Thursday, 6 August 2020

A Starry Sky Above the Earth's Atmospheric Glow


This long-exposure photograph captures a starry sky above the Earth's atmospheric glow. via NASA https://ift.tt/31nkQ20

Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Curiosity Celebrates 8 Years on the Red Planet


NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover touched down eight years ago, on Aug. 5, 2012, and will soon be joined by a second rover, Perseverance. via NASA https://ift.tt/3idsPFU

Tuesday, 4 August 2020

Outbursts from a Double Star System


For decades, astronomers have known about irregular outbursts from the double star system V745 Sco, which is located about 25,000 light years from Earth. via NASA https://ift.tt/3gnEvVQ

Monday, 3 August 2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Lifted Aboard Recovery Ship


Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft as it is lifted onto the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after landing. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PhmxbN

Sunday, 2 August 2020

Crew Dragon Safely Returns Astronauts


NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico. via NASA https://ift.tt/3k6NAor

Saturday, 1 August 2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon As It Approached the Space Station


Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken of NASA's Commercial Crew Program are aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon as it approaches the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/33iy3Mi

Disease outbreak news from the WHO: Yellow fever – French Guiana, France

On 23 July 2020, the France IHR National Focal Point reported a confirmed autochthonous (locally acquired) case of yellow fever in a 14-year-old male in French Guiana. On 17 July 2020, the case was laboratory confirmed at the French National Reference Centre for arboviruses, Institute Pasteur Cayenne.

The case-patient had severe disability, and developed dengue-like symptoms on 12 July. On 16 July, he was hospitalized in an intensive care unit in Cayenne, French Guiana, with consciousness disorders and acute liver failure, and died on 19 July.

Published on August 01, 2020
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Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the dusty structures and ...