2nd Mysterious Repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB) Discovered – What Are They?

“Explaining FRBs has become one of the biggest unsolved problems in astrophysics in the last few years.” — Kendrick Smith, Ph.D., Cosmologist, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada “FRBs have to be trillions of times brighter than a pulsar. That’s one followed by 12 zeros. That’s huge! We have no idea how to …

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Apple Shows Facebook Who Has the Power in an App Dispute

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gejfme

Amazon’s Sales Growth Slows, Even as Cloud Business Stays Hot

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2MIgo6m

White House: Space Force Under the Air Force Only a 'First Step,' Separate Department Not Off the Table

White House draft policy memo: After the Space Force is established, the secretary of defense has to conduct a "periodic review" and recommend a timeline for spinning off the Space Force into its own military department.

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Hubble Telescope Discovers 'Living Fossil' Galaxy in Our Milky Way's Backyard

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a dwarf galaxy in our own cosmic backyard, a mere 30 million light-years from the Milky Way.

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Twitter Says False Content Is Evolving, and Coming From More Countries, Including the U.S.

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2HINxzW

China Has a Robot Ship that Launches Small Rockets ... for Science

China has built the world's first robotic, partially submersible boat for launching sounding rockets — a technology that will help meteorologists better understand the atmosphere over Earth's oceans.

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Israel Aerospace Industries Partners with OHB On Moon Delivery Services

The Israeli company that built a privately funded lunar lander scheduled for launch next month is partnering with a German firm to offer similar landers for future European Space Agency missions.

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NASA's Curiosity Rover May Have Solved a Mars Mystery with Gravity Science

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has flexed some new scientific muscles, apparently solving a Red Planet puzzle in the process.

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China Will Attempt 30-Plus Launches in 2019, Including Crucial Long March 5 Missions

The main contractor for the Chinese space program is planning more than 30 launches in 2019, with major missions including the crucial return-to-flight of the heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket in July.

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Chip Giant Intel Picks Interim Leader as Permanent C.E.O. After Long Search

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WxUbML

SpaceX's Huge Falcon Heavy Rocket to Launch On Its 2nd Flight in March

SpaceX's giant Falcon Heavy rocket could take to the skies five weeks from now, if everything goes according to plan.

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NASA's InSight Mars Lander: Full Coverage

NASA's InSight Mars lander will touch down on the Red Planet

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Galaxies Sparkle Above the Very Large Telescope in This Gorgeous Night-Sky Photo

Captured from the platform of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, located on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, this image shows four moveable, 1.8-meter auxiliary telescopes operating under a starry sky.

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Earth Looks Spectacular from Space in This Breathtaking Cosmonaut Video

From the International Space Station's orbit about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth, crewmembers enjoy unique — and stunning — views of our home planet, as new footage from the station shows once again.

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Hubble Spies Doomed Spiral Galaxy Plunging Into the Coma Cluster (and Losing Gas, Too)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new view of a spiral galaxy that wandered too close to the massive Coma galaxy cluster and is being stripped of its gas.

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The Universe's End Means New Beginnings for Vault's 'Wasted Space'

Writer Michael Moreci talks about how his and artist Hayden Sherman's series is seguing from limited series to ongoing.

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'To Touch the Moon' Theater Production Is Tailored for Autism Spectrum Disorder

This year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. And one small step (and giant leap) will celebrate that milestone in a distinct, creative way.

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Earth's Magnetic Field Nearly Disappeared 565 Million Years Ago

Earth’s magnetic field nearly collapsed about 565 million years ago, but the planet’s core froze solid and saved it in the nick of time, a new study suggests.

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Lego Unveils Awesome New Star Wars Sets for Toy Line's 20th Anniversary

To celebrate 20 years of the Force being with Lego Star Wars fans, the Lego Group has designed five new special-edition sets featuring ships from all over the galaxy.

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Buy the Meteorite That Nearly Destroyed Siberia in This Fun Valentine's Day Auction

For sale: Meteor that nearly destroyed Siberia. Lightly used.

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Releasing Earnings, Microsoft Stays in Stride, With Cloud Powering the Way

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sYuQOC

Firm That Sold Social Media Bots Settles With New York Attorney General

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UshOVd

Maybe Only Tim Cook Can Fix Facebook’s Privacy Problem

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RYkahS

Disappearing Act: Venus Hides Behind the Moon Before Dawn on Thursday

When the moon's in the sky, and Venus goes "goodbye," that's an occultation.

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Media call: NSF post-shutdown Q&A

Media call: NSF post-shutdown Q&A

Media are invited to join a 30-minute call to learn about how National Science Foundation (NSF) activities were affected by the funding lapse.

The call will include updates on impacts, including rescheduling panels and extending deadline proposals. While NSF is still evaluating the full impact of the funding lapse, staff will speak to immediate actions already taken to ensure critical funding reaches members of the scientific and engineering research ...

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297599&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

This is an NSF News item.

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Facebook Gains More Users as Revenue and Profits Climb

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UnO3om

Amazon Users in India to Get Less Choice and Pay More Under New Selling Rules

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UvhJA5

An Arsenal of Skype, Voice Recorders and FOIAs

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This 'Empty Trash Bag' Is Orbiting Earth in a Very Strange Way

A lightweight object resembling an empty trash bag is winging around Earth in a truly bizarre orbit.

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As Polar Vortex Freezes US, Satellite Track It from Space

It's winter in the United States, and swaths of the country are experiencing bitter cold brought on by a phenomenon nicknamed the polar vortex, a pattern weather satellites are watching closely.

