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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Drama for DOGE bros: Ramaswamy caught on tape trashing Musk They’re going to get along famously. Trump's pick to lead NASA: A billionaire who...
by Daily Kos Staff
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on Thu Dec 05, 2024 at 01:52 PM PST
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Good morning, Gnusies! Wow, what a week this has been!! While we’re still trying to wrap our heads around the dangers we’ll be facing from a would-be dictator in the White House, folks in the ...
by arhpdx
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on Tue Dec 10, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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Donald Trump added yet another billionaire to his administration on Wednesday with his announcement that Jared Isaacman will become the next NASA administrator. “Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Dec 04, 2024 at 02:30 PM PST
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NASA has put up a fireplace video on YouTube to use in the coming months. It shows four of Space Launch System's RS-25 engines and two boosters to display on your PC or flat screen TV. I put it up on a 55" and the resolution is HD quality, but not 4K....
by Bill Addis
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on Fri Nov 29, 2024 at 01:20 PM PST
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A few days ago, there was this rather alarming story about the ISS from Live Science: NASA warns of potential 'catastrophic failure' on leaking ISS — but Russia doesn't want to fix it The International Space Station (ISS) is leaking — and major space...
by Irontortoise
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on Mon Nov 25, 2024 at 05:43 PM PST
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Several years ago, my wife took her sixth-grade science class to Huntsville, Alabama for a week-long stay at Space Camp. Two giant bus loads of kids, five hundred miles from home, delivered the expected number of kids getting sick, girls sneaking into...
by Mark Sumner
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on Tue Nov 19, 2024 at 10:29 AM PST
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A disturbing new study reported in phys.org about yet another unpleasant consequence of global warming and climate change: An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth's total amount of...
by Irontortoise
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on Sun Nov 17, 2024 at 10:38 PM PST
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No giant gauze pad needed for (2022 YO1)’s near miss. A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a “Don’t Look Up” situation, astronomers say. While most of the known comet nuclei...
by annieli
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on Mon Nov 11, 2024 at 05:44 PM PST
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Hey everyone. As you know, there is a lot of discussion about the future of Spaceflight and NASA and what not, especially around the time of the election (at least in the space press). There have been more than a few “the next President should do XYZ...
by FerrisValyn
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on Fri Oct 18, 2024 at 08:48 PM PDT
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Quilt of Quotes: Using Words by Dr. Mae Jemison* *(First African American Woman Astronaut in Space, Among Other Accomplishments) Your imagination, your creativity, your curiosity, It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. All of us have adventures,...
by Paul Frea
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on Sun Sep 29, 2024 at 10:35 PM PDT
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As we each celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month in our own ways, here is a classic American story of big dreams turning into reality. This is the story of José Hernández, who grew up picking produce in the fields of the San Joaquin Valley in...
by cptnemo
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on Mon Sep 23, 2024 at 06:27 PM PDT
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Tonight will be open thread night but, as usual, I’ll leave you with a little something to talk about.
I”ve loved this singer since I was a kid and I’ve always liked this song but for some ...
by Chitown Kev
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on Fri Sep 20, 2024 at 07:04 PM PDT
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of science stories from around the world, sometimes coupled ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Sep 14, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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I’ve just posted a diary about the Polaris Dawn mission and how it marks some significant developments in realizing the potential of space. The motto of the Science Fiction Writers of America is “The Future Isn’t What It Used To Be.” I thought it would...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Sep 10, 2024 at 10:58 AM PDT
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From The NY Times: On Tuesday morning, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur, launched to space for a second time. The mission, known as Polaris Dawn, is a collaboration between Mr. Isaacman and SpaceX, the rocket company led by Elon Musk......
by xaxnar
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on Tue Sep 10, 2024 at 10:43 AM PDT
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So, a little background for everyone…. The Space Launch System is NASA’s really big rocket. Guess who builds it? The company that also can’t seem to fly to the International Space Station aka Boeing. There has been emerging data to suggest that...
by FerrisValyn
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on Tue Sep 03, 2024 at 05:53 PM PDT
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A cartoon by Brian McFadden.
Follow me on � Mastodon ,� Bluesky ,� Facebook ,� Instagram , or ...
by BrianMcFadden
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on Fri Aug 30, 2024 at 02:50 PM PDT
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of science stories from around the world, sometimes coupled ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Aug 31, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on June 5, 2024, were supposed to be back on earth before June 19, after a brief docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Instead of returning home on...
by Charles Ray
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on Tue Aug 27, 2024 at 07:05 AM PDT
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In case you hadn’t heard by now, Butch and Sunita are going to be on arguably the longest flight delay ever. What was a 10 day test flight to space is now going to be a multi-month mission, and they’ll be flying home on a SpaceX Dragon rather than the...
by FerrisValyn
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