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	Science Daily update ⋅ January 20, 2021
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	The Planetary Society NASA Solar Sails Build on LightSail 2 The Planetary Society A pair of upcoming NASA solar sail missions will take flight by light to new heights, revealing the surface of an asteroid and testing a sail large enough to cover six tennis courts. NEA Scout is a NASA mission launching to the Moon in 2021 that will use a solar ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA knows what caused the early engine shutdown of its 1st SLS moon rocket during major test Space.com The core stage for the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute hot-fire test on Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The four RS-25 engines fired for a little more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Finally in 3-D: A Dinosaur's All-Purpose Orifice The New York Times The world's oldest known all-purpose orifice sits in a fossil display case in the Senckenberg Natural History Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, so close to the glass that enshrines it that you can "put your face up to it, like this," said Jakob Vinther, a paleontologist ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times NASA's Decision for Moon Rocket: Test Again or Prepare for Launch? The New York Times If engineers determine they have learned enough and can skip a second test, NASA would proceed to shipping the booster stage of what is called the Space Launch System to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. " ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Researchers review seafloor macrolitter Phys.Org The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide—more than a million objects per square kilometer in some parts–as reported in a new review paper ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Mystery of Martian glaciers revealed Phys.Org In a new paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of ScienceS (PNAS), planetary geologist Joe Levy, assistant professor of geology at Colgate University, reveals a groundbreaking new analysis of the mysterious glaciers of Mars. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA Parker Solar Probe nails close flyby of sun as its space weather cycle ramps up Space.com 2021 will mark a busy year for the spacecraft, which will conduct a total of four close approaches to the sun, plus two Venus flybys, necessary steering maneuvers that will also allow the spacecraft to collect some bonus science observations. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Halted rocket test could stall NASA moon shot, redo possible Washington Post The space agency had aimed to launch its new Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket and an empty Orion capsule by the end of this year, with the capsule flying to the moon and back as a prelude to crew missions. But that date could be in jeopardy following ... Flag as irrelevant
	WIRED NASA Is Training an AI to Detect Fresh Craters on Mars WIRED An algorithm discovered dozens of Martian craters. It's a promising remote method for exploring our solar system and understanding planetary history. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News NASA blames moon rocket engine shutdown on hydraulic system software CBS News All four of the Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines operated normally throughout the test and while an instrumentation glitch with engine No. 4 was called out near the end of the run, it was unrelated to the shutdown. NASA said the huge rocket was not damaged ... Flag as irrelevant
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