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North Dakota Will Get Colder Than The North Pole Tonight — Here's Why

A meteorologist explains the science behind the historic weather event hitting the Midwest and Plains right now.

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So Close! SpaceX Just Misses Rocket Fairing Catch at Sea with Mr. Steven (Video)

SpaceX's net-equipped ship had a fairing temporarily in its clutches during a recent test off the California coast, a newly released SpaceX video shows.

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Is Earth's Magnetic Field Flipping Soon?

Earth's north magnetic pole is so out of whack that scientists need to update the global magnetic-field model they released only four years ago. Could that be a sign that the magnetic pole will flip soon?

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Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has?

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RqYGoD

Blue Origin's 1st New Shepard Rocket to Carry People Is in 'the Barn'

Today, only the Russians regularly bring people to space. By the end of 2019, several private U.S. companies could join them — including Blue Origin, which announced its intentions last week.

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The Lagoon Nebula Glistens in Starry Deep-Space Image

A sea of stars shimmers throughout the colossal Lagoon Nebula in this deep-space photo.

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Oscar Isaac in Talks for 'Dune' Remake: Report

As Duke Leto Atreides!

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Dark Energy Gets Weirder: Mysterious Force May Vary Over Time

Dark energy is even more mysterious than astronomers had thought, a new study suggests.

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What Spacecraft Will Enter Interstellar Space Next?

Pioneers 10 and 11, Voyagers 1 and 2, and New Horizons are the only spacecraft currently capable of leaving the solar system. Which one will be the next to go?

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Physicists Made a Flying Army of Laser Schrödinger's Cats

A laser pulse glanced off a rubidium atom and entered the quantum world — taking on the weird physics of Schrödinger's cat.

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Postponed by Shutdown, NASA's Day of Remembrance Happens Next Week

NASA will hold its annual Day of Remembrance on Feb. 7, agency officials announced Tuesday (Jan. 29).

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How to Save on Your Next Apple Purchase

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RlQ2Yx

iPhone FaceTime Bug That Allows Spying Was Flagged to Apple Over a Week Ago

By NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2FY6oVP

NASA Ready to Launch Back Into Action After Government Shutdown, Agency Chief Says

Just days after returning to work from five weeks of furlough, NASA employees convened for a town hall meeting with the agency's administrator Jim Bridenstine today (Jan. 29) to discuss the implications of the longest government shutdown in history.

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Once Around the Sun! NASA's Parker Solar Probe Aces 1st Trip Around Our Star

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed its first loop around the sun and entered the second of 24 planned orbits.

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Apple Says Profits Were Flat, Citing Slump in China

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2FXHnu6

How Do Particles Escape Black Holes? Supercomputers May Have the Answer

The gravitational pull of a black hole is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape once it gets too close. However, there is one way to escape a black hole — but only if you're a subatomic particle.

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This 'Universe in a Box' Has Enough Astronomical Data to Fill 30,000 Wikipedias

It's hard to grasp the sheer amount of astronomical data that came online this week in a 1.6 petabyte data-dump from a Hawaiian telescope, but picture 30,000 Wikipedias or 15 Libraries of Congress.

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European Space Junk Cleanup Concept Gets New Mission: Refuel and Repair

The European Space Agency (ESA) has redesigned its active space-debris-removal demonstration mission concept e.Deorbit as a multipurpose, in-orbit servicing vehicle that could be used to refuel, refurbish or re-boost satellites.


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Space Rock Leaves 'Evil' Splat on Mars' Surface

There is a splat on Mars.

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Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges

By PAUL MOZUR and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RoNZmv

2014 MU69: New Horizons' 'Snowman' in the Kuiper Belt

New Horizons' historic flyby of the KBO 2014 MU69, or Ultima Thule, is revealing incredible insights about the birth of the solar system.

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How to Disable FaceTime to Avoid Eavesdropping Bug

By MATTHEW HAAG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2G9QW8k

Scientists Prepare for Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa

Jupiter's icy moon Europa is one of the most tantalizing worlds for exploration — which is why NASA scientists are deep in the process of designing Europa Clipper, a spacecraft meant to crack its secrets.

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Huawei and China Have Limited Ways to Answer U.S. Charges

By PAUL MOZUR and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2CRDxyy

Newfound Distant Space Rock May Be Missing Link of Planet Formation

The far outer solar system is teeming with mountain-size space rocks left over from the long-ago planet-formation period, a new study suggests.

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US Military Space Plane Wings Past 500 Days on Latest Mystery Mission

The secretive mission of a U.S. Air Force X-37B miniature space plane just winged past 500 days in Earth orbit.

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365 Days of Sunshine: Time-Lapse Video Shows the Sun on Every Day of 2018

A time-lapse video combines 365 photos of the sun taken by the Proba-2 satellite in 2018.

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An iPhone Bug Lets FaceTime Users Eavesdrop, in a Stumble for Apple

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2MFzbPr

Curiosity Snaps Epic 'Selfie' on Mars as It Moves On to New Martian Sights

We all edit our selfies to capture our best sides, and the Curiosity rover on Mars is no different, as shown in a new "selfie" NASA released to mark the rover's last days at Vera Rubin Ridge.

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SpaceX Video Shows Off Crew Dragon Access Arm for Astronauts

A new video from SpaceX, unveiled via Twitter Friday (Jan. 25), offers a glimpse of what NASA astronauts will see when they board a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

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Europe's Space Station Module Has Hundreds of Tiny Dents from 'Marauding' Debris

A new scan of an International Space Station module shows several hundred impact craters from "marauding" debris, according to the European Space Agency. But so far, the hull of the European Columbus science laboratory is doing its job.

