Saturday Story Time 26 December 2020 Edition from ShotokuTech.

This week: Kansas Supersonic Corridor, Australia reduced cattle gas, 1st Guardian in space, 737 MAX news, Dr. Seuss Star Trek Mash Up Disputed, A 57K yr old wolf, Comet photo-bombs eclipse, Alligators regrow tails, Australia Swamp king Croc, New York halts K-12 facial recognition, Baby Elephant gets CPR, AI bot counts craters, Christmas Day Asteroid, KFConsole Is Real, Moon has more craters than thought, ‘Balloon Boy’ Parents pardoned.

Saturday Story Time 26 December 2020 Edition from ShotokuTech.
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Kansas, FAA agree to establish Supersonic Test Corridor
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/kansas-faa-agree-to-establish-supersonic-test-corridor/ar-BB1c3kzL

Aviation is going to 'BOOM' in Kansas! @FAANewshttps://t.co/JdwOLFNRrA

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 19, 2020

Australian 'super seaweed' supplement to reduce cattle gas emissions wins $1m international prize
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-18/csiro-super-seaweed-cattle-supplement-wins-$1m-prize/12992888

Australia'a cows have less gas. #FutureFeed @futurefeedhttps://t.co/r6r8OnLTCt

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 19, 2020

First 'Guardian' in space: NASA astronaut on ISS enters Space Force
https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/tech-and-science/first-guardian-in-space-nasa-astronaut-on-iss-enters-space-force/ar-BB1c3AjW

Gaurdians of the Galaxy. #SpaceHour @NASA #ISS @SpaceForceDoDhttps://t.co/9c29TFojpC

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 19, 2020

737 MAX: Boeing 'inappropriately coached' test pilots, say senators
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/19/737-max-boeing-inappropriately-coached-test-pilots-say-senators

Stall alert! Stall alert!https://t.co/drUZcA2jgb

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 19, 2020

Dr. Seuss Enterprises Wins Appeal In Dispute Over 'Star Trek' Mash Up
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/index.php/thr-esq/dr-seuss-enterprises-wins-appeal-in-dispute-over-star-trek-mash-up

The 9th Circuit: "Boldly isn't a parody and isn't transformative"https://t.co/DOULAo3mqa

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 20, 2020

A 57,000-year-old mummified wolf pup was found in Yukon permafrost. It's so well-preserved that everything but the eyes is intact.
https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-ancient-intact-wolf-pup-mummy-yukon-permafrost-2020-12

Interesting find.https://t.co/IPTRU2zMfM

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 22, 2020

Sneaky comet photo-bombed the total solar eclipse before disintegrating
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/sneaky-comet-photo-bombed-the-total-solar-eclipse-before-disintegrating/ar-BB1c7qQ5

Can't see it unless you are looking. #SpaceHour @NASAhttps://t.co/Z9bFuTmjHC

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 22, 2020

Nobody knew that alligators could regrow their own tails
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nobody-knew-that-alligators-could-regrow-their-own-tails/ar-BB1c87es

Good news if you are a gators fan.https://t.co/9hXARWZD57

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 22, 2020

Gigantic 'swamp king' crocodile fossil identified in Australia
https://www.cnet.com/news/gigantic-swamp-king-crocodile-fossil-identified-in-australia/

As always, Australia not to be outdone.https://t.co/wYUNvpKR5d

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 23, 2020

New York State suspending use of facial recognition technology in schools
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-state-suspending-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-in-schools/ar-BB1c9lG9

Nothing to see here. This just pauses use of facial recognition in schools while they study it. This is in K-12 schools. https://t.co/8j1uFmtJuq

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 23, 2020

Baby Elephant Hit By Motorcycle In Thailand Survives After Receiving CPR [Video]
https://www.ibtimes.com/baby-elephant-hit-motorcycle-thailand-survives-after-receiving-cpr-video-3107475

Touching story.https://t.co/71mM7FAdV9

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 23, 2020

Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/astronomers-made-a-poor-bot-count-100-000-moon-craters/ar-BB1cbB7I

Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters. #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/OL0xVXGVxQ

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 24, 2020

Christmas Day Asteroid Twice the Size of Statue of Liberty to Pass Earth
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/christmas-day-asteroid-twice-the-size-of-statue-of-liberty-to-pass-earth/ar-BB1caWQG

Christmas Day Asteroid Twice the Size of Statue of Liberty to Pass Earth. #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/mJ9R0JZbNY

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 24, 2020

The 4K, 240FPS KFConsole Is Real... And It Will Keep Your Chicken Warm
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-4k-240fps-kfconsole-is-real-and-it-will-keep-your-chicken-warm

This is a thing! Come for the games. Stay for the chicken!https://t.co/hpC5grQMIY

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 24, 2020

The moon has way (way) more craters than we thought
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-moon-has-way-way-more-craters-than-we-thought/ar-BB1ccJ7Y

...and the AI bots have finished counting. #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/hk69yJChzj

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 24, 2020

Parents of ‘Balloon Boy,’ the hoax that captivated and confused the nation, pardoned by Colorado governor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/24/balloon-boy-pardon-colorado/

I don't know if I can ever forget or forgive...https://t.co/V5TaAaidMj

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 24, 2020

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 19 December 2020 Edition.

