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Meet the backbone of Artemis III: @NASA’s 212-foot SLS core stage.
On Friday, Oct. 23, crews at Kennedy Space Center used a one-of-a-kind lifting beam to move the stage out of High Bay 2 in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be joined vertically with its completed solid rocket booster segments. Meanwhile, RS-25 engines for the rocket stand lined up at the L3Harris facility in Canoga Park, California. The mission will launch crew aboard Orion to test the rendezvous and docking with commercial spacecraft needed to land astronauts on the Moon. 🚀
#NASA #Artemis #Space #Moon #Science
On October 30 & 31, journey into deep space to confront a ship returned from a hell beyond imagining with "Event Horizon" as part of our Sci-Fi Supersized movie run.
Get tickets here: bit.ly/4gvS3QP
This November keep your eyes peeled for earthgrazers blazing across the night sky! 🌠
The Leonid meteor shower is active November 6 - 30, peaking overnight November 16 through 17, bringing fast, colorful fireballs and the occasional low-flying Earthgrazer. The first-quarter moon sets around midnight, giving dark skies for optimal viewing in the Northern Hemisphere. Find a dark spot and look up!
Elephant toothpaste, big ideas, and a sold-out crowd. 🚀 Thank you, @MarkRober for spending the afternoon with us in the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common!
Joined by MIT Provost Anantha Chandrakasan and @ScienceBob and Mark brought the fun and shared what happens when you’re brave enough to keep experimenting!
🔴 We’re LIVE with @MarkRober! Tune in now for a fireside chat, audience Q&A, and a live demo with Science Bob, streaming from the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common. 🚀
youtube.com/watch?v=ujJggVXh…
⚛️ CERN has started swapping out some of the Large Hadron Collider’s most important magnets. The new superconducting ones produce fields about 40% stronger, letting particle beams be squeezed tighter.
Did you know some stars feed off their companions? 🧛⭐️
Stellar vampire stars feed on their partners just like Dracula feeds on his victims, but this newly discovered one is different from any seen before. It’s a red dwarf, a small star, that’s feeding off a brown dwarf. That’s bad news for the brown dwarf, the feeding is happening so slowly that it could last anywhere from hundreds of thousands to potentially billions of years.
Clearing the Air: Wildfire Smoke, Climate, and Public Health - World Forestry Center Public Panel
Wildfire smoke doesn’t just stay near the flames 🔥 Join us on November 4 at 7:00pm for Clearing the Air, a panel on wildfire smoke, climate, and public health. Experts from Boston University, The Nature Conservancy, and the University of Washington will dig into why fires and smoke are getting worse, who’s most affected, and what gives them hope.
️ 🎟Free with pre-registration: bit.ly/47DJQog
Vampire bats survive entirely on blood! 🦇
Rather than sucking it out, these sanguivores nick a resting animal with razor-sharp teeth and lap up what flows. Since blood is mostly water, their digestive systems rapidly absorb the fluid while their specialized kidneys filter out the excess, meaning the bats can pee mid-meal!
That clever trick keeps them light enough for the flight home.
Did you catch the Orionid meteor shower last night? Share your photos with us, or any other amazing October night sky shots! 🌠
These shooting stars are tiny bits of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, streaking through our atmosphere at about 41 miles per second!
🌊 A study of more than 2,580 marine heatwaves at 20 U.S. estuaries found that standard measurements underestimate total heat exposure by more than 150% on average, because warm water often lingers for weeks or months around each event.
🐌 Two tiny new snail species were just discovered in Montenegro, with shells that close like doors. Even Europe still hides animals unknown to science.
What a way to kick off our Luminaries series! ✨ @Trevornoah took the stage in front of a sold-out crowd in the our new space, the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common!
Joined by AI pioneer Oren Etzioni and moderator @kaliouby, Trevor explored some of the biggest questions surrounding artificial intelligence, from who sets the rules to the human choices shaping its future. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an incredible evening of curiosity and conversation!
What is ferrofluid and what can it do? 🧲
@AlexDainis explains that ferrofluid is made of tiny pieces of magnetic metal suspended in an oily carrier fluid. When exposed to a magnetic field, those metal pieces form spikes and patterns that align with the field. Beyond the cool shapes, ferrofluid is also useful for reducing friction, transferring heat in loudspeakers, and forming seals in hard drives.
See more from Alex Dainis here: youtube.com/watch?v=6iz8KHk2…
Bring your curiosity. Bring your questions. 🔬
On Sunday, November 8, join us for Trust in Science Community Day at the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common!
👩🚀 Meet astronauts
📚 Enjoy family story time with author Ainissa Ramirez and browse the book fair
✨ Explore immersive experiences and hands-on activities
🌎 Hear from experts on space, climate, health, and more
🎟️ Community Day programming is included with Exhibit Hall admission. Explore the lineup: mos.org/events/trust-science…