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The Hubble Telescope's Deep View of the Universe Is Now Even More Astounding!

One of the Hubble Space Telescope's most famous images peered even deeper into the cosmos than scientists had thought.

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'Apollo 11' Trailer, Poster Show Enormity of First Moon Landing Mission

To paraphrase the words spoken by Buzz Aldrin when he first set foot on the moon, the new trailer for "Apollo 11" is "magnificent resolution." The video offers a glimpse of the never-before-seen footage from the historic first moon landing mission 50 year

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Tune In LIVE January 31st Coast to Coast AM with Linda Moulton Howe

3 Hours of Earthfiles news updates with Reporter and Editor Linda Moulton Howe that begin 11 PM Pacific / 2 AM Eastern: — 2nd Mysterious Repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB) Discovered – What Are They?  Report upcoming. “Explaining FRBs has become one of the biggest unsolved problems in astrophysics in the last few years.” — …

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'ISS Experience' to Bring Public Onto and Outside Space Station in VR

What if you could visit the International Space Station, join its crew for their daily activities and even go on a spacewalk — all without leaving your home, let alone the ground?

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NASA Probe Snaps 1st Photos from Just a Mile Above Asteroid Bennu and the View's AMAZING!

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is orbiting an asteroid closer than any spacecraft has ever orbited a body — and it shows in an incredible pair of photographs that the team released yesterday (Jan. 24).

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Life's Chaotic: Let's Learn About Entropy

There are some universal certainties. Death. Taxes. The second law of thermodynamics.

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Space Travel May Increase Astronauts' Susceptibility to Cancer

Lengthy space missions such as a journey to Mars may take a serious toll on astronauts' immune systems, a recent study suggests.

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A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Risd3D

Lyft’s C.E.O. Is Nudged Into the Spotlight in a Time of Need

By MIKE ISAAC and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TjeD1J

ICYMI: China Has Launched 2 Rockets So Far This Year, Placing 5 Satellites in Orbit

The China National Space Administration has launched two rockets so far in 2019, placing five satellites in orbit for a variety of uses.

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Swarm Raises $25 Million for Smallsat Constellation

Swarm Technologies, the startup that ran afoul of the FCC last year for its unauthorized launch, has raised $25 million to continue building and deploying a constellation of 150 very small satellites.

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Chinese Companies OneSpace and iSpace are preparing for First Orbital Launches

Chinese private companies OneSpace and iSpace are making progress with plans to attempt their first orbital launches in the first half of 2019.

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Here's Why Auroras on Earth Are Different in the North and South

Auroras paint the sky around the poles when the sun is particularly active, flinging highly charged particles at Earth's atmosphere — but to scientists' surprise, displays at the north and the south don't precisely match.

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Triangulum Galaxy Reveals Stunning Stellar Symmetry in Amazing Hubble Telescope Views

Time to change your desktop pictures. The Hubble Space Telescope just produced an amazing panorama image of the Triangulum Galaxy, one of the closest galactic neighbors to Earth.

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Virgin Galactic Lays Off Staff as Test Program Continues

Suborbital spaceflight company Virgin Galactic laid off about 40 people earlier this month as part of a realignment of "skill sets" in the company's workforce as it prepares to shift into commercial operations later this year.

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Blue Origin Breaks Ground for BE-4 Rocket Engine Factory in Alabama

As Blue Origin breaks ground on a new factory for producing rocket engines, the company says development of its BE-4 engine will be completed later this year.

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Canada's First Woman in Space Reflects on the Milestone Year That Is 2019

Neurologist, astronaut, wildlife photographer, nonprofit founder, public speaker, inspirer of countless children for a generation — is there anything that Roberta Bondar can't do?

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Saturn's Biggest Moon Titan May Bake Its Own Atmosphere

The dense atmosphere roiling on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may come from organic material baking in the moon's interior.

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Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly Take on Amazon's Alexa in Super Bowl Ad Teaser

What's the next frontier for retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year in space; and twin retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, who flew multiple times on the space shuttle?

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The Hidden Automation Agenda of the Davos Elite

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sNXn9q

NASA Has a New Plan to Revive the Mars Rover Opportunity, as Time Runs Short

NASA has developed a new, more powerful collection of commands to try to force the long-silent Opportunity rover on Mars to resume operations.

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'Apollo 11' Lands at Sundance with Never-Before-Seen Mission Footage

Attendees at the Sundance Film Festival are getting a first look at never-before-seen footage from the first moon landing mission. Billed as "a cinematic event 50 years in the making," director Todd Douglas Miller's "Apollo 11" premiered on opening night.

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In Photos: Indian Satellites Soar in the Country's 1st Space Launch of 2019

India's first rocket launch of 2019 sent a military satellite and a student-built cubesat into orbit on Jan. 24, 2019. See amazing photos from the launch here!

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Trump Announces End to 5-Week Government Shutdown with Temporary Fix

President Donald Trump announced today (Jan. 25) that he'll sign a continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government through Feb. 15. The CR doesn't include money for a border wall, according to media reports.

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Dawn Mission: Shedding Light on Asteroids

The Dawn spacecraft broke several records when it visited Vesta and Ceres in the asteroid belt.

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The Orville Makes First Contact and a New Crewmember Joins in 'All the World Is Birthday Cake'

Alara's replacement arrives in a new episode of "The Orville."

