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	Science As-it-happens update ⋅ July 29, 2019
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	Space.com How a NASA Photographer Accidentally Touched Moon Dust 50 Years Ago Space.com While the Apollo 11 astronauts waited in quarantine after returning home from the moon, a NASA photographer accidentally became the first person, other than the astronauts themselves, to touch moon dust. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times NASA's TESS Satellite Spots 'Missing Link' Exoplanets The New York Times NASA's new planet-hunting spacecraft, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is now halfway through its first tour of the nearby universe. It has been looking for worlds that might be fit for you, me or some other form of life, and as usual, nature has been ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 wild smash and grab landing on asteroid Ryugu CNET Inside the red circle is the shadow of the tiny target marker Hayabusa2 used to scoop up a sample of the asteroid. JAXA. Earlier this month, July 10, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft touched down briefly on asteroid Ryugu to collect samples to take back to Earth. Flag as irrelevant
	The Mercury News Genetic adaptations point to Komodo dragons' toughness The Mercury News By Will Dunham | Reuters. WASHINGTON – Scientists have mapped the genome of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, discovering intriguing secrets behind the impressive speed and endurance these cold-blooded predators muster by ratcheting ... Flag as irrelevant
	WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Daytona Beach lunar lander company withdraws from agreement with NASA WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando NASA announced in May it had selected three companies to develop and send robotic moon landers for lunar science investigations as part of the agency's commercial lunar payload services program. On Monday, NASA officials said one of those companies, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Tech Xplore Hackers Could Use Connected Cars to Gridlock Whole Cities YubaNet July 29, 2019 – In the year 2026, at rush hour, your self-driving car abruptly shuts down right where it blocks traffic. You climb out to see gridlock down every street in view, then a news alert on your watch tells you that hackers have paralyzed all Manhattan ... Flag as irrelevant
	Daily Democrat Moth night hosted at Bohart Museum in Davis Daily Democrat Scores of area residents are expected to flock to the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Saturday night, Aug. 3 for its annual Moth Night. It's free and family-friendly — and it's all in keeping with National Moth Week: Exploring Nighttime Nature. The event will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Mirage News Artificial cells that can sense and respond to their environment Science Daily Date: July 29, 2019; Source: Imperial College London; Summary: Scientists have created artificial cells that mimic biological cells by responding to a chemical change in their surroundings. Share: FULL STORY ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Two US Service Members Killed in Insider Attack in Afghanistan Newsweek Two American service members in Afghanistan were killed Monday afternoon in what a Defense Department source described as an apparent insider attack by a member of Afghanistan's national army. While an exact location for the attack is not yet known, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek Shark Week Fact vs. Fiction: Former NASA Engineer Tests if Sharks Can Smell A Drop of Blood in Ocean Newsweek Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer turned YouTuber, commemorated Shark Week by testing to see if sharks could smell a drop of blood in the water. Shark Week, an annual Discovery Channel event dedicated to the ocean predator, commenced on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Inverse Are Locusts Grasshoppers? Swarms in Las Vegas and Yemen Show the Difference Inverse In a scene that was equal parts futuristic and biblical, a swarm of grasshoppers descended upon a giant pyramid in Las Vegas this weekend. Meanwhile, a true plague descended upon Yemen's largest city, enveloping it in swarm of locusts. Each infestation ... Flag as irrelevant
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