This week: Prehistoric sea dragon, Iceberg and island to collide, 2nd flight Boeing’s Starliner, Neanderthals Buried Dead, Virgin Galactic aborts test, China Moon probe returning, Solar system superhighway, Moon and Arctic Ocean Methane, Asteroid Ryugu gas, Habeas Corpus not for elephant, New atomic clock, Weird Neptune weather, Exoplanet Radio signal.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 19 December 2020 Edition.
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Prehistoric 'sea dragon' unearthed on British beach
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/12/10/Prehistoric-sea-dragon-unearthed-on-British-beach/5381607617156/

Something fishy about this. https://t.co/JQSTLnHEBA

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 13, 2020

World’s largest iceberg nears collision with South Georgia Island; could imperil penguins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/12/10/iceberg-collision-south-georgia-island-penguins/

Iceberg Bowling Challenge.https://t.co/K1XsZ3jHhU

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 13, 2020

NASA reveals date for second flight test of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft
https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/starliner-spacecraft-given-date-for-second-orbital-flight-test/

Better luck this time! #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/m2KVQYNLr9

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 13, 2020

New Research Bolsters Claim That Neanderthals Buried Their Dead
https://gizmodo.com/new-research-bolsters-claim-that-neanderthals-buried-th-1845850187

They can dig it.https://t.co/ZlvnLvyA9t

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 13, 2020

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic aborts test in its third human spaceflight attempt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/12/virgin-galactic-test-new-mexico/

Sounds like a heck of a ride! #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/XtOFcRBCKB

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 13, 2020

Chinese capsule returning to Earth
https://apnews.com/article/china-moon-3459705b9a573a20a87a9b8f4b433671

Safe trip! #SpaceHour https://t.co/7k7L4pHyNx

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 14, 2020

Researchers discover a new superhighway system in the Solar System
https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/space_superhighway

Space manifold! There's something new for your #SpaceHour. Thanks again @5thFromOurStar for all you do.https://t.co/cItqd83RjW

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 15, 2020

The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-moon-methane-arctic-ocean.html 

The Arctic Ocean is passing gas.https://t.co/tAFF244p1W

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 16, 2020

Gas from outer space brought from the asteroid Ryugu is analyzed by Japanese scientists
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/gas-from-outer-space-brought-from-the-asteroid-ryugu-is-analyzed-by-japanese-scientists/ar-BB1bZ9FA

Hayabusa2 says Ryugu has gas. #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/YDKcj83wNT

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 17, 2020

Animal rights group loses appeal to free Happy the Elephant from Bronx Zoo
https://nypost.com/2020/12/17/animal-rights-group-loses-appeal-to-free-elephant-from-bronx-zoo/

Not sure what to make of this?https://t.co/CKhziICI9c

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 18, 2020

MIT created a new type of atomic clock that measures entangled atoms
https://www.techspot.com/news/88017-mit-created-new-type-atomic-clock-measures-entangled.html

This clock would be off by less than 100 milliseconds since the beginning of the universe.https://t.co/ShxB3IuaQ2

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 18, 2020

Dark Storm on Neptune Reverses Direction, Possibly Shedding a Fragment
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/dark-storm-on-neptune-reverses-direction-possibly-shedding-a-fragment

And now for weather on Neptune. #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/N1xLs6OulX

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 18, 2020

Scientists heard a radio signal from an exoplanet for the first time
https://bgr.com/2020/12/17/exoplanet-radio-signal-astronomy/

Tau Boötes calling. Can you read me? #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/6WgkyS1slP

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 18, 2020

 
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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 12 December 2020 Edition.

