Parker Solar Probe
09 Apr
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A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun

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Access to this page has been denied NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set for another close pass of the sun. This pass is its second of three planned encounters. The probe aims to study the sun's corona and solar wind. It will reach speeds of 430,000 mph (ca. 692,017 km/h) during its closest approach. Here's a more detailed look: Mission: The Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, is designed to get closer to the sun than any earlier spacecraft. It aims to understand the sun's corona and solar wind. It also seeks to discover why the corona is significantly hotter than the sun's surface. Previous Record: The probe made...
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NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science
09 Apr
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NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science

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Destiny DoranInternational Space Station Research Communications TeamMar 14, 2025The International Space Station supports a wide range of scientific activities from looking out at our universe to breakthroughs in medical research, and is an active proving ground for technology for future Moon exploration missions and beyond. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission-1 landed on the Moon on March 2, 2025, kicking off science and technology operations on the surface, including three experiments either tested on or enabled by space station research. These projects are helping scientists study space weather, navigation, and computer performance in space— knowledge crucial for future Moon missions. One of the experiments, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI), is a small telescope designed to study the Earth’s magnetic environment and its interaction with the solar wind. Like the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER)...
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Argentine lawmakers back Milei probe in Libra crypto scandal
09 Apr
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Argentine lawmakers back Milei probe in Libra crypto scandal

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"description" data-v-a9acf736> Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies voted to launch an investigation into President Javier Milei on allegations he promoted the Libra memecoin scam. Lawmakers in Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies backed an investigation into President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the Libra (LIBRA) cryptocurrency scandal. According to an April 8 report by local news outlet Buenos Aires Times, deputies in the lower house voted 128 to 93 in favor, with seven abstentions. The same proposal previously failed to move forward in the Senate. The news follows Milei promoting the LIBRA memecoin on social media. With the Argentine president leveraging his credibility as a government official and his 3.8 million followers, the token quickly reached $5, briefly touching a market cap of $4 billion. Milei has since faced accusations of wrongdoing, with critics claiming that LIBRA was a rug-pull scam...
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EU slaps tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream to target Trump’s red states
09 Apr
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EU slaps tariffs on US trucks, cigarettes and ice cream to target Trump’s red states

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According to an internal document seen by POLITICO, the Commission is considering slapping tariffs of up to 25 per cent on a broad range of exports from the U.S. worth around €22.1 billion based on the EU’s 2024 imports.The list features run-of-the-mill agricultural and industrial commodities such as soybeans, meat, tobacco, iron, steel, and aluminium — to hit the American sectors that rely most on transatlantic exports.On Wednesday, EU countries will vote on the new duties, anticipating no significant opposition.A 25 per cent duty will then kick in from May 16 on a second batch of imported items such as steel, meat, white chocolate, and polyethylene. Finally, a 25 per cent duty on almonds and soybeans will take effect Dec. 1. (Leave it to the Commission to build some suspense.)According to POLITICO's analysis of 2024...
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