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Vodafone, One of World’s Largest Cell Carriers, Halts Buying of Huawei Gear

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sJHTDi

GRAIL: NASA's Mission to Study the Gravity of the Moon

Before their fiery demise, NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft mapped the moon in a quest to learn more about our closest neighbor.

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Space Image of the Day Gallery (December 2018)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in December 2018.

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OSIRIS-REx: Bringing Home Pieces of an Asteroid

In 2023, a bit of the primordial solar system will come to Earth. That's when NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will return with a sample of the asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich rock hosting traces of the early solar system.

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Space Image of the Day Gallery (November 2018)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in November 2018.

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Captain Pike on 'Star Trek: Discovery' Gets So Much More Interesting in 'New Eden'

A better second episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" reminds us of what the series is capable of.

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Israel's 1st Moon Lander Arrives in Florida for Launch on a SpaceX Rocket

The first privately-developed lunar spacecraft has arrived in Florida in preparation for its launch next month.

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The Milky Way and Andromeda Loom Over a Dutch Sailboat in a Breathtaking Vertical Panorama

A vertical panorama of the night sky reveals a colorful sea of stars glistening above an old Dutch sailboat in Portugal's Lake Alqueva.

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India's 1st Rocket Launch of 2019 Sends Military Satellite, Student Cubesat Into Orbit

India launched its first rocket of 2019 yesterday (Jan. 24), lifting two payloads into orbit: a military imaging satellite and a student-built orbital laboratory.

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Space Image of the Day Gallery (October 2018)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in October 2018.

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SpaceX Test Fires Rocket for 1st Crew Dragon Launch in February

SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will launch its first Dragon spacecraft built for astronauts ahead of an uncrewed test flight next month.

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YouTube Moves to Make Conspiracy Videos Harder to Find

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TiAQNK

Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RfbtKE

The Week in Tech: Silicon Valley Hobnobs in Davos

By SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WlvnY2

Apollo Astronauts May Have Found the Oldest Earth Rock We Know On the Moon

A chunk of material brought back from the moon by NASA astronauts in 1971 harbors a 4-billion-year-old piece of Earth that was blasted off our planet by a long-ago impact, a new study suggests.

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Virgin Galactic Boldly Goes with Under Armour for Suborbital Spacesuits

Under Armour will design the gear worn by passengers and pilots on Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceflights, representatives of both companies announced today (Jan. 24).

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Richard Branson Expects Commercial Virgin Galactic Flights to Begin in Mid-2019

The founder of Virgin Galactic says he now expects to fly on the company’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle around the middle of this year after a series of test flights starting in the next several weeks.

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Distant Ultima Thule Looks Amazing in Best New Horizons Photo Yet

NASA's New Horizons mission has shared its most detailed view yet of the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. It's become nearly impossible to remember that just a few weeks ago the object was a fuzzy blur.

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Ant Attack! Insects Swarm Australian Ring-Hunting Telescope

Astronomy may focus on the stars, but occasionally something happens to bring it back down to Earth — like a swarm of insects shorting out their telescope.

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Amazon Is Pushing Facial Technology That a Study Says Could Be Biased

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Ud9k41

Intel Searches (and Searches) for a New C.E.O.

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Uh4sLw

Microsoft’s Bing Back Online in China After Apparent Blockage

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2HwBRjI

Space Image of the Day Gallery (September 2018)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in September 2018.

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Space Image of the Day Gallery (August 2018)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in August 2018.

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US Mint Launches Sale of Coins Celebrating Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

Almost a half century after humans first set foot on the moon, you can now buy a U.S. half dollar struck with the image of an astronaut's boot print on the lunar surface.

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Marvel Launches New Star Wars Comic Book Series Based on Theme Park

Inspired by a galaxy not so far away...

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Shutdown's Toll Mounts for NASA and Companies

A partial government shutdown now nearly five weeks old is affecting a growing number of space companies and organizations as well as the agencies themselves shuttered by the lapse in funding.

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A Cosmic Gem: Dying Star Shines in Stunning Telescope Views

A planetary nebula — the remains of a giant star that has tossed away its outer layers — glows in this stunning new image released by the European Southern Observatory.

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Woman Sues NASA Again Over $2 million Apollo 11 Moon Rock Bag

Nancy Lee Carlson has again filed a lawsuit against NASA, this time claiming the space agency damaged and improperly retained lunar material from an Apollo 11 moon rock collection bag that she previously sued over.

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Moon-Forming Smashup May Have Paved the Way for Life on Earth

The long-ago giant impact that led to the formation of Earth's moon also helped make life as we know it possible on our planet, a new study suggests.

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NASA Delays Day of Remembrance for Space Heroes Due to Government Shutdown

Every year, NASA honors the people it has lost with a ceremony called the Day of Remembrance — but this year's event is postponed indefinitely because the federal government remains shut down.

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‘Businesses Will Not Be Able to Hide’: Spy Satellites May Give Edge From Above

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UhohlP

In New Moon Race, NASA Values Teamwork Over Competition with China and Others

With other space agencies around the world making big plans for lunar exploration, will NASA be left in the (moon) dust?

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Earth Swallowed Another Planet and (Maybe) That's Why Life Exists

A collision with a Mars-like planet could have given Earth the ingredients it needed for life to form.

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Changing How We Build Satellites Could Do More Than Reduce Space Junk

"Space is for everyone" is a popular saying, but it rarely holds true — partly because space is expensive, and partly because certain countries have decades of a head start and established procedures to rely on.

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Did 'The Big Bang Theory' Get the Science Right? A Lesson in Supersymmetry and Economy Class

Is super asymmetry a thing? And do big physicists really travel economy class?

