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NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway works on MVP Cell-09 research inside a portable glovebag aboard the International Space Station. ESA/Sophie Adenot Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart. Researchers are leveraging the space environment toContinue Reading

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3 min read NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Reveals Dazzling Night Sky NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date, filling in gaps from previous observations. Nearly 6,000 colored dots scattered across the image show the locations of either confirmed or candidateContinue Reading

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Last week’s elections may come to be seen as the moment Britain’s two-party system finally disintegrated. Not because Labour and the Conservatives disappeared overnight, but because the old assumption – that British politics naturally swings between two dominant parties – suddenly looks outdated. These elections revealed something deeper than aContinue Reading

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The New York Times had an interesting piece marking the 50th anniversary of the Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court ruling. This ruling effectively prohibited Congress from restricting the amount of money rich people could spend on elections. While Congress could limit their donations to specific candidates, it could not prevent the rich from spendingContinue Reading

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Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between The Traitor and Xi., NewsFeed Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between US Traitor 47 and China’s President Xi. Al Jazeera’s Katrina YuContinue Reading