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Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap Completely Transforms Space in Five Days from Summer Seaside Restaurant ...
Johnson City Press | 2021-11-04, 14:47
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap, located in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, today revealed its latest experience for The Loft at Lena's. Take a trip back in time to The Loft at Lena's – Velvet & Rye,
Inventions survey charts rise of space-based quantum technologies
Tipped to change the world, quantum technologies –
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Video: 00:31:09 Glaciers across the globe have lost over nine trillion tonnes of ice in half a century. How will glaciers look over the coming decades? “It all depends on what humans are doing now in terms of greenhouse gas emissions:” this
Hubble Images Colorful Planetary Nebula Ringed by Hazy Halo (Goddard Space Flight Center)
) NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula, formed after the death of a Sun-like star. The medium-sized star would have expelled its outer layers of gas into space as it died, leaving behind a white-dwarf core. A halo of glowing gas over 4.5 light-years across surrounds
Observe remote Uranus at this favourable opposition
Uranus, the remote seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest planet overall, comes to opposition on the night of 4/5 November, when it can be easily found through a pair of humble 10 x 50 binoculars and observed all night through a small telescope. An
Solar storm from 'cannibal' sun eruption may impact power grid and bring auroras as far ...
A powerful solar storm could interfere with power grids, satellites and radio signals — although it might also have sent the beautiful northern lights incredibly far south. ...
Leica binoculars deals: The lowest prices on top-tier models
You won't be able to find many Black Friday deals on Leica binoculars just yet, but we've rounded up the lowest prices currently available. ...
ESA uses space to help shape a greener world
ESA is advancing the global drive to cut planet-warming emissions by supercharging the development of green digital technologies, according to a panel on space-based business innovation held as part of the COP26 climate talks. ...
These new robots will plunge into the ocean’s most alien depths
The Orpheus robots will venture into the hadal zone of the ocean: from 20,000 to 36,000 feet beneath the surface. NASA/JPL-Caltech At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, at a place called the Challenger Deep near Guam, 36,000 feet beneath the surface of the
Video: Best of Alpha mission timelapse
A collection of the best timelapse videos made during ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet's second mission to the International Space Station, "Alpha" in 2021. The camera is setup to take pictures at intervals of two a
Mining the moon's water will require a massive infrastructure investment, but should we do it?
We live in a world in which momentous decisions are made by people often without forethought. ...
Microsoft unveils Loop — and a new collaborative Office doc
Microsoft this week unveiled a new productivity application, Loop, that combines elements of
Space Station call with French President Emmanuel Macron
Video: 00:20:53 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet had a call with the French President Emmanuel Macron on 4
Tom Hanks: I turned down Jeff Bezos’ offer to go to space
By Marianne Garvey | CNN Jeff Bezos offered Tom Hanks a ride to space on his Blue Origin rocket, but it came at a price. The actor confirmed that Bezos had asked him during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday, saying if he accepted the
Massive comet exploding over Chile 12,000 years ago may have created strange glassy rocks
Be grateful you weren't in what is now Chile's Atacama Desert 12,000 years ago. ...
Here's how to see Uranus at its brightest in the sky
The distant planet is about to reach opposition, and with the right equipment you'll be able to spot it. ...
China's hypersonic weapon test no cause for panic, experts say
China's mysterious recent space-tech test is not a sign that the sky is falling. ...
Enormous 'shipyard' of ancient galaxies discovered 11 billion light-years away
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a massive protocluster 11 billion light-years away that acts as an assembly yard for over 60 emerging galaxies. ...
Hot stuff: Astronauts enjoy 'locally grown' peppers on board the International Space Station
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared a video showing five green peppers that were successfully grown and cultivated aboard the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Plant Habitat-04 investigation. "Finally harvesting the peppers after
Never-Seen-Before Rocks Discovered Among Destroyed Exoplanets
Astronomers have discovered that rocky exoplanets might be even weirder than previously thought. Observations of the remains of rocky exoplanets around white dwarfs have revealed unusual rock types that are not found anywhere in the solar system. The number of
Where is Voyager 1 spacecraft now?
THE modern generation have grown up with information about the cosmos as scientists learn more about intergalactic life by the day. However, a lot of what we know so far can be accredited
Scientists confirm barrier between inner and outer regions of the young solar system
By analyzing the composition of ancient meteorites, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, identified evidence of a barrier between the inner and outer regions of the solar system as planets
Astronomers investigating death of nearby galaxies find their culprit
In a new paper released today, an international team of astronomers say the galaxies are being robbed of their molecular gas – the fuel needed to birth new stars – in a process that has, up until now, remained a mystery. Using the Atacama Large
Elon Musk’s Extraterrestrial Capitalism
Billionaires, having read stories of world-building as boys, are now rich enough, as men, to build worlds. The rest of us are trapped in them. ...
