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Posted inMcMurdo Research Station National Science Foundation NOAA US Antarctic Program disrupted by DOGE-induced chaos Posted by Samara February 28, 2025 Sources are also bracing for at least a 50 percent reduction in the NSF’s budget…
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Posted infalcon 9 Gilmour space h-iia Rocket Report: Rocket Lab’s news blitz; Starship mishap blamed on vibrations Posted by Samara February 28, 2025 Welcome to Edition 7.33 of the Rocket Report! Phew, what a week for Rocket Lab!…
Posted inAstroscale Japan JAXA Astroscale aced the world’s first rendezvous with a piece of space junk Posted by Samara February 28, 2025 Astroscale's US subsidiary won a $25.5 million contract from the US Space Force in 2023…
Posted inArchaeology forensic archaeology herculaneum Study: Hot Vesuvian ash cloud really did turn a brain to glass Posted by Samara February 27, 2025 According to Petrone et al., usually such brain matter would be "saponified" by the extreme…