Three peer-reviewed papers highlight scientific results of National Ignition Facility record yield shot https://www.llnl.gov/news/three-peer-reviewed-papers-highlight-scientific-results-national-ignition-facility-record

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After decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules (MJ) was achieved at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) National…

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers thermally stable areas in surface pits suitable for future lunar bases - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers thermally stable areas in surface pits suitable for future lunar bases - NASASpaceFlight.com

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Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a group of NASA-funded researchers has discovered that shaded locations inside…

NASA and International Partners Assess Mission to Map Ice on Mars -
https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-and-international-partners-assess-mission-to-map-ice-on-mars/

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NASA and three international partners have signed a statement of intent to advance a possible robotic Mars ice mapping mission, which could help identify abundant, accessible ice for future candidate landing sites on the Red…

An illustration, created in March 2021, of NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is targeted to launch to the main asteroid belt in August 2022 to investigate the metal-rich asteroid Psyche.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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I can't help but think to myself that no news can be good news from time to time. When the news becomes such a burden that people turn away, they don't receive the critical information that they need to deal with the very real challenges that we all face. I have to wonder if the devisive and mean spiritness of the politcians has anything to do with the failure of people to respond to these increasing…