Nasarawa to track killers of military officer, others
11 Nov
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Nasarawa to track killers of military officer, others

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NASA Space Technology The Authority of Obi Local Government has pledged to hold accountable those responsible for the recent violence in Agyaragu, the headquarters of Jenkwe Development Area.Chairman of the Local Government Council, Isa Sani, made the vow during his visit to the two police stations that were burned down in Agyaragu.Daily Trust reports had on Sunday, November 3, 2024, it was reported that the misunderstanding that ensued between an army officer and the Nigeria Police officers in Agyaragu, following a motorcycle accident, led to the death of the army officer and scores of other civilians. SPONSOR AD The Nigeria Police Divisional Headquarters in Jenkwe Development Area, along with other police stations and vehicles, were also destroyed during the fracas.Israel-Palestinian conflict: Tinubu to demand...
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NASA’s Roman space telescope gets ready to stare at distant suns to find alien planets
11 Nov
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NASA’s Roman space telescope gets ready to stare at distant suns to find alien planets

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NASA Space Technology The Roman Coronagraph is integrated with the Instrument Carrier for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in a clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., in October 2024.(Image credit: NASA/Sydney Rohde)In a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, scientists have successfully integrated a crucial component onto the Roman Space Telescope. This device, known as the Roman Coronagraph Instrument, is designed to block starlight, enabling scientists to detect the faint light from planets beyond our solar system.This achievement marks a significant milestone for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a next-generation space observatory that will launch around May 2027. With a field of view at least 100 times larger than that of the Hubble Space Telescope, Roman will be used to investigate scientific mysteries related...
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NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030
11 Nov
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NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030

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NASA Space Technology The space station's robotic arm grapples a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched in August 2024. Credit: NASAWASHINGTON — NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the station’s life in 2030.In procurement filings Nov. 8, NASA stated it planned to extend the existing Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 contracts with Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space and SpaceX that were set to expire at the end of 2026 through the end of 2030. NASA’s current plans call for retiring the ISS in 2030.The three companies received CRS-2 contracts in 2016, and NASA announced in March 2023 its intent to extend the contracts. “There are no other CRS-2 certified visiting vehicles in the current marketplace for providing...
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Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue
11 Nov
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Crew-8 astronauts remain mum about post-splashdown medical issue

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NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an overnight stay.NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, returned to Earth Oct. 25 on a Crew Dragon spacecraft, concluding the 235-day Crew-8 mission. But later that day NASA said that the four were taken to a Pensacola, Florida, hospital for additional medical evaluations “out of an abundance of caution.” One of the NASA astronauts was hospitalized in stable condition there, but released the next day “in good health.”NASA did not disclose the identity of the astronaut who was hospitalized or the specific medical concern that prompted the hospital...
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