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Victoria Atkinson - The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever:

Birmingham #Light #Photon #Nanoparticle #Nanophotonics #Photonics #Mathematics #ParticlePhysics #Physics

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DW - Trucker leaves trail of destruction after amok ride:

NorthRhineWestphalia #Intoxication #TrafficCrash #TrafficSafety #Transportation

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Tara Ross - Revolutionary War Thanksgivings:

AmericanRevolution #Liberty #Freedom #Pilgrims #Celebration #DivineProvidence #Providence #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2024 #Thanksgiving #History

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Rush Limbaugh - The True Story of Thanksgiving:

RushLimbaugh #Pilgrims #MayflowerCompact #Mayflower #Bradford #Capitalism #Productivity #Plymouth #GreatPuritanMigration #Puritan #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2024 #Thanksgiving #History

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Paul Scott Anderson - More evidence for ancient ocean on Mars from Chinese rover:

UtopiaPlanitia #Mars #Ocean #ZhurongRover #Zhurong #CNSA #CAS #WaterOnMars #LifeOnMars #RedPlanet #Topography #Geology #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy

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James R. Hood - Rising traffic deaths are a public health crisis, federal safety officials warn:

TrafficDeaths #PublicHealthCrisis #PublicHealth #NTSB #StopTheBias #Bias #NotOneMore #StopCrashing #StopCars #CarExtremism #BanCarsNow #EndCarViolence #CarViolence #TrafficSafety #Transportation

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The Super Beaver Moon enshrouded the Pleiades cluster in a bright halo on its path across the zenith; Jupiter was nearby showing three of its Galilean moons. The final supermoon of 2024 now waits above the western horizon for the dawn, illuminating the landscape below in pale moonlight. #SuperBeaverMoon #BeaverMoon #FrostyMoon #Supermoon2024 #Supermoon #Moon #Moonlight #Pleiades #NightSky #Zenith #Perigee #Astronomy

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The Super Beaver Moon has risen! The Pleiades (Messier 45) and Uranus are below the Moon as the final supermoon of 2024 begins crossing the night sky in the constellation Taurus; Jupiter and Orion are rising behind the spectacle. The Moon will eclipse the Pleiades star cluster when it reaches the zenith at approximately 0600 GMT tonight. #SuperBeaverMoon #BeaverMoon #FrostyMoon #Supermoon2024 #Supermoon #Moon #Pleiades #NightSky #Zenith #Perigee #Astronomy

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Chinese driver kills 35 in deadliest attack in at least a decade

Foster Wong & Josh Xiao - Chinese driver kills 35 in deadliest attack in at least a decade:

Zhuhai #VehicleAttack #AssaultCar #CarExtremism #StopCars #EndCarViolence #CarViolence #Insanity #NotOneMore #PedestrianDeath #PedestrianSafety #Terrorism #Transportation

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The Moon becomes a Super Beaver Moon on Friday evening, the fourth and final supermoon of 2024 that is joined by Uranus and Jupiter in the constellation Taurus. The full moon will eclipse the Pleiades cluster at the zenith on November 16th at approximately 0600 GMT. #SuperBeaverMoon #BeaverMoon #FrostyMoon #Supermoon2024 #Supermoon #Moon #Pleiades #NightSky #Zenith #Perigee #Astronomy

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Shireen Gonzaga - An ancient bug preserved in glittering fool’s gold:

LomankusEdgecombei #Arthropod #Fossil #NewYork #Megacheiran #Pyrite #OrdovicianPeriod #MarineBiology #Biology #Paleontology

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The Northern Virginia Astronomy Club hosted its annual Star Gaze outreach event at C.M. Crockett Park on Saturday, featuring Astronomy Bingo, a sky tour, telescopes on the observing field after sunset, and lectures by Woody Davis, Alan Goldberg, and Paul Derby. #StarGaze2024 #StarGaze #NOVAC #Virginia #NightSky #Astronomy

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Fall has come to Virginia with another vibrant display of leaf colors beginning to appear in late-October; the afternoon sunlight illuminates Lake Burke in the colors of the autumn leaves. #Fall2024 #FallColors #Fall #LakeBurke #Lake #BurkeLakePark #Virginia #AutumnLeaves #Autumn