UKSA backs MicroCarb atmospheric CO2 monitoring satellite
Dr Paul Bate, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency, and Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Director of Sustainable Development of the French space agency, CNES, signed an implementation arrangement for the MicroCarb mission at COP26, the UN climate change conference
Space Titans review – Bezos, Musk and Branson battle to blast their loads
This wildly hagiographic documentary about the billionaires fiddling with their massive rockets will have you cringing all the way into suborbital space For a documentary created with the Washington Post, a newspaper owned by a company controlled by Jeff
Captivating pics of Northern Lights as they dance above Britain in rare sighting
THE starry night sky turned a magnificent pink and green last night as the Northern Lights made a rare appearance over Britain. Nature's dazzling Aurora Borealis danced above parts of England, Scotland and
On ancient Earth, it never rained but it poured
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 Today, we are experiencing the dramatic
Better hurricane forecasts with infrared satellite measurements of cloudy skies
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 Weather forecast models have long
New look for ground-breaking UK-led ESA mission to detect climate change
London, UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 TRUTHS, which stands for Traceable
Small but Mighty NASA Weather Instruments Prepare for Launch
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 04, 2021 Working together, two instruments
NASA, Intuitive Machines Announce Landing Site Location for Lunar Drill
In late 2022, NASA will send an ice-mining experiment attached to a robotic lander to the lunar South Pole on a ridge not far from Shackleton crater – a location engineers and scientists have assessed for months. NASA and Intuitive Machines, an agency partner
Tacos in space: Astronauts do a taste-test of the first chile peppers to ever grow ...
We humans have sent all kinds of things into space, and have made some remarkable discoveries. The fascination to find life beyond the planet we inhabit has inspired many films and docu-series. And now, in an interesting turn of events, we have also managed to
SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts can’t use Crew Dragon toilet on trip home
If you’re traveling on, say, a train and you’re desperate to use the bathroom and you find it’s out of action, that’s frustrating enough. But the same problem on a spacecraft? No thank you. SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts will have to either cross their legs or pee
There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says
There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says ...
New study proposes expansion of the universe directly impacts black hole growth
The study is the first to show that both large and small black hole masses can result from a single pathway, wherein the black holes gain mass from the expansion of the universe itself. <!-- more --> ...
US concerned by China's pace in building space capabilites: US General
Washington , November 3 (ANI): Even as its ties with China deteriorates, the most significant challenge faced by Washington is the pace at which Beijing is developing its space technology, according to a top US General. According to Chinese
SpaceFund Invests in Rhea Space Activity
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 SpaceFund Inc has invested in the
UNI Bremen involved in AMADEE-20 Mars Simulation
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 AMADEE-20: That is the name of
Simulating galaxy formation for clues to the universe
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 For all its brilliant complexity, the
Hypersonix to use Siemens' software in design of its hydrogen fuelled launchers
Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 Brisbane-based aerospace
New Curtin study pinpoints likely home of Martian meteorites
Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 Curtin University researchers
Laboratory will illuminate formation, composition, activity of comets
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 04, 2021 Comets are icy and dusty snowballs of
Boeing gets OK for satellite grid to provide internet from space
Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2021 Boeing on Wednesday gained US
Open space, parks advocates pledge to battle on after tax increase defeat
Colorado Springs Gazette | 2021-11-04, 00:53
The demise of a Colorado Springs ballot question Tuesday to raise taxes for trails, open space and parks will not be the end of the funding battle for open space advocates. ...
Lost's Daniel Dae Kim Joins Netflix's Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The
What’s Snuffing Out Galaxies Before Their Time?
In the Milky Way, the formation rate of stars is about one solar mass every year. About 10 billion years ago, it was ten solar masses every year. What happened? Stars are born in giant molecular clouds (GMCs), and astronomers think that the environment in
Scotland's 'space shuttle' runway revamped
One of Europe's longest airport runways is undergoing a £4m upgrade. Campbeltown Airport's 3,049m (10,003ft) long runway was built in the 1960s on a former wartime air base and was used by the RAF and Nato air forces until
Only 800 airmen flat out refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine
The deadline for active duty airmen and guardians to be fully vaccinated has come and past and a minuscule portion have flat out refused to get the shot, while those requesting exemptions are making up a larger, but still small, part of the force. Only 800
French astronaut on space station calls for climate change action now
"We can only do this together," says space station commander as he prepares to wrap up another stay in orbit. ...
Save $10 on this Mechanical Engineering Robotic Arms set on Amazon
This Mechanical Engineering Robotic Arms set is a great STEM set and is 17% off on Amazon. ...
