Thursday, April 20, 2023

Scientists Have Created Bio-Printed “Patches” That Can Mend Broken Hearts
So what was that? Was Starship’s launch a failure or a success?
Air ourifiers @Commissionearned
Starship/Superheavy launched and then blew up in the skies over the Gulf of Mexico when it failed to seperate. More anon.

Update: Starship lifts off on first integrated test flight, breaks apart minutes later

Save the Planet -- Invest in Fossil Fuels
NASA Shares First Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review Results
Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it’s becoming an achievable goal
NASA warns of near-term cost growth on Mars Sample Return
Congress Can Use the Debt Ceiling to Get America Back to Work
Elon Musk Is Transforming Twitter, Not Killing It
Modified theory of gravity eliminates the need for dark energy

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Smaller Than a Grain of Rice – Scientists Use Tiny Implantable Device To Tame Pancreatic Cancer
Why Homelessness Is Worse in California Than in Texas
The Most Beautiful Person in Each State, According to AI
Artemis II pilot wants to talk about "Whitey on the Moon" with his colleagues

I find it interesting that a man slated to be the first African American to fly around the moon listens to a song by another African American who detested the very idea of space exploration. I think Gil Scott Heron was ill informed, not the least about the idea that the Apollo program was conducted at the expense of black people.

In fairness, it should be noted that Glover does not agree with the sentiments expressed in the poem.

SpaceX's Starship launch rescheduled for Thursday after failed first attempt
NASA joins Japan's mission to collect the 1st samples of Mars moon Phobos
NASA releases architecture for human exploration of the moon and Mars
Ron DeSantis is plotting revenge on Disney
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is turning into a space policy disaster
Biden and the Media Are Electric-Vehicle Grifters
Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now home to dozen of coastal species, finds study

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Brain MRIs just got a thousand times sharper
Michelle Yeoh To Reprise Emperor Philippa Georgiou In ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Movie For Paramount+
EU turns to Elon Musk to replace stalled French rocket
Private companies are flocking to the Moon — what does that mean for science?
Next-generation satellite network could connect Earth with bases on moon's far side
NASA may build more than one moon base for Artemis lunar missions
Ukraine Should Take Crimea From Russia
Gas Stoves Triumph Over Berkeley
Webb Captures the Spectacular Galactic Merger Arp 220
SpaceX scrubs 1st space launch of giant Starship rocket due to fueling issue

Monday, April 17, 2023

Landmark surgery cures prostate cancer in under one hour
How to watch SpaceX's 1st Starship space launch live online for free today (April 17)
The Moon is the Best Place to Transport Rocket Fuel
The Artemis Generation: To the moon — this time to stay!
SpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down, Returning Science to Earth for NASA
Strange radio signals detected from Earth-like planet could be a magnetic field necessary for life
Setting expectations on the eve of Starship’s historic launch
Lithium Battery Ripe for Disruption, Inventor Says
Joe Manchin’s Faux Betrayal and an Endless Green Bill of Goods

Sunday, April 16, 2023

A European Space Agency mission is headed for the icy moons of Jupiter

The European Space Agency has launched the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) on an eight-year voyage to the moons of Jupiter. Starting in July 2031, JUICE will explore Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, and its three ocean-bearing moons, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. In December 2034, JUICE will orbit Ganymede to give that moon a closer look. Ganymede is of particular interest as it is the only moon in the solar system known to have a magnetic field. The mission will end a year later when it expends its propellent and crash-lands onto Ganymede.

SpaceX's 1st orbital Starship launch: How it will work
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to launch the biggest, mightiest rocket ever built: ‘It won’t be boring’
SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship'
Elon Musk holds the keys to the moon because SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch is crucial to NASA's return
NASA Plans Threaten the Future of New Horizons
NASA released wild footage of Mars helicopter flying over an alien desert
U.S. Voters Want Limited Government

Friday, April 14, 2023

Optimized genome-editing method opens the door to more effective treatment of genetic diseases
Green light go: SpaceX receives a launch license from the FAA for Starship

Go SpaceX! Go StarShip!

Japan moon lander startup Ispace rockets in value after market debut
SpaceX starship rocket’s expected splashdown in HawaiÊ»i waters
In Texas, SpaceX is ready to bet the house on Starship's first orbital launch
Draper completes initial milestones for NASA CLPS mission
Deep Space Missions Must Recreate Exact Earth-Like Conditions to Survive, Scientists Argue
6 major cracks have appeared in the standard model of cosmology. Is it wrong?
Democrats Discover the Age Issue
U.S. Voters Want Limited Government
Breaking News: Parkinson's Disease Biomarker Found

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Jim Bridenstine discusses Artemis and related subjects
Fox Orders ‘Stars on Mars’ Reality Show, With William Shatner Pitting Celebrities Against Each Other in a Space Simulation
Private Japanese moon lander targeting April 25 for historic touchdown try
China eyes building base on the moon using lunar soil
NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth
China’s Bid to Win the New Space Race
DISCOVERING EXTRATERRESTRIALS OFFERS BENEFITS, NOT AN EXISTENTIAL RISK
Odd Times Call for Unconventional Wisdom
A New American Grand Strategy to Counter Russia and China
Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse decline

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Europe is about to launch one of its most ambitious missions ever
We now have a report of a scammer using AI to perfectly clone a child's voice and demand ransom money from a mother
A smear of Christianity, capitalism, and the colonization of space

NASA’s announcement of the crew of Artemis II, a mission to circle around the moon in advance of a lunar landing, has sparked interest and excitement among people on Earth. The prospect of returning to the moon has burnished the space agency’s reputation and has created a new focus on the dreams of space entrepreneurs such as SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos to colonize space and exploit its natural and energy resources for the benefit of all humankind.

However, the excitement is not universal.

When will the Artemis II mission launch? What to know about NASA, SpaceX lunar exploration
New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’
The Fed’s Climate Studies Are Full of Hot Air
The big idea: will fusion power save us from the climate crisis?
Help Ukraine Defeat Russia, Then Make Friends

What is Dark Matter and Dark Energy?