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University High Reclaims Victory at JPL-Hosted Science Bowl

February 7, 2023
A team from Irvine, California’s University High School prevailed over teams from 19 other schools Saturday, Feb. 4, at the regional competition of the National Science Bowl, hosted for the 31st year by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The victory marked a return to form for the school, which won four years straight until its streak was disrupted in a narrow loss at…
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Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

February 6, 2023
An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum – between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length – has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the…
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NASA-ISRO Earth Science Instruments Get Send-Off Before Moving to India

February 4, 2023
It’s nearly time for the scientific heart of NISAR – short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar – an Earth science satellite being jointly built by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, to ship out to its last stop before launching into orbit: southern India. Before its departure, members of the media got a chance to see NISAR’s advanced radar instruments up close on Feb. 3 in…
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NASA Scientists & Historian Named AAAS 2022 Fellows

February 1, 2023
Four individuals with NASA affiliations have been named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in recognition of their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in the scientific enterprise. Election as a Fellow by the…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla emails are for his eyes only

January 31, 2023
At SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk has “unrestricted” use of his email accounts for personal stuff, and “no one” at Tesla can get ahold of his emails without his express consent except “to the extent legally necessary.” At SpaceX, absolutely nobody can access Musk’s emails without his permission. This is not true for other employees at SpaceX and Tesla, where company policies make it…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot

January 31, 2023
Less than six weeks after it began, construction of the first sample depot on another world is complete. Confirmation that NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully dropped the 10th and final tube planned for the depot was received around 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST) Sunday…
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Starlink is getting daytime data caps

January 30, 2023
Starlink is about to feel a little more like other ISPs, with a new data policy that mimics Anytime Minutes from the bad old days of highly restricted cellphone service. The satellite internet division of SpaceX will start throttling home internet for customers who use more…
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Samsung’s original Galaxy Buds Pro are a massive $100 off today

January 28, 2023
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for some Frideals (sorry, not sorry). First off, the last-gen Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro have fallen to their lowest price yet. Right now, you can get the wireless earbuds for just $99.99 ($100 off) in all colors at Best Buy or in white at Amazon. Now, these buds from early 2021 may not have the lightweight, refined design and fancy 24-bit audio potential that…
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