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	Science Daily update ⋅ November 6, 2019
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	Space.com A Journey to Mars Starts on the Space Station Space.com NASA is looking for ways to make a visit to the International Space Station a little more like a voyage to Mars. Of course, nothing can ever truly replicate the experience of a Mars mission before humans embark on that journey for real. But NASA can prepare by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA Wants 10 More Yearlong Space Station Stints to Prep for Mars Space.com SAN FRANCISCO — NASA will shake things up a bit in low Earth orbit to get ready for the giant leap to Mars. The agency has viewed the International Space Station (ISS) as a key training ground for trips farther afield since the first astronauts visited the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Mercury Transit 2019: Here's Why This Celestial Event Is So Rare Space.com On Monday, Nov. 11, a most unusual event will take place: the transit (passage) of the planet Mercury across the sun's disk. Such a sight is a relatively rare occurrence as seen from Earth. From our perspective, only transits of Mercury and Venus are possible. Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org NASA's TESS spacecraft is finding hundreds of exoplanets – and is poised to find thousands more Phys.Org Within just 50 light-years from Earth, there are about 1,560 stars, likely orbited by several thousand planets. About a thousand of these extrasolar planets—known as exoplanets—may be rocky and have a composition similar to Earth's. Some may even harbor ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED SpaceX and Boeing Still Need a Parachute That Always Works WIRED On Monday, a small capsule launched off its test stand at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, reaching speeds of more than 600 mph in just seconds. The spacecraft was Boeing's Starliner crew capsule, which will begin carrying NASA astronauts ... Flag as irrelevant
	EarthSky Giant planet HR 5183b would look 15 times brighter than Venus EarthSky Contrary to previous thought, a giant planet in a wild orbit doesn't mean there can't be an Earth-like planet in the same system. What's more, the view from that Earth-like world as its giant neighbor moves past would be unlike anything we've ever seen. arrow. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Inside Ancient Egyptian Cat Mummy, Archaeologists Find the Remains of 3 Cats Livescience.com Scans of an ancient cat mummy revealed that the 2,500-year-old feline supposedly resting within the wrappings wasn't a single animal. Instead, the mummy held the partial remains of three cats, according to new findings. Ancient Egyptian cat mummies aren't ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org NASA's coating technology could help resolve lunar dust challenge Phys.Org An advanced coating now being tested aboard the International Space Station for use on satellite components could also help NASA solve one of its thorniest challenges: how to keep the Moon's irregularly shaped, razor-sharp dust grains from adhering to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Maui Now DLNR: Coral Bleaching Not as Severe as Predicted, Still Widespread Maui Now An extensive coral bleaching event that has been impacting reefs across Hawaiʻi did not cause as much damage as experts anticipated it would. The Department of Land and Natural Resources announced today that the situation is now subsiding. Scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	Symmetry magazine Put it to the test beam Symmetry magazine If building a modern particle physics experiment is a marathon, then visiting a test beam facility is the 100-meter dash. Over the course of just a few weeks, small teams work non-stop to gather as much data as they can about a piece of equipment they are ... Flag as irrelevant
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