Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London
The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Soyuz that brought the first UK astronaut back to Earth and the only ...
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Two Trailblazing Spacewalks in 1965 Opened the Door to Decades of Astronauts Pushing the Limits of Their Capabilities
Just four years after the first human traveled to space, a Soviet cosmonaut and later an American astronaut took next steps that would be vital to exploration: They walked in space. A spacewalk, when ...
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Tom Hanks at 'Moonwalkers' film premiere predicts getting busy on moon
"The TV audience for Charlie [Duke] walking on the moon was a fraction of what the audience was for [Apollo 11]. Not for me — for me, any time a human being was out there walking around [I was ...
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Museum contributes Janis Joplin photo to Smithsonian exhibit
A never-before-seen piece of Port Arthur history is on its way to the spotlight in one of the nation’s most prestigious museums. Last week, a representative from the Smithsonian Institute spent ...
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Astronaut turned to AI to inspire design of SpaceX Crew-10 mission patch
Crew-10 pilot Nichole Ayers spearheaded the process of creating the patch on behalf of her crewmates, commander Anne McClain ...
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PIAA BOYS BASKETBALL: Capsules for Tuesday’s second round games
How they got here: Scranton Prep lost to Valley View, 66-53, in the District 2 championship game and defeated Northwestern Lehigh, the second-place team from District 11, 75-48. Berks Catholic won ...
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Tuesday’s PIAA second-round capsules
How they got here: District 2 runner-up Elk Lake beat Muncy in the first round, 42-35. District 11 runner-up Marian Catholic defeated MaST Charter II, 76-11. Up next: The winner advances to the ...
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A Composting Fly Could Significantly Reduce Organic Waste at the Smithsonian Institution
But at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, researchers are breeding a remarkable fly called Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens): a slender, elongated, and stylish fly ...
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Smithsonian Scientists Discover That Traditional Agricultural Practices in the Amazon Helped Yield an Enduring Crop Clone
Genetic analyses and interviews with Indigenous farmers revealed that most manioc crops resemble each other across time and space Benjamin Hack A farmer holding a bundle of manioc tubers in Sierra ...
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Riverview/Apollo Beach
Freedom Plaza is proud to celebrate that one of its residents, retired Rear Admiral Larry Chambers, is featured in the Smithsonian’s six-part documentary on the... Local dad Derek Stock was honored by ...
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Second Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds Content Release ‘Repentance’ Launches March 11
BELLEVUE, WA – Mar 4, 2025 – The second chapter of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds quarterly expansion content launches Tuesday, March 11 and brings with it a bevy of new rewards and challenging ...