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NASA pursues greener, more efficient spacecraft propulsion

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NASA pursues greener, more efficient spacecraft propulsion

June 14 (UPI) -- NASA and the space industry conduct several missions over the next year to test more efficient, environmentally friendly spacecraft propulsion, including a non-toxic propellant and solar power.

Blue Origin auctions seat on 1st crewed flight for $28 million

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Blue Origin auctions seat on 1st crewed flight for $28 million

Medieval shoe trend brought 'plague' of bunions to Britain

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Medieval shoe trend brought 'plague' of bunions to Britain

Ice shelf disintegration accelerating Pine Island Glacier descent toward sea

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Ice shelf disintegration accelerating Pine Island Glacier descent toward sea

Monkey study highlights brain biology behind 'doomscrolling'

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Monkey study highlights brain biology behind 'doomscrolling'

June 11 (UPI) -- The results of a novel monkey study helped scientists pinpoint the region of the brain that dictates whether people seek out or avoid potentially negative information.

Astronomers find 'blinking giant' star at the center of the Milky Way

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Astronomers find 'blinking giant' star at the center of the Milky Way

June 11 (UPI) -- Astronomers have discovered a giant, blinking star in the middle of the Milky Way, roughly 25,000 light-years from Earth.

UPI News Quiz: Blue Origin, 'sea snot,' bitcoin

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UPI News Quiz: Blue Origin, 'sea snot,' bitcoin

Blue Origin sending a billionaire to space, "sea snot" forms on Turkish coast, a country makes bitcoin legal currency... how closely did you follow the headlines this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for June 11, 2021.

MIT scientists create method to label, retrieve DNA data files

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MIT scientists create method to label, retrieve DNA data files

June 10 (UPI) -- Scientists at the MIT have developed a new technique for labeling and retrieving DNA data files -- a breakthrough that could help shrink the carbon footprint of the rapidly expanding digital world.

European Space Agency adds another new Venus mission

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European Space Agency adds another new Venus mission

June 10 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency has approved a new mission to study Venus -- the third new mission to Venus to be announced in the past two weeks.

Upgraded earmuffs measure blood alcohol levels through ear skin

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Upgraded earmuffs measure blood alcohol levels through ear skin

June 10 (UPI) -- Scientists in Japan have tweaked a pair of commercial earmuffs to non-invasively measure a person's blood alcohol level.

Social support required for deep climate decarbonization by 2050, study finds

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Social support required for deep climate decarbonization by 2050, study finds

June 10 (UPI) -- The authors of a new report, the Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook, suggest societal transformation isn't happening fast enough. At current rates of reform, deep decarbonization by 2050 isn't plausible.

Wake Forest engineers win NASA's Vascular Tissue Challenge

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Wake Forest engineers win NASA's Vascular Tissue Challenge

June 9 (UPI) -- A pair of engineering teams from Wake Forest University took home first and second place in NASA's Vascular Tissue Challenge, the space agency announced Wednesday.

Battle between moths, bats driving acoustical evolution

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Battle between moths, bats driving acoustical evolution

June 9 (UPI) -- According to a new study, moths use an acoustic metamaterial on their wings to absorb the echolocation signal of bats.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies for 7th time

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NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity flies for 7th time

June 9 (UPI) -- NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity moved to a new landing site about 115 feet away from its original position on the Red Planet during its seventh flight.

New quantum microscope can image incredibly small biological structures

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New quantum microscope can image incredibly small biological structures

June 9 (UPI) -- Researchers in Australia have engineered a new microscope, powered by quantum entanglement, or what Einstein called "spooky interaction," that can observe previously invisible biological structures.

Astronomers discover nearby exoplanet with substantial atmosphere

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Astronomers discover nearby exoplanet with substantial atmosphere

June 8 (UPI) -- Astronomers have discovered a temperate, sub-Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby M dwarf star.

New spacecraft will use lasers to transmit video, data in seconds

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New spacecraft will use lasers to transmit video, data in seconds

ORLANDO, Fla., June 9 (UPI) -- New space missions being launched this summer will attempt to revolutionize space communications by using laser beams to quickly transmit large amounts of data, including high-definition video from the moon.

Survey of nearby universe reveals surprising diversity of stellar nurseries

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Survey of nearby universe reveals surprising diversity of stellar nurseries

June 8 (UPI) -- Stellar nurseries in the nearby universe come in a surprising variety of shapes and sizes, according to a new cosmic survey.

UN report: Aquaculture linked with harmful algal blooms

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UN report: Aquaculture linked with harmful algal blooms

June 8 (UPI) -- New analysis of thousands of harmful algae blooms has revealed links between increases in the damage caused by algae blooms and human activities, including overfishing and aquaculture development.

Alkalinizing agent could offset years of acidification around Great Barrier Reef

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Alkalinizing agent could offset years of acidification around Great Barrier Reef

June 8 (UPI) -- New research suggests an alkalinizing agent could offset ten years of ocean acidification along the length of the Great Barrier Reef.

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