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A legacy of discovery. A future of innovation.
When presented with two different types of decisions, the brain accumulates evidence in a similar way:
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With performance three times better than copperās, this new material could substantially improve heat management of electronics, data centers and energy systems:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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š š š šø The Artemis II mission's 10-day odyssey around the moon and back was captured in stunning photographs at every moment. Here are 12 of our favorite images:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
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Artemis IIās views from space trigger a special type of awe. Psychologists suggest holding onto it:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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The triumph of NASAās first crewed lunar mission in a half-century is a reminder of what the moon really means for Earthāand why weāre going back:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission are on the USS John P. Murtha off the coast of California. Follow live with us:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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Watch liveāNASAās Artemis II crew returns to Earth
On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-live-nasas-artemis-ii-crew-returns-to-earth/
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All four of NASA's Artemis II crew members have been extracted from the Orion spacecraft off the coast of San Diego. Watch live with us as recovery operations continue:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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Lee Billings
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While I have your attention... If you've enjoyed our Artemis II coverage here at
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and want to see more (much more) of the same in the future, please become a subscriber. Your support makes a difference. It's what makes our work possible.
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Update: The crew splashed down off the coast of San Diego, Calif., around 8:07 P.M. EDT:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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NASAās Artemis II moon mission splashes down
NASAās Orion capsule and the four astronauts on board have made it back to Earth after 10 days in space and a record-breaking mission around the moon and back
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-splashes-down/
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š NASA's Artemis II mission has splashed down and all four astronauts are reported safe, bringing an end to a stunning flight around the moon.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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š The NASA Artemis II mission has shed its service module as it zips toward splashdown in just over half an hour! Follow live here:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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š Watch the return of NASA's Artemis II mission live with us--just an hour to go until the astronauts splash down!
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen
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It's happeningāwe're about 2 hours away from the Artemis II mission splashdown! Here's a timeline of what to expect. Watch and follow
@sciam.bsky.social
for live updates (and s/o to
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for the graphic!):
tinyurl.com/443kra4s
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The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission: probably not ready to leave space, maybe a little ready to no longer be crammed into their Orion capsule... Follow all our mission coverage:
spklr.io/6001EyN07
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āWhat we really hoped in our soul is that we could...have the world pause and remember that this is a beautiful planet and a very special place in our universe, and we should all cherish what we have been gifted,ā āArtemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman. Mission coverage:
spklr.io/6001EyN07
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š In just three hours, the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission will be hurtling through Earth's atmosphere. Watch the end of their journey with us here:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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While we're waiting for the Artemis II crew to splashdown, test your knowledge of the mission in this week's science quiz! š
www.scientificamerican.com/game/science...
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Tanya Lewis
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Could a new understanding of heart disease as an inflammatory battle change how we treat it? Iām excited to join
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and
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at
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for a panel talk next Thursday, 4/16. Sign up and join us here:
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Sarah Lewin Frasier
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I somehow missed until recently that James S. A. Corey's latest scifi series had begun, even though we're nearly two books and a novella in. Don't make the same mistake I did! I chatted with the authors for
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and learned some cool stuff:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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š NASA's Artemis II crew comes home tonight. Watch live with us here:
www.scientificamerican.com/video/watch-...
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Oxygen and hyaluronic acid may play a role in tissue recovery and regeneration, two new studies suggest:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Bri š
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The incredible
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spoke with author duo James SA Corey (aka
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+ Ty Franck) about FAITH OF BEASTS for
@sciam.bsky.social
to discuss their latest frighteningly realistic extraterrestrial invasion story!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-expanse-authors-james-s-a-corey-explore-alien-war-in-new-book-the-faith/
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NASA plans to launch a wildly ambitious nuclear-powered octocopter to Saturnās largest moon, Titan, in 2028:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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Medieval poets, including a Japanese noble, provided key descriptions to track down solar events
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Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife tradeāfrom pet sales to meat markets to illegal poachingāare much more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Phil Plait
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Did you know that NASA will be *flying* around on Saturn's ridiculously huge moon Titan⦠in less than TEN YEARS? Yeah, Dragonfly is awesome.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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NASAās Dragonfly will go where no nuclear-powered rotorcraft has gone before
NASA plans to launch a wildly ambitious nuclear-powered octocopter to Saturnās largest moon, Titan, in 2028
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-dragonfly-mission-will-send-a-nuclear-powered-flying-drone-to-titan/
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The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission come home tonight! š Here are their thoughts looking ahead to reentry. Watch live with us here:
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Researchers pinpointed the purpose of mysterious heart neurons in miceāand humans have them, too
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Mysterious heart neurons maintain blood pressure to prevent fainting
Researchers pinpointed the purpose of mysterious heart neurons in miceāand humans have them, too
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysterious-heart-neurons-maintain-blood-pressure-to-prevent-fainting/
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Strikes to Iranās Bushehr nuclear power plant could release long-lasting radioactive cesium 137 into the Persian Gulf, causing environmental calamity and threatening drinking-water supplies for millions:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...
