Science & Technology

• Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Crashing into an Asteroid?
  
  In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph.
• With 'Great Caution,' Facebook Considers Lifting Trump Ban
  
  Facebook's parent company Meta is currently deliberating whether it will unban former President Donald Trump from its platforms with "great caution," an interview confirmed.
• Report: Google Pilot Program to Keep Political Emails Out of User Spam Filters
  
  Google will soon launch a pilot program to preclude political campaign emails from going directly into users' spam folders, according to Axios. The new program, which could be implemented later this week, comes seven weeks before the midterm elections (Nov. 8).
• Stolen Grand Theft Auto Footage Dumped Online in Hack
  
  Video game producer Rockstar Games said Monday that early development footage from the next version of its popular title Grand Theft Auto was stolen in the hack of its network.Someone claiming to be the hacker, posting on Telegram, dumped 90 video clips from the theft...
• NASA's Moon Mission Pushed Back, Again
  
  NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday.
• Shelling Damages Zaporizhzhia Nuke Plant's Backup Power Line: Energy Agency
  
  Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.The International Atomic Energy...
• Scientists: 'Doomsday Glacier' Melting Could Raise Sea Level
  
  Experts are warning that the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica could substantially retreat in the coming years, leading to a rise in sea levels by several feet, according to a new study.
• NASA Moon Launch to Attract Up to 400,000 Visitors
  
  Up to 400,000 visitors are expected to flock to the Florida coast on Saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse -- and hear the roar -- of NASA's rocket launch to the Moon.If the uncrewed Space Launch System (SLS) lifts off successfully, it will be not only awe-inspiring but...
• Tropical Storm or Hurricane Expected to Hit by Monday
  
  Scientists believe two weather systems in the Atlantic could turn into a major storm or hurricane for the East Coast in the coming week, according to data from the National Hurricane Center.
• NASA Aims for Saturday Launch of New Moon Rocket: Take 2
  
  NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week.Managers said Tuesday they are changing fueling procedures to deal with the issue.The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket remains on its pad at...
• NASA Moon Rocket on Track for Launch Despite Lightning Hits
  
  NASA's new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad.
• New Space Telescope Shows Jupiter's Auroras, Tiny Moons
  
  The world's newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all.
• World Economic Forum: 'Rational Reasons' to Microchip Kids
  
  Implanting tracking chips in one's children is the latest policy the World Economic Forum has rolled out in an apparent attempt to normalize the behavior.
• NASA to Roll Out Giant Moon Rocket for Debut Launch
  
  NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hours-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) rocket is scheduled to...
• 'Extreme Heat Belt' to Cover Middle of US by 2053: Report
  
  An area of intensely warm weather -- a so-called "extreme heat belt" -- with at least one day per year in which the heat index hits 125 Fahrenheit (52C), is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100 million people by the year 2053, according to a new study.The...
• COVID Sewage Tracing Labs Take to Monkeypox
  
  Labs tracing COVID-19 via sewage are now testing their methodology on monkeypox, NPR reports. Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network, or SCAN, is expanding its wastewater monitoring techniques to detect monkeypox.
• Russia to NASA: Sticking With Space Station Until at Least 2028
  
  Russian space officials have told their U.S. counterparts that Moscow expects to remain a part of the International Space Station at least until their own outpost in orbit is built in 2028, a senior NASA official told Reuters on Wednesday.
• NASA to Launch 2 More Choppers to Mars to Help Return Rocks
  
  NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth.Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA's Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red...
• Bidder Pays $2.8M for Jacket Worn in Space by Buzz Aldrin
  
  A bidder has paid nearly $2.8 million at auction for a jacket worn by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969.The $2,772,500 paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold...
• Russia Signals Space Station Pullout; NASA Says It's Not Official Yet
  
  Russia's new space chief on Tuesday signaled his country's intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but a senior NASA official said Moscow has not communicated its intent to pull out of the two-decade-old orbital partnership with the United...
• Video Report: WHO Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Public Health Emergency
  
  The World Health Organization (WHO) has activated its highest alert level – now putting the monkeypox virus in the same category as COVID-19 and polio, Newsmax national correspondent Mike Carter reports on Monday's "John Bachman Now."
• Most Major Nations Lag in Acting on Climate Goals
  
  For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way.Among the 10 biggest carbon emitters, only the European Union has enacted...
• Video Report: Communities Call to Rename James Webb Space Telescope
  
  Newsmax correspondent Leonardo Feldman shares details on Tuesday's "National Report" about scientists, the LGBTQ community, and activists making demands to rename the James Webb Space Telescope.
• House Passes Govt System to Make UFO Reporting Easier
  
  The House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to create a secure government system to make the reporting of UFOs easier.
• Experts: Warning Signs for Monkeypox Outbreak Were Ignored
  
  Dr. Anne Rimoin is a UCLA epidemiology professor who has spent two decades researching monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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