Tom Hanks says he was offered William Shatner’s space flight but refused to pay $28million
Tom Hanks has claimed that he was offered William Shatner’s flight into space first, but was unwilling to pay the proposed fee of $28million (£20.5m) for the privilege. READ MORE: Mr Nice Guy: Tom Hanks’ 10 best films The revelation comes after the 90-year-old
Astronauts Study Biology and Physics, Work Inside Crew Dragon (NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
) Human research and combustion science were the main focus of the Expedition 66 crew today. The International Space Station residents are also ensuring a U.S. spaceship and a Russian module stay in tip-top shape. Two astronauts started their day on Wednesday
Quarterly Report (Form 10-Q) (Extra Space Storage Inc)
) exr-20210930 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021 or ☐
Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4) (Extra Space Storage Inc)
) Ownership Submission FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL
This bizarre 'superbubble' spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope has scientists scratching their heads
Scientists aren't exactly sure how it formed. ...
Looking for galaxies in all the wrong places
Despite battling copious dust and crowded star fields, observing galaxies through the Milky Way is well worth the effort. RELATED TOPICS: GALAXIES | OBSERVING NGC 6946 Johnny Lee sang about looking for love in all the wrong places. But unlike the travails of
Astronomers Might Have Found a Planet in Another Galaxy
Not that long ago,, astronomers weren’t sure that exoplanets even existed. Now we know that there are thousands of them and that most stars probably harbour exoplanets. There could be hundreds of billions of exoplanets in the Milky Way, by some
Is ACTION The Most Fundamental Property in Physics?
Physics has many fundamental concepts. But one of these concepts can be perhaps the most important of them all. Image credit: Greg Stewart, SLAC National
A Comet May Have Exploded Over Chile 12,000 Years Ago—and it Could Happen Again
You wouldn’t want much to do with Chile’s Atacama Desert today. Officially designated the driest place in the world, it has an average annual rainfall of just 15 mm (0.6 in.). Some parts of the 103,000 sq. km (40,500 sq. mi) expanse get no rain at
Tom Hanks Turned Down Jeff Bezos’ Offer to Fly to Space Because of Hefty Price Tag
Tom Hanks attends the Los Angeles premiere of Apple Original Films’ “Finch” at The Pacific Design Center on November 2, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin
See the 1st full trailer for 'Moonfall,' Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi disaster film
The Earth and everything on it face an extinction-level event from some kind of alien that's been living on the moon. ...
Downtown Milwaukee's historic former Johnson Bank building will be the new home for heavy truck ...
Kriete Group, which sells and services commercial trucks, is now based at 614 N. Broadway. ...
Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
Scientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more quickly in the future. ...
SF Cal Academy of Sciences film serves up space eels and Daveed Diggs
In case you haven’t heard, we human types have done a pretty thorough job of mucking up the planet on which we live. And while global warming and ecological degradation raise troubling questions about the future of Earth, a new California
ASTRO CAMP Team at Stennis Reaches Out to Children of Migrant Workers (NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
) This summer, the NASA ASTRO CAMP Collaborative Partners (ACCP) team seated at Stennis Space Center went beyond usual efforts to reach large nontraditional audiences, most specifically children of Hispanic migrant workers in Yuma, Arizona. The ACCP team
Mariner 10: First Mission to Use an Interplanetary Gravity Assist
An artists' impression of the Mariner 10 mission, the first mission to perform an interplanetary gravity assist. NASA home page
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Goes Dark Due to Glitch
The space agency is working to bring the observatory’s science instruments back online -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com ...
Farthest Water In The Universe Has Been Detected
Astronomers have announced the most distant detection of water in the universe. A team using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has observed the precious molecule – an element necessary for life as we know it – in galaxy SPT0311-58. This
Gravitational ‘kick’ may explain the strange shape at the center of Andromeda
A new study dives into the explosive physics of what happens when two supermassive black holes collide. <!-- more --> ...
Sun outburst goes 'cannibal' as fast new blob overtakes a slower one
It's been a busy few days for our sun, which has produced three of the outbursts that scientists call coronal mass ejections since Monday (Nov. 1). ...
Last Action Hero Is an Underappreciated Time Capsule of Meta-Movie-Magic
“Last Action Hero is a joyless, soulless machine
NASA's Hubble Telescope in safe mode again
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Hubble Space Telescope is in safe mode yet again. ...
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY’S OWN SHARES (Space Hellas SA)
) Agia Paraskevi November 3rd, 2021 ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES Space Hellas S.A. hereby announces - in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the
SpaceFund Invests in Rhea Space Activity for Autonomous Space Navigation Through Cislunar Space ...