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The Largest Alien Planet of TRAPPIST-1 Has an Atmosphere That Evolved Over Eons

The atmosphere surrounding the largest TRAPPIST-1 planet makes a strong case for it being a rocky world.

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Silent Mars Rover Opportunity Marks 15 Years on Red Planet in Bittersweet Anniversary

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is beginning its 16th year on the Red Planet the same way it ended its 15th — in silence.

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The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into Class

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2WhfKRN

Who Posted Viral Video of Covington Students and Protester? Congress Wants to Know

By KATE CONGER and SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DvC1Um

Why Elon Musk Turned to Stainless Steel for SpaceX's Starship Mars Rocket

Elon Musk has opened up about a big design change to SpaceX's interplanetary spaceship.

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World Leaders at Davos Call for Global Rules on Tech

By KEITH BRADSHER and KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2S3Gnds

House Spending Bill Fires Warning Shot at James Webb Space Telescope

A new appropriations bill the House plans to vote on next week would provide $21.5 billion for NASA in 2019 but warns that any further problems with the James Webb Space Telescope could lead to its cancellation.

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Next Steps for the Pentagon's New Space Sensors for Missile Defense

The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating nine proposals for space sensor architectures. With $73 million that Congress already appropriated, the agency will select three to continue on.

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Stratolaunch Abandons Launch Vehicle Program for World's Largest Airplane

Stratolaunch, the company founded by the late billionaire Paul Allen, said Jan. 18 that it is ending work on a launch vehicle that would be flown on the company’s giant aircraft.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2: Everything You Need to Know

In case you need a refresher on what happened last time, here's what you should know about Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery.

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Blue Origin Wants to Launch a Person Into Space by the End of This Year

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket completed its 10th uncrewed test flight today (Jan. 23) during a smooth launch from chilly West Texas — but the company is eyeing a crewed flight later this year.

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Watch the Super Blood Wolf Moon Turn Red in This Epic Time-Lapse Video!

The moon is shrouded by darkness and then re-emerges with dynamic color and activity in a new time-lapse video featuring this past weekend's total lunar eclipse.

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Supermassive Black Holes Likely Born in 'Halos' of Dark Matter

We now have a better idea of how big black holes were born in the early universe, a new study reports.

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He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution.

By Unknown Author from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2FV7scf

How to Declutter and Organize Your Personal Tech in a Few Simple Steps

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sLzajP

January 23, 2019 – Tune In LIVE Earthfiles YouTube Broadcast for Navy Seal Whistleblower Eyewitness Description of Huge Structures Deep Under Antarctic Ice

January 23, 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico – Earthfiles Reporter and Editor Linda Moulton Howe has been working for two years to report one U. S. Navy Seal’s eyewitness account of huge structures deep under Antarctic ice. Tonight LIVE for the first time on her Earthfiles YouTube Channel broadcast between 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Pacific …

Continue reading "January 23, 2019 – Tune In LIVE Earthfiles YouTube Broadcast for Navy Seal Whistleblower Eyewitness Description of Huge Structures Deep Under Antarctic Ice"

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Launch Photos! Blue Origin's New Shepard Soars on NS-10 Flight for NASA

On Jan. 23, 2019, the private spaceflight company Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket and capsule on NS-10, its tenth mission yet, and aced a landing. See launch photos here!

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Blue Origin's New Shepard Launches NASA Experiments, Aces Rocket Landing

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle flew for the 10th time today (Jan. 23), acing another uncrewed test flight.

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Blood Moon Supercut! See the Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse of 2019 in Just 2 Minutes

A cherry moon in a cold sky kept skywatchers looking up yesterday (Jan. 20) as the moon passed into the Earth's shadow.

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'First Man,' 'Solo' Get Tech Nominations for 2019 Oscars

No big nominations, but space films "First Man" and "Solo" have a few effects-focused nods this Oscar season.

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A New Satellite Will (Safely) Drop 'Meteors' Over Hiroshima

There's a new satellite in space, and it was put there to drop "meteors" over the city of Hiroshima.

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Rocket Lab to Launch DARPA Satellite in February

Small launch vehicle developer Rocket Lab will launch an experimental satellite for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in February, the first of a planned dozen launches in 2019.

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Once Upon a Time on Ryugu: Asteroid Features (and Its Boulders) Get Storybook Names

The Hayabusa-2 team has introduced fanciful new names for the features found at the top-shaped asteroid Ryugu, including the first-ever outer-space boulders to get official names.

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New 'Star Trek: Year Five' Comic Will Bring the Enterprise's Mission to a Close

A new IDW series will explore the final year of the original Enterprise mission.

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NASA Switches Astronaut on Boeing's 1st Crewed Starliner Spacecraft Test Flight

NASA has announced a crew change for Boeing Starliner's first crewed flight, assigning veteran astronaut Mike Fincke to the flight after Eric Boe was pulled for medical reasons.

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How Flat-Earthers Explain Total Lunar Eclipses

The blood-red color of the moon during a total lunar eclipse may be difficult to explain without a basic understanding of orbital mechanics, but flat-Earthers have come up with a way to circumvent scientific facts and construct a creative explanation.

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NASA Research Center Inspires NBA All-Star Paul George's New Nike Sneakers

A professional basketball player's personal connection to NASA has given rise to a new pair of sneakers.

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Lunar Eclipses: What Are They & When Is the Next One?

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth's shadow blocks the sun. There are three types; the most dramatic is a total lunar eclipse. Find out when is the next one.

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Watch a Meteor Smack the Blood Moon in This Lunar Eclipse Video!

