to reduce its environmental impact

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:15pm
The computers that secure cryptocurrencies like bitcoin consume large amounts of power, pushing up electricity prices and potentially contributing to climate change. Now, the US government wants to tackle the problem
Categories: Astronomy

Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire grid from blackouts

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key electrical lines that were crucial to protect the whole grid from cascading power failures
Categories: Astronomy

Storm-proofing 1% of power lines protects entire grid from blackouts

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Researchers simulated the wind damage from seven historical hurricanes to identify just a few key electrical lines that were crucial to protect the whole grid from cascading power failures
Categories: Astronomy

How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back
Categories: Astronomy

How neuroscience can help you make tough decisions - with no regrets

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions - with no looking back
Categories: Astronomy

Electric Vehicles Beat Gas Cars on Climate Emissions over Time

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm

New research says building electric vehicles leaves a bigger carbon footprint than making gas-powered cars, though EVs make up the difference in the long run

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Stick or twist: How to improve the outcomes of your big life decisions

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions with fewer regrets
Categories: Astronomy

Stick or twist: How to improve the outcomes of your big life decisions

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Most people are too risk-averse when it comes to life's biggest choices. Learning how to overcome the cognitive biases at play can help you make better decisions with fewer regrets
Categories: Astronomy

Watch an exclusive clip from the gorgeous new 4K release of 'The Abyss' (video)

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:00pm
Space.com has an exclusive clip for the new 4K UHD home video release of director James Cameron's "The Abyss."
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James Webb Space Telescope complicates expanding universe paradox by checking Hubble's work

Space.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 11:00am
The JWST's findings further scientists' conundrum of having different measurements of the expansion of the universe, which may require new physics to resolve.
Categories: Astronomy

Males Aren’t Larger Than Females in Most Mammalian Species

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 11:00am

A new study corrects a biased assumption promoted by Charles Darwin 150 years ago and repeated ever since

Categories: Astronomy

How Do Solar Eclipse Glasses Protect Our Eyes?

Scientific American.com - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:35am

Solar eclipse glasses prevent catastrophic eye damage when observing the sun. Here’s how they work

Categories: Astronomy

The return of Andreas Mogensen | Huginn Mission

ESO Top News - Tue, 03/12/2024 - 10:16am
Video: 00:03:01

After more than 6 months on the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen returned to Earth, marking the end of his Huginn mission. It was his second mission to the Space Station and his first long-duration, where he was the pilot of Crew-7, which consisted of Jasmin Moghbeli (NASA), Satoshi Furukawa (JAXA), and Konstantin Borisov (Roscosmos).

Categories: Astronomy