Kentucky New Era | 2021-11-03, 17:12
WASHINGTON, Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SpaceFund Inc. announced today that it has invested in the rapidly growing astrophysics start-up company Rhea Space Activity (RSA). SpaceFund's capital injection into RSA will energize the company's ongoing
Astronauts Feast on 'Space Tacos' Made with First Peppers Grown in ISS
The International Space Station (ISS) astronauts to celebrate the harvest of the first chile peppers that were actually grown in space. After launching the plant experiment on the space station in July, the crew finally had the pleasure of having space tacos
A mysterious ‘superbubble’ carved in the heart of a glowing emission nebula
N44, a 1,000-lightyear-wide emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, features an intriguing void, or superbubble, where hydrogen gas and dust has been blown
Rocky Exoplanets Are Even Stranger Than We Thought
An astronomer from NSF’s NOIRLab has teamed up with a geologist from California State University, Fresno, to make the first estimates of rock types that exist on planets orbiting nearby stars. After studying the chemical composition of “polluted” white dwarfs,
Where No Taco Has Gone Before: NASA Astronauts Eat Space Tacos … for Science
Have you ever had an extreme taco craving but needed a space rocket to get back to Earth and order from your favorite spot? NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, a UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna who left Earth in April for a six-month
ALMA telescope finds signs of water 12 billion light years away
The ALMA telescope has found signs of water in a distant galaxy, over 12 billion light years away from Earth In new data from the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), scientists have found an astonishing fact. Over 12.88 billion light years from Earth, there
TRUTHS shapes up
ESA’s new TRUTHS mission is taking shape. Highlighted today at COP26, this new mission
This popular Lego Star Wars advent calendar is 20% off on Walmart
Walmart have knocked 20% off this Lego Star Wars advent calendar so you can get it in time for December. ...
Best camera backpacks for astrophotography, camping and more
We look at the best camera backpacks on the market right now and pick our favorites from brands like LowePro, Vanguard and Peak Design. ...
Moons are Planets too
What makes a planet a planet? The answer turns out to be rather contentious. The official definition of a planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is that a planet must satisfy three conditions: It must orbit the Sun. It must be in
AFRL selects deputy technology executive officer for Space Science and Technology
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — The Air Force Research Laboratory has selected Dr. Andrew Williams as deputy technology executive officer for Space Science and Technology. Williams will work to ensure integrated development and execution of
Curiosity found new organic molecules on Mars
Back in 2017, as the Curiosity rover was collecting a dirt sample from Mars’ Bagnold Dune, the space vehicle experienced an unexpected malfunction: Its drill suddenly went out of service. Rather than scrap the mission, NASA scientists tweaked the sampling
World leaders pledge a crackdown on methane emissions. Here's how satellites can help.
Satellites will play a key role in helping the world slash its methane emissions in line with the global pledge introduced by the U.S. President Joe Biden at the COP26 climate change conference. ...
Marcus Corp. posts first profitable quarter since the COVID-19 pandemic devastated its hotel and theater operations
Marcus Corp. reported Wednesday third quarter net income of $1.76 million compared to a $39.4 million loss from the year-earlier period. ...
Hubble Spies Eye in the Sky (Goddard Space Flight Center)
) Cleopatra's Eye, or NGC 1535, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Eridanus. This nebula has an unusual structure that is similar to the better-known NGC 2392, with an outer region and a brighter inner center. A planetary nebula forms when a
Florida's Space Coast Offers an Array of Festive Fall Activities for the Whole Family
Citizen Tribune | 2021-11-03, 13:48
COCOA, Fla., Nov. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Space Coast is best known for being the only beach that doubles as a launch pad, but there's so much more than space and sand to be discovered. This Fall, experience rocket launches, natural wonders, local history
A Dragon awaits
Video: 00:02:58 A timelapse of Launchpad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, where the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endurance sits atop a Falcon 9
Best of Alpha mission timelapse
Video: 00:04:35 A collection of the best timelapse videos made during ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s second mission to the International Space Station, “Alpha” in 2021. The camera
A mission to explore the methane lakes on Titan
Titan has become a center of increasing attention as of late. Discoveries from Cassini have only increased interest in the solar system's second-largest moon. Liquid on its surface has already prompted one upcoming mission—the Dragonfly drone NASA plans to
The road to launch and beyond for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Now that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has safely arrived at its launch site in French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America, technical teams have begun making progress on the final checklist of preparations before liftoff later this year.
Solar flare headed for Earth tomorrow could trigger Northern Lights show
AN INCOMING solar flare could spark appearances of the Northern Lights across the globe this week. The massive volley of space radiation was ejected from our closest star on November 2 and is
A Galactic Murder Mystery In The Heart Of The Virgo Cluster Has Been Solved
Astronomers refer to galaxies that have ceased forming new stars as dead, even if their existing stars still produce plenty of light. Now the cause of a mass galactic die-off in the heart of the Virgo Cluster, the nearest really large concentration of galaxies
ESA and GHGSat support new International Methane Emissions Observatory
In the first 20 years of reaching the atmosphere, methane has more than 80 times the warming power of