This weekend's stunning lunar eclipse seems to have come with a little extra flash, thanks to a brilliant coincidence — a burst of light at about the time totality began, marking the end of a meteorite's journey to the moon.

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Did Australia Poke a Hole in Your Phone’s Security?

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2CBysKE

Miss the 2019 Blood Moon? Here's When the Next Lunar and Solar Eclipses Will Occur

Skywatchers wowed by the spectacular "blood moon" eclipse last night (Jan. 20) are probably asking, "When do we get an encore?"

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A Mirror Image of Our Universe May Have Existed Before the Big Bang

Before the Big Bang, time may have run in reverse.

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Expedition 58: The International Space Station Mission in Pictures

In late 2018, the Expedition 58 mission began on the International Space Station. See how astronauts, lived, laughed and worked in space in our photo gallery here!

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How to Destroy the Earth in Three Easy Steps

Mad scientists through the ages have dreamed of holding the world hostage by threatening to destroy the whole thing. Here's how that could work.

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Blue Origin Video Shows Off Updated Design of Huge New Glenn Rocket

A new video shows the latest design incarnation of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket, which is scheduled to debut in 2021.

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How Huawei Wooed Europe With Sponsorships, Investments and Promises

By ADAM SATARIANO and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W72b77

China Transforms, and a Factory Owner Struggles to Follow

By LI YUAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2AV5lls

The Super Blood Wolf Moon of 2019 Looks AMAZING in These Pics!

The Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse was a sight to behold, as these spectacular photos show.

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Google Is Fined $57 Million Under Europe’s Data Privacy Law

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2sHjYEl

How to See Venus and Jupiter Early Tuesday! Two Brightest Planets Meet Up at Dawn

Now that Sunday night's total lunar eclipse has passed into history, get ready for the two brightest planets to unite in a stunning dawn conjunction.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Tried Out Over 400 Spock Actors Before Casting Ethan Peck

"If the recasting or the characterization itself doesn’t meet up with people’s imagination, then we get into trouble."

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Massive Storms Swirl on Jupiter in This Awesome NASA Photo

NASA's Juno spacecraft made another pass over Jupiter's surface late last month, and the data is back — including this stunning view of two enormous storms swirling across the gas giant.

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Stunning Animation of a Solar Flare Captures Its Life from Birth to Death

For the first time, an animated model visualized a realistic solar flare.

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No Planet Nine? Weird Orbits of Distant Objects May Have Different Explanation

The weirdly clustered orbits of some far-flung bodies in our solar system can be explained without invoking a big, undiscovered "Planet Nine," a new study suggests.

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Super Blood Wolf Moon of 2019 Thrills Skywatchers with Stunning (and Red) Lunar Sight

This past evening, a show-stopping celestial event crossed the sky: a total lunar eclipse.

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The Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse of 2019 Has Begun!

Go outside and look up — the "Super Blood Wolf Moon" total lunar eclipse is underway!

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Here's the Weather Forecast for the Super Blood Wolf Moon of 2019 Tonight!

It's time for the total lunar eclipse of 2019and if you're hoping to catch the amazing event, you better check your weather first. The National Weather Forecast for the lunar eclipse tonight (Jan. 20) is basically a coin toss.

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A.I. Policy Is Tricky. From Around the World, They Came to Hash It Out.

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Czt1vS

Amazon Knows What You Buy. And It’s Building a Big Ad Business From It.

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RAGMol

2019 Full Moon Calendar

The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.

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January Full Moon 2019: Full Wolf Moon Meets a Total Lunar Eclipse

Earth's Shadow Will Swallow Wolf Moon

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Super Blood Wolf Moon of 2019! Visibility Maps for the Total Lunar Eclipse

On Jan. 20, 2019, the moon passes through Earth's shadow in a total lunar eclipse during the Full Wolf Moon, which is also a "supermoon." See visibility maps for the Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse of 2019 here!

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Trump Unveils Missile Defense Review, Promises Funding for Space Sensors in 2020

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence visited the Pentagon on Thursday to roll out the 2019 Missile Defense Review.

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Don't Miss the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Tonight! It's the Last Until 2021.

Skywatchers in North America will get a celestial treat late Sunday (Jan. 20) and early Monday (Jan. 21), when the moon goes into eclipse and turns blood-red.

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Earth's Tilt May Exacerbate a Melting Antarctic

As sea ice melts, Antarctica may get more sensitive to astronomical cycles.

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Blood Moon 2019: Use Mobile Astronomy Apps to Plan Your Lunar Eclipse Party!

Sunday night, Jan. 20, will bring the first celestial spectacle of 2019 for skywatchers all across the Americas: a total eclipse of the moon.

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#10YearChallenge: Harmless Trend or Boon to Facial Recognition Technology?

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2MkHU9F

Launch Photos: Spy Satellite NROL-71 Soars on Secret Mission Atop Delta IV Heavy Rocket

On Jan. 19, 2019, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket launched the clandestine NROL-71 spy satellite on a secret mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. See amazing photos of the launch here.

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Under a Blood Moon: A Look at Famous Lunar Eclipses in History

On the evening of Jan. 20, the moon will undergo a total eclipse, visible over all of the Americas.

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Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse of 2019: Complete Guide

Overnight from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, 2019, millions of people in North and South America can enjoy a full hour of a total lunar eclipse.

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US Launching Secret Spy Satellite Today! Here's How to Watch Live

The United States plans to launch a hush-hush spy satellite Saturday (Jan. 19), and you can watch the liftoff live.

