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	Science Daily update ⋅ June 16, 2020
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	Space.com How the coronavirus pandemic can help us prepare for an asteroid impact Space.com The emergency preparedness activities now underway to combat the coronavirus pandemic offer insight about our readiness to deal with a dangerous incoming asteroid, experts say. Humanity can learn some valuable lessons about planetary defense from ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Weird green glow spotted in atmosphere of Mars Space.com The atmosphere of Mars has a distinct green glow, just like Earth's. The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spotted an emerald glow in Mars' wispy atmosphere, marking the first time the phenomenon has been spotted on a world beyond ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN There could be 36 communicating intelligent civilizations in our galaxy, study says CNN (CNN) Earth has proven unique in its ability to host life in the universe so far, leading us to question if we're truly alone. Maybe we're not. Scientists have calculated that there could be a minimum of 36 active, communicating intelligent civilizations in our Milky ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Observatories around the solar system team up to study sun's influence Phys.Org Illustration of Parker Solar Probe approaching the sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben. At the heart of understanding our space environment is the knowledge that conditions throughout space—from the sun to the atmospheres of planets to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com The International Space Station is getting a new toilet this year Space.com Later this year, if all goes well, the International Space Station will receive a very important delivery: a new and improved toilet system. It has a fancier name, of course; officially, the commode is NASA's Universal Waste Management System (UWMS). Flag as irrelevant
	EarthSky Wowzer! Pluto spacecraft sees parallax for Proxima EarthSky New images from the fringes of our solar system. The fast-moving New Horizons spacecraft sees a parallax shift – a different apparent position against the background stars – for Proxima Centauri. Sharing is caring! Tweet. Share. Pin. Mail. Share. A star field ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Solar Orbiter spacecraft makes its 1st flyby of the sun Space.com Solar Orbiter, a joint mission by NASA and the European Space Agency, has hit its first big milestone of its sun-watching mission — and the spacecraft will soon have pictures to prove it. The probe is designed to give scientists a view of our sun unlike any ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times China Reports Progress in Ultra-Secure Satellite Transmission The New York Times The world of artificial satellites, silent in the void of space, might seem pacific. In fact it's a high-flying battlefield rife with jamming, snooping, blinding, spoofing, hacking and hostility among the planet's growing array of spacecraft and space powers. Now ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Einstein's core idea about gravity just passed an extreme, whirling test in deep space Livescience.com Once again, physicists have confirmed one of Albert Einstein's core ideas about gravity — this time with the help of a neutron star flashing across space. The new work makes an old idea even more certain: that heavy and light objects fall at the same rate. Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Why pulsars shine bright: A half-century-old mystery solved Phys.Org When Jocelyn Bell first observed the emissions of a pulsar in 1967, the rhythmic pulses of radio waves so confounded astronomers that they considered whether the light could be signals sent by an alien civilization. The stars act like stellar lighthouses, ... Flag as irrelevant
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