SpaceX plans to launch a rocket every two to three weeks. Can they pull it off?

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SpaceX plans to launch a rocket every two to three weeks. Can they pull it off?

Christian Science Monitor
Once a new launch pad is put into service in Florida next week, SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks, the company’s president told Reuters.

Triple treat: Eclipse, comet, full moon all coming Friday night

USA TODAY
Skywatchers will enjoy a rare space triple-header Friday night and early Saturday morning: A “penumbra” lunar eclipse during the full “snow” moon – and the flyby of a comet.

Newly discovered gecko has a quick-release mechanism for escaping predators

Washington Post
Lizards are famous for their ability to detach their tail when a predator grabs it, but a newfound species of gecko from Madagascar takes this ability to the extreme.

Federal scientist cooked climate change books ahead of Obama presentation, whistle blower charges

Fox News
A key Obama administration scientist brushed aside inconvenient data that showed a slowdown in global warming in compiling an alarming 2015 report that coincided with the White House participation in the Paris Climate Conference, a whistle blower is …

Could there have been water on Mars without CO2?

Christian Science Monitor
A new study has challenged the prevailing theory that an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide helped set the stage for liquid water on Mars.

Monster black hole gorges on record-setting meal

Fox News
A supermassive black hole has been gobbling up a star for more than a decade – about 10 times longer than any previously known such meal, a new study finds.

Granddad, the world’s oldest aquarium fish, dies

Fox News
On Monday, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium announced the passing of Granddad the lungfish, one of its most iconic and beloved family members for more than 80 years.

Australia probes coal spill near Great Barrier Reef

Yahoo News
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Coal has washed up in waters dangerously close to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, environmental authorities said on Wednesday, following an investigation into complaints of black dust on nearby beaches.

GOP-backed measures seek to rein in science used at EPA

Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Pondering new restrictions on how the Environmental Protection Agency can use scientific data, congressional Republicans are seeking advice from the chemical and fossil fuel industries.

Do these ancient ‘geoglyphs’ hold a secret to preserving the Amazon?

Christian Science Monitor
Mysterious earthworks in Western Brazil known as ‘geoglyphs’ might hold historical lessons about sustainable management of the Amazon, and forests in general.

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Astronomers discover a white dwarf that acts like a pulsar

Astronomy Magazine
This star refused to simply go out – instead, the white dwarf it left behind continues to blast its companion with a beam of radiation as a pulsar.

New Experiment Addresses Quantum Entanglement Loophole

Yahoo News
The catalog, compiled as part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, maps the distribution of various elements – including carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous and sulfur – across the Milky Way.

London exhibition charts 500 years of evolution of robots

Chicago Sun-Times
This combination photo shows a selection of robot faces, from futuristic comic book to life like newsreaders, on display during a press preview for the Robots exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017.

Japanese Cargo Craft Falls to Earth After Failed Space-Junk Experiment

Space.com
A Japanese cargo craft fell back to Earth Sunday (Feb. 5) after delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) and attempting a novel space-junk experiment.

Lost continent under Indian Ocean?

EarthSky
Evidence in rocks of a “lost continent,” thought to be leftover after the ancient supercontinent Gondwana began breaking up some 200 million years ago.

Hubble Telescope Captures Rotten Egg Star Death In Calabash Nebula

I4U News
NASA released an image of Calabash Nebula, OH that’s a good example of a low mass star’s death just like sun. ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the image that reveals the star travelling through a fast transformation to nebula from the red giant.

Another View: NASA’s Twins Study offers vital sign for space travel

Press Herald
When astronauts land on Mars in the 2020s or 2030s they will be better prepared for the challenges. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Share.

Elon Musk’s Boring Tunnel May Affect Environmental Laws, Says UCLA Planning Student

University Herald
SpaceX Founder Elon Musk arrives at Trump Tower, SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s boring tunnel machine is in the works and on its way to testing.

Predator or prey? How all pitcher plants came to converge on carnivory

Christian Science Monitor
Despite being unrelated, researchers find that three carnivorous plants evolved to munch meat in remarkably similar ways. Monitor’s Best: Top 5. Do these ancient ‘geoglyphs’ hold a secret to preserving the Amazon?

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