December 5, 2023
new video loaded: SpaceX Starship Launch Ends in Explosion transcript Back transcript SpaceX Starship Launch Ends in Explosion The second test flight of the powerful Starship rocket improved from its first test in April, reaching an altitude of around 90 miles before SpaceX lost contact with it and its flight termination system detonated. “Five, four,
READ MOREHigh-security labs, like this one at Penn State, are at the center of a debate over research that alters viruses to make them more dangerous.
READ MOREnew video loaded: NASA Launches Mission to Explore a Metal Asteroid transcript Back transcript NASA Launches Mission to Explore a Metal Asteroid A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the probe from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, beginning a six-year journey to explore an asteroid named Psyche. “Three, two, one, engine ignition and liftoff. Liftoff
READ MOREnew video loaded: Amazon Launches Its First Internet Satellite Prototypes transcript Back transcript Amazon Launches Its First Internet Satellite Prototypes Amazon has launched two prototype satellites as part of its Project Kuiper, a communications constellation that will eventually compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service. Five, four, three, two, one. We have ignition. And liftoff of the
READ MOREnew video loaded: Wildlife Find Human Voices Scarier Than Lion Roars, Researchers Say transcript Back transcript Wildlife Find Human Voices Scarier Than Lion Roars, Researchers Say A new study observed the reactions of various wild animals in response to human voices, lion snarls and other noises in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. [human voice speaking]
READ MOREIn a laboratory in downtown Medellín, Colombia, it is lunchtime: A technician in a white coat carries a loaded tray into a steamy nursery. She walks between rows of white mesh cages, each the size of a mini-fridge, and slides a thin tray of blood into every one. In response, her charges, all 100,000
READ MOREA big obstacle, though, continues to be resistance to vaccination among nurses and aides. Like many facility owners, Avalon Health Care Group, which owns or operates more than a dozen nursing homes in western states, is not mandating staff be vaccinated. Dr. Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, Avalon’s chief medical officer, says she tries to address the
READ MOREnew video loaded: Space Capsule Brings NASA’s First Asteroid Samples to Earth transcript Back transcript Space Capsule Brings NASA’s First Asteroid Samples to Earth NASA collected a capsule, which contained materials from the asteroid Bennu, after it landed in the Utah desert, concluding a seven-year mission. “We have confirmed parachute deployment.” “Wow, and after an
READ MORELalitpur, Nepal, on Saturday. Protesters around the world carried signs that conveyed a coordinated message: stop new oil, gas and coal projects. But governments have continued to allow new drilling, citing a variety of reasons. Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press
READ MOREColorful displays from the aurora borealis were visible in parts of the U.S. and Canada on Monday night.
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