After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we’re back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.
Space
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Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space
Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home.
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From the physics of g-force to weightlessness: How it feels to launch into space
We kickoff our series Space Camp with a look at space launches. What does hurtling into space feel like? What physics are involved? And what’s the “junk” in Earth’s orbit?
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NASA’s chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here’s why
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk’s increasingly controversial profile.
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Jake Sullivan says the U.S. is engaging with allies, and Russia, on the space threat
National security adviser Jake Sullivan spoke to NPR’s Morning Edition about Alexei Navalny dying in prison — and his briefing of U.S. congressional leaders on new Russian “anti-satellite capability.”
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Looking for a coronavirus distraction that’s out of this world?
The Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown is launching a weekly stargazing live stream beginning tonight. The goal is to give people a source of inspiration and a much-needed distraction from the coronavirus crisis.