What’s happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down?

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NASA astronauts continue their work on the International Space Station despite the ongoing government shutdown. (Image credit: NASA) Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA’s astronauts in space are still expected to show up for work every day. As the shutdown continues into its second month, many federal employees are furloughed. Some, however, keepContinue Reading

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

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The International Space Station will be decommissioned soon. (Image credit: NASA) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensiveContinue Reading

New Thermal Battery Supplies Clean Heat for Oil Extraction

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For the last 12 weeks, California start-up Rondo Energy has been operating what it’s calling the world’s largest thermal battery. Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial processes.This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun orContinue Reading

russia-ukraine-war:-list-of-key-events,-day-1,348

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Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Soldiers salute as they visit the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russia’s war at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv [Mykola Tys/EPA] Here isContinue Reading