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What Is the Big Bang Theory?

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | November 7, 2017 03:24pm ET
https://www.space.com/25126-big-ban...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180510-sdc

"...The phrase "Big Bang Theory" has been popular among astrophysicists for decades, but it hit the mainstream in 2007 when a comedy show with the same name premiered on CBS. The show follows the home and academic life of several researchers (including an astrophysicist)..."
 
Parallel Universes: Theories & Evidence

By Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | May 9, 2018 08:25pm ET
https://www.space.com/32728-paralle...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180510-sdc

"Is our universe unique? From science fiction to science fact, there is a concept that suggests that there could be other universes besides our own, where all the choices you made in this life played out in alternate realities. The concept is known as a "parallel universe," and is a facet of the astronomical theory of the multiverse..."
 
Two really neat telescopes. Neither one is cheap. Unfortunately the great deal on the Hiuni ends this morning at 11am. This is also the first time I have seen either article. :(


Hiuni's New 'Smart Telescope' Pairs with Mobile Devices to Stargaze
By Hanneke Weitering, Space.com Staff Writer | May 9, 2018 03:24pm ET
https://www.space.com/40533-hiuni-s...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180510-sdc


This Smart Telescope for Newbies Looks Like a Sci-Fi Space Robot
By Hanneke Weitering, Space.com Staff Writer | March 30, 2018 05:29pm ET
https://www.space.com/40151-stellina-smart-telescope.html
 
NASA Satellite Spies Hawaii Volcano's Ash Plume (Photo)

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | May 11, 2018 07:04am ET

https://www.space.com/40546-hawaii-...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180512-sdc

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A NASA Earth-observing satellite has given us another view of the volcanic outburst underway on the Big Island of Hawaii.


The Terra spacecraft spotted a plume of ash wafting from a new fissure on Kilauea volcano, whose current flare-up began last week after a powerful earthquake shook the Big Island. ("Flare-up" or "outburst" are better terms for the ongoing event than "eruption," because Kilauea, the most active volcano in the world, has been erupting more or less continuously since 1983.)..."
 
Yes, NASA Is Actually Sending a Helicopter to Mars: Here's What It Will Do

By Sarah Lewin, Space.com Associate Editor | May 12, 2018 12:00am ET

https://www.space.com/40570-nasa-se...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180512-sdc

"NASA will include a small, autonomous helicopter in the agency's upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission, officials announced today (May 11).

The craft will undergo a 30-day test campaign once it reaches the Red Planet to demonstrate the viability of travel above the Martian surface with a heavier-than-air craft..."
 
From Govexec.com


White House Officials Defend Federal Benefits Cuts, Management Agenda

By Erich Wagner May 16, 2018


https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefit...cuts-management-agenda/148266/?oref=top-story

 "Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon defended the Trump administration's proposal to cut retirement benefits for federal workers before a House panel Wednesday, arguing the government should shift from pensions toward a defined contribution program.

Pon, answering questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee during a hearing on the workforce implications of President Trump’s management agenda, described the Federal Employees Retirement System and the Civil Service Retirement System as “a bit out of whack.”..."
 
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