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How to Photograph the Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Sunday (Video)

Before you take your camera out to photograph the "super blood moon" lunar eclipse this weekend, you may want to check out these tips for capturing the best possible images of the astronomical event.

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Physicists Want to Build an Even More Powerful Atom Smasher at CERN

The search for the universe's hidden particles continues

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SpaceX to Shift Starship Work From California to Texas

Less than a week after laying off 10 percent of its employees, SpaceX said Jan. 16 that it plans to shift work on at least prototypes of its next-generation launch system from Los Angeles to Texas.

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How Long Is a Day on Saturn? Scientists Finally Solve a Lingering Mystery

Set your timers for 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 seconds — scientists have finally figured out how long a day lasts on Saturn, cracking a lingering mystery about the ringed gas giant.

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Blue Origin to Launch 10th New Shepard Test Flight Monday

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital spaceflight system will fly for the 10th time on Monday (Jan. 21), if all goes according to plan.

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F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W3bntj

Super Blood Wolf Moon Webcasts! How to Watch the 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse Online

Catch the January 2019 total lunar eclipse on your digital devices if weather or circumstances prevent direct viewing of the marvelous celestial event.

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D.N.C. Says It Was Targeted Again by Russian Hackers After ’18 Election

By NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DkVU0o

NASA's Cassini Saturn Probe Makes Cameo in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2 Premiere

Viewers watching "Star Trek: Discovery" last night (Jan. 17) were treated to a more realistic, awe-inspiring view of Saturn's rings, courtesy of the real-world Cassini spacecraft.

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Spock Is Missing in 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 2 Premiere, 'Brother'

The full gravity of the situation becomes clear in the first episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" Season 2.

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A Memorable Plot Twist Dominates 'The Orville' Episode 'Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes'

Deception, drama, doomed relationships — it's all in the latest episode of "The Orville."

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The Week in Tech: How Google and Facebook Spawned Surveillance Capitalism

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TX53BF

Huge New Solar Telescope Shares Science Excitement with Neighboring Schools

This summer, the most powerful solar telescope ever built should make its first observations of our sun — but the excitement isn't just for scientists, the telescope team believes.

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Lego's Epic 'Apocalypseburg' Echoes Iconic Sci-Fi Scene for 'The Lego Movie 2'

You can re-enact the climactic scene of 1968's "Planet of the Apes" with Charlton Heston's astronaut character screaming on the beach next to the Statue of Liberty, thanks to a new Lego set based on "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part."

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Shy Milky Way Peeks Out from Behind Trees in Winter UK Photo

A full-dome fisheye view shows 180 degrees of the night sky over the United Kingdom's Peak District on a crystal-clear winter night.

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In Photos: The Awesome Space-y'The Lego Movie 2' Building Sets!

Check out these awesome new Lego sets that have been released for "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part."

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In Photos: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches the Last Iridium Next Communications Satellites

SpaceX launched its eighth and final batch of Iridium Next communications satellites into orbit on Jan. 11, 2019. See photos of the historic mission here!

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Steve Carell Is Launching a 'Space Force' Comedy Series on Netflix

It looks like we'll have a fictional Space Force before the real one gets off the ground.

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Japan Launches Meteor-Spawning Minisatellite, 6 Other Spacecraft to Orbit

Japan launched seven spacecraft to Earth orbit today (Jan. 17), including a little satellite designed to create dazzling artificial meteor showers.

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Northern Lights 2019: When, Where & How to See the Aurora Borealis

Where should you go to get the best look at the dancing, dazzling display known as the aurora borealis?

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The Day Edwin Hubble Realized Our Universe Was Expanding

It's the 90th anniversary of Edwin Hubble's discovery.

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Deep Space 1: Providing a Wealth of New Space Technology

The primary mission for NASA's Deep Space 1 was to test out a dozen new advanced technologies. During the spacecraft's ride through space, it also swung by an asteroid and a comet.

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Houston, We Have a Protest: NASA Space Center Workers Push Back at Government Shutdown

As the federal government shutdown nears its fourth week with no end in sight, some NASA employees gathered in Houston to protest the consequences of the budget impasse between Congress and the White House.

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What Moon Craters Can Tell Us About Earth, and Our Solar System

Asteroid impacts have a bad reputation here on Earth — it's the dinosaurs' signature public relations victory — but it's the moon that really bears the scars of living in our messy neighborhood.

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Saturn's Rings May Be Younger Than the Dinosaurs

Saturn has not always had rings — the planet's haloes may date only to the age of dinosaurs, or after it, a new study finds.

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The Ocean Is Hotter Than It's Ever Been

Ocean temperatures reached their highest point since accurate measurements first began in the 1950s.

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Bizarre Superfluid Could Explain the Existence of the Modern Universe

Back in the first moment of the universe, everything was hot and dense and in perfect balance. A new quantum experiment aims to show how that changed.

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Here's How China's Cotton Sprouts Died on the Far Side of the Moon

China managed to grow some tiny cotton sprouts on the moon, but it killed them. Here's how.

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'Star Trek: Discovery's' Ethan Peck Talks About Filling Spock-Size Boots

Ethan Peck of "Star Trek: Discovery" tells us what we can expect in Season 2.

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Watch Japan Launch a Meteor-Shower-Making Mini-Satellite and More Tonight!

A Japanese Epsilon rocket will launch a suite of seven experimental satellites this evening (Jan. 17), including one little cubesat that will test out creating artificial meteors.

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Blood Moon 2019: Teach Your Kids About the Total Lunar Eclipse with These NASA Resources!

NASA published moon-observation worksheets to teach kids about the science of total lunar eclipses.

