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[nasa1974]

NASA's InSight Mars Lander Fires Up Its Engines in Space for 1st Time

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | May 25, 2018 07:42am ET

https://www.space.com/40691-insight...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180528-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Earth's Life Reacts to 20 Years of Environmental Change in NASA Animation

By Douglas Messier, Space.com Contributor | June 12, 2018 07:20am ET

https://www.space.com/40855-changin...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180612-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Puzzling Cosmic Glow Is Caused by Diamond Dust Glamming Up Stars

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | June 11, 2018 11:30am ET
https://www.space.com/40840-nanodia...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180612-sdc


"The study team also detected the unique infrared-light signatures of nanodiamonds — carbon crystals far smaller than a grain of sand — in these same three systems, and nowhere else..."

Nanodiamonds???

 

[nnuut]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Earth's Life Reacts to 20 Years of Environmental Change in NASA Animation

By Douglas Messier, Space.com Contributor | June 12, 2018 07:20am ET

https://www.space.com/40855-changin...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180612-sdc

That's COOL, the warmer times are GREENER!

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

As Massive Dust Storm Rages on Mars, Opportunity Rover Falls Silent

By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | June 13, 2018 07:14am ET
https://www.space.com/40873-mars-du...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180613-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

NASA's Curiosity Rover Is Tracking a Huge Dust Storm on Mars (Photo)

By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | June 12, 2018 04:31pm ET
https://www.space.com/40867-nasa-cu...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180613-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From govexec.com

A Possible Pay Raise, A Panel Pushes Benefits Cuts, and More
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefit...hes-benefits-cuts-and-more/149156/?oref=river


"...On Monday, the Office of Government Ethics released guidance that states federal employees must begin disclosing their Bitcoins in annual ethics and financial disclosure forms.

In a memo to agency ethics officials, OGE Acting Director and General Counsel David Apol wrote that his agency has decided that “virtual currency” is considered a form of investment property, not “’real’ currency or legal tender,” and thus must be part of financial disclosures under the Ethics in Government Act..."

 

[nasa1974]

The end of January I went from 100% "S" to 40/30/30 "CSI" and at the time it seemed like a good move. And as it turns out it wasn't. AH!! hindsight. So the end of May I went back to 100% "S" and Monday I finally recovered to my high dollar mark I had before I switched. It's been interesting. Sure went through a lot of pairs of sticky pants.

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Whoa! Watch This Fireball Blaze Over a Foo Fighters Concert in the Netherlands

By Hanneke Weitering, Space.com Staff Writer | June 20, 2018 06:44am ET

https://www.space.com/40937-firebal...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180620-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Black Holes Could Actually Be Colliding Wormholes

By Marcus Woo, Live Science Contributor | June 19, 2018 07:00am ET

https://www.space.com/40929-collidi...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180620-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

This Supercomputer Can Calculate in 1 Second What Would Take You 6 Billion Years

By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor | June 19, 2018 01:39am ET

https://www.space.com/40927-fastest...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180619-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

Epic Dust Storm on Mars Now Completely Covers the Red Planet

By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor | June 21, 2018 07:16am ET

https://www.space.com/40952-mars-dust-storm-2018-covers-entire-planet.html

 

[DreamboatAnnie]

From Space.com
https://www.space.com/

This Supercomputer Can Calculate in 1 Second What Would Take You 6 Billion Years

By Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor | June 19, 2018 01:39am ET

https://www.space.com/40927-fastest...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180619-sdc

Wow! It's an IBM and more than twice as fast in calculating/processing than the nearest predecessor....very cool!

 

[nasa1974]

"S" fund looking OK so far this morning. Yesterday hurt however.

 

[nasa1974]

Two bad days and a whole month of good numbers thrown down the drain.;swear

Hopefully the last four days of the month can make up the difference.

 

[nnuut]

It's like a warerfall there's no stopping it until it hits the bottom.

 

[nasa1974]

Got slapped around and kicked in the sticky pants yesterday. No winners yet with this trade war BS.

 

[nasa1974]

Tiny Electric Thrusters from Phase Four, Accion Could Go Interplanetary

By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor | June 26, 2018 07:07am ET

https://www.space.com/40999-tiny-el...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180626-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

10 'Star Wars' Games You'll Never Get to Play

By Luke Brown, Tom's Guide Contributor | June 26, 2018 03:18pm ET

https://www.space.com/40995-star-wa...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180627-sdc

 

[nasa1974]

The New York Times May Have Solved the Biggest Environmental Mystery in Decades

By Rafi Letzter, Live Science Staff Writer | June 25, 2018 06:08pm ET

https://www.space.com/40991-ozone-c...er&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180626-sdc