Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Rock found on Mars suggests past microbial life – The Tartan
The rock, discovered by NASA’s Perseverance rover, has colorful leopard-like spots, suggesting chemical reactions possibly caused by microbial organisms. “Layering, nodules, reaction fronts and organic detections.” by Hurowitz et al…. -
Climate shifts drove human innovation 600,000 years ago in China
Far in the rolling highlands of north China, a serene basin once held one of mankind’s best survival stories. The Nihewan Basin, a dry semi-arid region filled with ancient lakebeds, has been a bonanza for archaeologists trying to figure out how…
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Study links ‘heading’ a soccer ball to decline in brain health
“Heading” the ball might affect amateur soccer players’ brain health, a new study says.
Players who used their heads to pass or deflect a soccer ball were more likely to develop changes within the folds of their brains, researchers reported…
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Lineage specification into GABAergic, glutamatergic, dopaminergic, and astrocytic phenotypes using MUSE stem cells: a novel approach for modeling neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders
Equipment
Burker cell counter (Sigma, cat. n. Z359629)
Centrifuge (Thermo Scientific, model Heraeus Megafuge 1.0)
Coverslip (Sigma, cat. n. Z375357)
Dry ice
Falcon conical tube, polypropylene, centrifuge tubes (50 ml; Falcon, cat. no. 100-0090,…
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How NASA's IMAP mission protects earth from space radiation – Astronomy Magazine
- How NASA’s IMAP mission protects earth from space radiation Astronomy Magazine
- Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes early on Sept. 23 Space
- On the Path to Success: SWFO-L1 Mission Rehearsals National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
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Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes early on Sept. 23
Three New Missions Launch to Track Space Weather – YouTube
Watch OnSpaceX will launch NASA’s ambitious IMAP mission and two other space weather probes early Tuesday morning (Sept. 23), and you can watch the action live.
A Falcon 9 rocket…
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NASA fears Starship won’t be ready for 2027 Artemis mission • The Register
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has cast doubt on SpaceX’s Starship making the 2027 Artemis III lunar landing deadline.
According to reports, ASAP has warned there is every chance that SpaceX’s Human Landing System (HLS) won’t be…
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Methane tracking satellite lost in space — what now? — Harvard Gazette
On June 20, the Environmental Defense Fund announced that its MethaneSAT satellite had lost contact with Earth and is presumed lost. MethaneSAT, which its builders say is the most advanced methane-imaging satellite ever put in orbit, sought to…
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After 15 Years, Japan’s “Dawn” Mission Is Over And Humanity No Longer Has A Presence Around Venus
Fifteen years after launch, Japan has announced the end of the “Planet C” mission, leaving humanity with no presence around Venus.
In May 2010, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the “Planet C” spacecraft – also known as…
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