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The Super Hunter’s Moon in the constellation Pisces crosses the sky tonight with the planets Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter. This is the third of four supermoons for 2024, and the closest approach to Earth; the final supermoon for this year arrives on November 15th. #SuperHuntersMoon #HuntersMoon #HuntersSupermoon #Supermoon2024 #Supermoon #Moon #Perigee #AutumnalEquinox #Spooky #Astronomy

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The 78th Annual Pohick Country Fair featured food & apple butter, pony rides, cars, games, arts & crafts, and musical entertainment by the Pohick Pickers and the Ken Smith Band at the historic Pohick Episcopal Church in Lorton, Virginia, which this year is celebrating its 250th anniversary. #PohickChurch #PohickCountryFair #PohickFair2024 #PohickFair #Pohick #PohickPickers #KenSmithBand #Lorton #Virginia #Music #History

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Deborah George - ‘Divine Light’: 9-Year-Old Takes Photo of Peahens on Misty Winter Morning, Makes It to Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards:

InTheSpotlight #Peahen #Keoladeo #India #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Photography

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Student Experiments Soar!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a technology ready for space? The NASA TechRise Student Challenge gives middle and high school students a chance to do just that – team up with their classmates to design an original science or technology project and bring that idea to life as a payload on a suborbital vehicle.

Since March 2021, with the help of teachers and technical advisors, students across the country have dreamed up experiments with the potential to impact space exploration and collect data about our planet.

So far, more than 180 TechRise experiments have flown on suborbital vehicles that expose them to the conditions of space. Flight testing is a big step along the path of space technology development and scientific discovery.

The 2023-2024 TechRise Challenge flight tests took place this summer, with 60 student teams selected to fly their experiments on one of two commercial suborbital flight platforms: a high-altitude balloon operated by World View, or the Xodiac rocket-powered lander operated by Astrobotic. Xodiac flew over the company’s Lunar Surface Proving Ground — a test field designed to simulate the Moon’s surface — in Mojave, California, while World View’s high-altitude balloon launched out of Page, Arizona.

Here are four innovative TechRise experiments built by students and tested aboard NASA-supported flights this summer:

1. Oobleck Reaches the Skies

Oobleck, which gets its name from Dr. Seuss, is a mixture of cornstarch and water that behaves as both a liquid and a solid. Inspired by in-class science experiments, high school students at Colegio Otoqui in Bayomón, Puerto Rico, tested how Oobleck’s properties at 80,000 feet aboard a high-altitude balloon are different from those on Earth’s surface. Using sensors and the organic elements to create Oobleck, students aimed to collect data on the fluid under different conditions to determine if it could be used as a system for impact absorption.

2. Terrestrial Magnetic Field

Middle school students at Phillips Academy International Baccalaureate School in Birmingham, Alabama, tested the Earth’s magnetic field strength during the ascent, float, and descent of the high-altitude balloon. The team hypothesized the magnetic field strength decreases as the distance from Earth’s surface increases.

3. Rocket Lander Flame Experiment

To understand the impact of dust, rocks, and other materials kicked up by a rocket plume when landing on the Moon, middle school students at Cliff Valley School in Atlanta, Georgia, tested the vibrations of the Xodiac rocket-powered lander using CO2 and vibration sensors. The team also used infrared (thermal) and visual light cameras to attempt to detect the hazards produced by the rocket plume on the simulated lunar surface, which is important to ensure a safe landing.

4. Rocket Navigation

Middle and high school students at Tiospaye Topa School in LaPlant, South Dakota, developed an experiment to track motion data with the help of a GPS tracker and magnetic radar. Using data from the rocket-powered lander flight, the team will create a map of the flight path as well as the magnetic field of the terrain. The students plan to use their map to explore developing their own rocket navigation system.

The 2024-2025 TechRise Challenge is now accepting proposals for technology and science to be tested on a high-altitude balloon! Not only does TechRise offer hands-on experience in a live testing scenario, but it also provides an opportunity to learn about teamwork, project management, and other real-world skills.

“The TechRise Challenge was a truly remarkable journey for our team,” said Roshni Ismail, the team lead and educator at Cliff Valley School. “Watching them transform through the discovery of new skills, problem-solving together while being driven by the chance of flying their creation on a [rocket-powered lander] with NASA has been exhilarating. They challenged themselves to learn through trial and error and worked long hours to overcome every obstacle. We are very grateful for this opportunity.”

Are you ready to bring your experiment design to the launchpad? If you are a sixth to 12th grade student, you can make a team under the guidance of an educator and submit your experiment ideas by November 1. Get ready to create!

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