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    9 February
    International Space Station

    Expedition 66 begins 2022 aboard the International Space Station

    Lead image: View from the Russian Orbital Segment in January 2022 looking towards the US Orbital Segment — credit: NASA The start of 2022 saw no let-up for the Expedition 66 crew aboard the International Space Station, who are continuing their busy schedule of maintenance, science, and operations aboard their outpost in low Earth orbit. January saw the installation of new external experiments, a spacewalk by the two Russian crewmembers, the departure of a Cargo Dragon spacecraft, and the deployment of five small satellites. The International Space Station (ISS) crew currently consists of Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov – the mission…

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  • 8 February
    Astro Photography

    Astronomers Watch a Star Die and Then Explode as a Supernova – For the Very First Time

    An artist’s rendition of a red supergiant star transitioning into a Type II supernova, emitting a violent eruption of radiation and gas on its dying breath before collapsing and exploding. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko It’s another first for astronomy. For the first time, a team of astronomers have imaged in real-time as a red supergiant star reached the end of its life. They watched as the star convulsed in its death throes before finally exploding as a supernova. And their observations contradict previous thinking into how red supergiants behave before they blow up. A team of astronomers watched…

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  • 7 February
    NASA

    NASA Spinoffs Help Clean Pollution, Fight Coronavirus, Grow Food & More

    The interior of the Biomass Production Chamber at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida replicated the closed growing environment astronauts will use in space or on other planets to grow fresh crops. As the first controlled environment vertical farm in the United States, the chamber helped NASA provide critical data for the indoor farming industry. Credit: NASA NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect…

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  • 7 February
    Biotechnology

    Human Spinal Cord Implants: Breakthrough May Enable People With Paralysis To Walk Again

    Prof. Tal Dvir. Credit: Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology In world-first, Tel Aviv University researchers engineer human spinal cord implants for treating paralysis. The researchers from Sagol Center for Regenerative Biotechnology engineered functional human spinal cord tissues, from human materials and cells, and implanted them in lab models that featured chronic paralysis, successfully restoring walking abilities in 80% of tests. The technology behind the breakthrough uses patient tissue samples, transforming it into a functioning spinal cord implant via a process that mimics the development of the spinal cord in human embryos. The researchers: “Our goal for the next few years…

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  • 7 February
    Archeology

    Comet’s Devastating Explosion Over North America 1,500 Years Ago Caused Extensive Destruction

    Did comet’s fiery destruction lead to downfall of ancient Hopewell? Researchers at the University of Cincinnati find evidence of cosmic cataclysm 1,500 years ago at 11 ancient sites. The rapid decline of the Hopewell culture about 1,500 years ago might be explained by falling debris from a near-Earth comet that created a devastating explosion over North America, laying waste to forests and Native American villages alike. Researchers with the University of Cincinnati found evidence of a cosmic airburst at 11 Hopewell archaeological sites in three states stretching across the Ohio River Valley. This was home to the Ohio Hopewell, part…

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