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	Science Daily update ⋅ December 20, 2019
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	Space.com How Boeing's Starliner Orbital Flight Test Works Space.com Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for commercial astronauts is set to launch on its first uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (Dec. 20). If all goes well, Boeing will start launching astronauts to the ISS in 2020. Bringing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Boeing's 1st Starliner Spacecraft to Launch Critical Test Flight Friday. What to Expect Space.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An uncrewed version of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi is on the launchpad here and ready to carry important cargo (and holiday presents) on an uncrewed flight to the International Space Station early Friday (Dec. 20). Boeing's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Methane Mystery on Mars May Get a Partial Answer Soon Space.com SAN FRANCISCO — NASA's Curiosity rover may have just taken a big step toward cracking at least part of the Mars methane mystery. Curiosity's measurements show that methane levels cycle seasonally inside the Red Planet's 96-mile-wide (154 kilometers) ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Astronauts Can't Wait to Watch Boeing's 1st Starliner Capsule Launch Into Space Space.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts who will make the first trips on Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft couldn't be more excited about the future of commercial spaceflight and debut launch of an uncrewed Starliner tomorrow (Dec. 20). With less than 24 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Most Distant Star-Forming Galaxy Ever Seen Could Illuminate Universe's Past Space.com Astronomers have captured the first image of the most distant star-forming galaxy ever observed with a telescope. This monster galaxy, called MAMBO-9, was observed using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. The scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Historic 1st Photo of a Black Hole Named Science Breakthrough of 2019 Space.com The first image of a black hole, previously thought nigh impossible to capture, was named the top scientific breakthrough of 2019 by the journal Science. Black holes have gravitational pulls so powerful that, past thresholds known as their event horizons, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Giant Gas 'Halos' Fed Hungry Black Holes at the Dawn of the Universe Space.com Gas halos surround some of the earliest galaxies in the universe, providing a reservoir of cool gas that fuels the growth of supermassive black holes. Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers observed these ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Magazine VDAC oligomers form mitochondrial pores to release mtDNA fragments and promote lupus-like disease Science Magazine Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is normally kept within the mitochondria. It can be released into the cytosol in response to stress and thus encounter cytosolic DNA sensors, triggering type I interferon responses. During apoptosis, mtDNA release is mediated by ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN A 'cosmic candy cane' at the center of the Milky Way could hold clues to star formation, NASA says CNN (CNN) A new image of the Milky Way shared by NASA scientists Thursday has revealed a festive-themed feature -- a "cosmic candy cane" that holds the raw materials for tens of millions of stars. The composite image shows our galaxy's central zone, which ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Fermi mission links nearby pulsar's gamma-ray 'halo' to antimatter puzzle Phys.Org NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a faint but sprawling glow of high-energy light around a nearby pulsar. If visible to the human eye, this gamma-ray "halo" would appear about 40 times bigger in the sky than a full Moon. Flag as irrelevant
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