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The worldās largest-known group of chimpanzees split into two factions that are now engaged in deadly combat
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I talked with Alexis Hall (
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) to discuss their latest book HELLS HEART, easily one of my faves of this year already I seriously cannot stop talking about it, for
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Science Quickly podcast ššš
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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A queer space opera takes Moby-Dick to Jupiter
Alexis Hall reimagines Melvilleās classic with space whales, AI intrigue and a bold queer twist that launches Moby-Dick into an entirely new sciāfi universe
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/this-sci-fi-twist-on-moby-dick-will-blow-your-mind/
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After a ten-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts will have traveled nearly 700,000 miles. Today is the final hurdle: reentry. Here's where we stand right now:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasa...
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Lee Billings
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Now on
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: This is it. Today is the Artemis II crew's homecoming. Here's what to expect, moment by moment. Godspeed, Artemis II.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/time...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/timeline-of-the-artemis-ii-moon-mission-return-to-earth/
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A metagenomic study of this cloth, controversially purported to bear the imprint of the body of Jesus Christ, has little to say about the relicās origins
www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-s...
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Hereās how scientists drilled 8,000 feet through ice to place the worldās deepest seismometers:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Before NASAās moon mission launched, experts sounded the alarm over the Orion capsuleās heat shield and reentry. Now splashdown is just one day away:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Jason Dinh
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NEW: a new ātour de forceā study published in Science finds that the worldās largest-known community of chimpanzees has fractured and engaged in lethal conflictāmuch like a civil war. Learn more on my latest for
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Two hundred chimpanzees are embroiled in a ācivil warā
The worldās largest-known group of chimpanzees split into two factions that are now engaged in deadly combat
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/two-hundred-chimpanzees-are-embroiled-in-a-civil-war/
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A new Lyme disease vaccine made by Pfizer and Valneva could lower infection rates of the tick-borne illness, but federal approval and patient uptake could be a challenge:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/lyme...
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Nearly 58 years later and Earth is still just as beautiful.
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China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it put astronauts on the moon before NASAās Artemis program does?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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šš„ You had questions about the impact flashes the crew of Artemis II saw during their lunar flyby--and
@leebillings.bsky.social
has answers for you! Follow all our mission coverage here:
spklr.io/6001EyN07
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It's NASA tradition to wake up astronauts with a song. Here are the crew's favorites
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What's the deal with the Artemis II music? The crew finally gave us some answers
It's NASA tradition to wake up astronauts with a song. Here are the crew's favorites
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-the-deal-with-the-artemis-ii-music-the-crew-finally-gave-us-some/
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Lee Billings
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Now on
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: After a near-flawless mission, NASA's Artemis II astronauts are approaching a nerve-wracking atmospheric reentry inside a spacecraft with a less-than-perfect heat shield.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Why Artemis IIās reentry may be the moon missionās greatest challenge yet
Before NASAās moon mission launched, experts sounded the alarm over the Orion capsuleās heat shield and reentry. Now splashdown is just one day away
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-artemis-iis-reentry-may-be-the-moon-missions-greatest-challenge-yet/
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen
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Those of us at
@sciam.bsky.social
glued to the Artemis II livestream all day had some questions about the crewās taste in music. We finally got some answers:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
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What's the deal with the Artemis II music? The crew finally gave us some answers
It's NASA tradition to wake up astronauts with a song. Here are the crew's favorites
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/whats-the-deal-with-the-artemis-ii-music-the-crew-finally-gave-us-some/
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The Artemis II spacecraft is due to splash down on April 10, and NASA officials and the astronauts onboard are gearing up for that return
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NASAās Artemis II moon mission is focusing on its return to Earth
The Artemis II spacecraft is due to splash down on April 10, and NASA officials and the astronauts onboard are gearing up for that return
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-moon-mission-is-focusing-on-its-return-to-earth/
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Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing
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What is the quantum āGhost Murmurā purportedly used in Iran? Scientists question CIAās claim of long-range heartbeat detection
Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-quantum-ghost-murmur-purportedly-used-in-iran-scientists/
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An elegant mix of math and gravity powers the Artemis II āfree returnā trajectory from Earth to the moon and back
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How gravity will guide the Artemis II spacecraft back to Earth
An elegant mix of math and gravity powers the Artemis II āfree returnā trajectory from Earth to the moon and back
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-ii-free-return-trajectory-lets-gravity-do-the-driving/
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After decades of planning, NASAās Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot
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Why NASAās Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy
After decades of planning, NASAās Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-artemis-moon-missions-are-a-game-changer-for-astronomy/
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ššµ Jam out like an Artemis II astronaut with our recap of their wake-up songs for the second part of their mission around the moon! Follow all our mission coverage here:
spklr.io/6001EyN07
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