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NASA Awards Northrop Grumman Megarocket Boosters Contract For Moon Missions Through 2031
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.19 billion contract to build rocket boosters for Artemis moon missions through 2031, Space.com reported on Sunday.
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NIH Director: Omicron Won't Be Last of COVID Variants
The director of the National Institutes of Health said Sunday it is possible omicron will not be the last of emerging variants of COVID-19.
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COVID Surge in South Africa Fueled by Omicron Variant
South Africa's COVID-19 cases have nearly quadrupled in the last four days, spurred by the new omicron variant, according to CNN.
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AP Source: State Department Employees Hacked by NSO Group
The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked using technology from Israel's NSO Group, the world's most infamous hacker-for-hire company, according to a person familiar with the matter.The employees were all located in Uganda and included some foreign...
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United States Is World's Biggest Plastic Polluter, Report Finds
The United States is by far the biggest contributor to global plastic waste in the world, according to a new report submitted to the federal government Wednesday that called for a national strategy to tackle the growing crisis.Overall, the US contributed around 42 million...
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Scientists Discover 2 Different Species From Footprints in Africa
Fossil footprints discovered in Tanzania reveal that two human species once lived in the same place at the same time, NPR reported.
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California Confirms 1st US Omicron Variant COVID Case
A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, U.S. officials said Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new strain of the virus.
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Peter Navarro to Newsmax: Overdeploying Vaccine Creating 'Vaccine Resistant Mutations'
Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro is blowing the whistle on Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Joe Biden's foolhardly universal vaccination mandates, warning of "vaccine resistant mutations" of COVID-19 and economic destruction.
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NASA Spacewalk Delayed Due to Space Junk Debris
A spacewalk to fix a faulty antenna on the International Space Station set to take place Tuesday was delayed after NASA received a notification about the possibility of encountering space debris.
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France to Test 'Flying Taxis' Ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics
France will begin testing "flying taxis" for use during the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Paris, according to a statement from French officials. The plan is to test electric vertical...
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Scientists: Space Travel Could Bring Alien Organisms to Earth
When we make forays into outer space, there is a chance we may bring back something harmful to Earth. "In the face of increasing space missions - including those intended to return samples to Earth...
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UN Resolution Seeks to Update Laws Governing Peaceful Use of Space
A United Nations resolution passed at the beginning of this month concerning space operations is important because it sets in motion the development of new norms, rules, and principles...
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New Group Formed to Investigate 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'
A new group, overseen by military and intelligence agencies, has been formed to investigate reports of "unidentified aerial phenomena" in restricted airspace, the Pentagon has announced...
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Scientist: Earth Will Develop Rings Like Saturn
Earth will eventually develop rings composed of space junk, according to Jake Abbott, a robotics professor at the University of Utah.
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Launch of New NASA Space Telescope Delayed After Incident
The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed to allow experts to check the device for possible damage...
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Record 1,003 Florida Manatee Deaths Remain 'Unexplained'
More than twice the annual number of manatee deaths set a record in Florida so far this year, with 1,003 of the mammals succumbing, almost twice the annual average of around 500, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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Russian Test Blamed for Space Junk Threatening Space Station
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. officials who called the strike reckless and irresponsible.
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Bezos: Eventually Many People Will Be Born in Space
In several generations, many people will be born in space, Jeff Bezos told the 2021 Ignatius Forum at Washington National Cathedral, the Daily Caller reported."
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Robot Orders at Record Numbers Amid Labor Shortages
North American companies ordering for robotic "workers" in record numbers to alleviate the continuing labor shortage in hopes of keeping their operations competitive, according to a trade group involved in the robotic industry.
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Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse of Century to Occur Next Week
The longest partial eclipse of the century is set to take place between Nov. 18-19 and will be visible in all 50 states.
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Senator Proposes UFO Transparency Amendment to NDAA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is set to release a new amendment to a House-approved provision of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) related to the ongoing UFO transparency debate, according to veteran researcher Douglas Dean Johnson.
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NASA Bumps Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest, Missing Trump Target
NASA is delaying putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in a half-century.In announcing the delay Tuesday, NASA...
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Al Gore: Mass Monitoring Keeping Track of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Former Vice President Al Gore said a program relying on mass surveillance data is keeping track of greenhouse gas emissions. Companies could be spotlighted.
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Research Study: Pandemic Put 25K Tons of Plastic in Ocean
A new study published by PNAS found more than 25,000 tons of pandemic-related plastic waste were released into the ocean while 8 million tons of plastic waste was created globally.
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Global Carbon Emissions Rebound to Near Pre-pandemic Levels
Carbon emissions have rebounded to near pre-pandemic levels, according to a study released on Thursday, with coal and natural gas emissions surging in the power and industry sectors even as transportation emissions remain low."We were expecting to see some rebound. What...