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Watch Ultima Thule Spin Like a Propeller in This Awesome New Horizons Flyby Video

The distant object Ultima Thule spins into view in a dramatic new video captured by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

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In Photos: China's Chang'e 4 Moon Rover Toys Celebrate Mission to Lunar Far Side

The China Lunar Exploration Program has given the Maisto Tech toy company exclusive rights to manufacture toy versions of the Chang’e-4 lunar rover, which landed on the lunar farside on Jan. 2, 2019. See how the toys are made in this photo gallery!

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Fresh Rainfall on Saturn's Huge Moon Titan Spied in NASA Photo

Here's something you don't see every day — the glint of freshly fallen rain on the surface of an alien world.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Returns for Season 2 Tonight! Here's Everything You Need to Know

The second season of "Star Trek: Discovery" will be back on your screens via CBS All Access this Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m. EST.

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Microsoft Is Pledging $500 Million for Affordable Housing in the Seattle Area

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2FwwxLd

Huawei Said to Be Under U.S. Investigation in Trade-Secrets Case

By KATIE BENNER, PAUL MOZUR and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RWSYPs

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Is Still at Work, For Now

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has not furloughed employees due to the ongoing government shutdown but "may have to consider some adjustments on a mission-by-mission basis" if Congress does not approve NASA funding by the end of January.

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Blood Moon 2019: Why the Coming Lunar Eclipse Spawns Memories of Mr. Magoo

Whenever we have a total eclipse of the moon approaching, as we do now, my mind always drifts back to my very first total lunar eclipse more than half a century ago.

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US to Launch Secret Spy Satellite Saturday

The NROL-71 spacecraft is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday (Jan. 19) at 2:05 p.m. EST (1905 GMT; 11:05 a.m. local California time).

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China's Moon Plants Are Dead

The cotton plants that sprouted on the moon's far side aboard China's Chang'e 4 lander are dead, done in by the bitter cold of the lengthy lunar night.

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January 20-21, 2019 — Earth’s Moon Will Turn Orange In Total Eclipse Across the Americas.

“We will have 85 total lunar eclipses in the 100 years of this 21st Century — and one is January 20-21, 2019.” — Fred Espenak, Astrophysicist and Eclipse Expert, retired from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center January 16, 2019  Albuquerque, New Mexico – Astronomy.com reports that our Earth Moon will begin entering the Earth’s penumbra …

Continue reading "January 20-21, 2019 — Earth’s Moon Will Turn Orange In Total Eclipse Across the Americas."

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How to Sort Through a Cornucopia of Television Shows

By Unknown Author from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Fwzyv9

A Rare Kind of Black Hole May Be Wandering Around Our Milky Way

Scientists think that they've spotted a rare, Jupiter-size black hole casually strolling through the Milky Way galaxy.

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The Easy (and Free) Way to Make a Budget Spreadsheet

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RMtsMY

Dark Matter Behaves Differently in Dying Galaxies

Astronomers barely know anything about dark matter, but now they know this: It behaves differently in old, dying galaxies than in new, star-forming ones.

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NASA May Decide This Year to Land a Drone on Saturn's Moon Titan

The spacecraft that have peered at Saturn's moon Titan discovered a strange, yet strangely familiar world where life could theoretically take root. Now, scientists want to return, buoyed by Earth's fascination with drone technology.

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Hubble Space Telescope's Glitchy Eye Should Clear Up Soon

The Hubble Space Telescope's main eye on the universe should be back up and running soon.

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NASA (and Its Astronauts) Slowed by Government Shutdown, But Not Grounded

NASA hasn't been totally grounded by the government shutdown.

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Zodiacal Light Meets 'Gegenschein' Above ESO's Very Large Telescope in a Stunning Panorama

Taken from Cerro Paranal, a mountain in Chile's Atacama Desert that is home to the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, an almost 360-degree panoramic view shows several interesting objects of the night sky.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Dishes on Season 2 as It Warps Back This Week!

The cast of "Star Trek: Discovery" tell us what we can expect in Season 2.

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Here's What Happened When a Dutch Astronaut Accidentally Called 911 from the Space

This probably tops your most embarrassing butt-dial moment: Back in 2012, Dutch astronaut André Kuipers mistakenly called 911 from the International Space Station.

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Whistleblower Says U. S. Space Force Already Secretly Exists With These Rank Insignias.

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Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway: NASA's Proposed Lunar Space Station

NASA's proposed Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway is a lunar outpost that could house astronauts for months at a time, allowing them to perform advanced scientific experiments and travel into deep space.

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1st Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua Is Actually Not That Special

A cigar-shaped space rock named 'Oumuamua caused quite a stir when it became the first interstellar visitor discovered in our solar system. Is it an asteroid, a comet or an alien spacecraft? Whatever it is, it's probably not unique.

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Wine on Mars? The World's Oldest Wine-Making Country Wants to Make It Happen

Fancy some white wine on the Red Planet? Scientists in the Republic of Georgia are determined to grow grapes on Mars.

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Scientists Are Legit Building a Steam-Powered Spaceship, And It Sounds Awesome

Half a century after the first manned space flight, space travel may be about to enter the age of steam.

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Cotton Seed Sprouts on the Moon's Far Side in Historic First by China's Chang'e 4

Before China finished packing up its Chang'e 4 lunar lander to be blasted off on a never-before-accomplished journey to the far side of the moon, scientists slipped in a small tank of plant seeds. And now, the team announced, a cotton seed has sprouted.

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In Portland, Scooter Start-Ups Played Nice. Regulators Took Note.

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2AKvYtu