This week: ESA cleans space trash, Japan Asteroid Mission Recovered, Amazon on the Moon, Alaska islands caldera, New gelatinous sea animal, Giant sunspot, 3D Milky Way map, Voyagers detect cosmic rays, Pocket DNA Tricorder, Mount Everest taller, Adorable pygmy possum found, Russia 'Doomsday Plane' radios stolen, Bones inspire new battery, Proxima b likely not habitable, Honey bees fend off murder hornets with dung.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 12 December 2020 Edition.
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ESA signs contract for first space debris removal mission
https://spacenews.com/clearspace-contract-signed/

Taking out the trash. #SpaceHour https://t.co/xPiOLh43Gh

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 6, 2020

 Japan Asteroid Mission Ends With Recovered Capsule in Australian Outback
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/japan-asteroid-mission-ends-with-recovered-capsule-in-australian-outback/ar-BB1bEkes

First sample return mission to arrive back on Earth? #SpaceHour https://t.co/eQ6f61VkL4

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 6, 2020

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin's rocket engine is going to land the first woman on the moon
https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-be-7-rocket-engine-test-artemis-2020-12

Amazon on the Moon. #SpaceHour https://t.co/6bLdJRcK7o

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 6, 2020

Alaska islands may be part of single, massive volcano
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/12/alaska-islands-may-be-part-single-massive-volcano/

This is hot!https://t.co/F1pDuJiRso

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 6, 2020

Scientists discover 'beautiful and unique' gelatinous sea animal
https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-discover-beautiful-and-unique-gelatinous-sea-animal/

It looks a bit like a see-through plucked space turkey.https://t.co/TRKPp1c2yI

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 6, 2020

This giant sunspot is larger than the Earth
https://www.slashgear.com/this-giant-sunspot-is-larger-than-the-earth-06649955/

Um, you have a spot there. #SpaceHour https://t.co/Oqj2af8474

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 7, 2020

 Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/most-detailed-3d-map-ever-of-milky-way-includes-nearly-2-billion-stars/ar-BB1bCgXy

Milky Way Map #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/IcHVrgWToU

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 12, 2020

Voyager spacecrafts have detected bursts of cosmic rays
https://www.slashgear.com/voyager-spacecrafts-have-detected-bursts-of-cosmic-rays-07649991/

@NASA @NASAVoyager proving the Sun's reach is farther than thought. #SpaceHour https://t.co/Dn6TIySeEc

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 7, 2020

iGenomics: The World’s First DNA “Tricorder” in Your Pocket
https://scitechdaily.com/igenomics-the-worlds-first-dna-tricorder-in-your-pocket/

There's an app for that?https://t.co/elXHrwK6GJ

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 8, 2020

Mount Everest: China and Nepal agree on new, taller height
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/08/mount-everest-china-and-nepal-agree-on-new-taller-height

Looking kinda buff.https://t.co/WwxTsZc0q5

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 8, 2020

Adorable pygmy possum not wiped out by Australian bushfires after all
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/12/adorable-pygmy-possum-not-wiped-out-by-australian-bushfires-after-all.html

Poor little feller.https://t.co/qbNCuDUwLF

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 9, 2020

Somebody broke into Russia's 'Doomsday Plane' and stole a bunch of radios
https://www.businessinsider.com/somebody-broke-into-russias-doomsday-plane-and-stole-radios-2020-12

Come in radio Moscow. Come in. This is China calling.https://t.co/gLKNUhy7im

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 9, 2020

Mammal bones inspire design of new sodium-ion battery
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/12/08/Mammal-bones-inspire-design-of-new-sodium-ion-battery/2581607445980/

You'll get a charge out of this.https://t.co/vEzoF1Pc2I

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 9, 2020

Observations of our closest neighboring star dampen hopes of a potentially habitable planet
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/observations-of-our-closest-neighboring-star-dampen-hopes-of-a-potentially-habitable-planet/ar-BB1bMkxl

This is hot! #SpaceHourhttps://t.co/OuU5CuY2jO

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 10, 2020

Honey bees fend off giant hornets with animal dung
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-honey-bees-animal-feces-deter.html

Take that murder hornets! #murderhornetshttps://t.co/buBtaUpurv

— ShotokuTech (@ShotokuTech) December 10, 2020

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Those Amazing ExoPlanets - Story Time Best Of.

Cotton Candy Planets, Planet Orbits Binary Star, Detecting Exoplanet Atmospheres, Super Puff Planets Might Have Rings, Planet Rains Iron, Planet Three Times Jupiter Size, Super Earth Spotted, Earth-Sun Doppleganger, Neptune Sized Planet Spotted, Ill Fated Jupiter Like Planet, Super Habitable Planets, Lava Planet Rains Rocks, 300 Million Habitable Planets.

Those Amazing ExoPlanets - Story Time Best Of
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ShotokuTech News of the Week: 21 December 2019 edition.
'Cotton candy' planet mysteries unravel in new Hubble observations
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-cotton-candy-planet-mysteries-unravel.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 11 January 2020 edition.
Planet Orbiting Binary Star System Verified by NASA
https://nerdist.com/article/planet-orbiting-binary-star-system-nasa/

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 29 February 2020 edition.
New method for detecting exoplanet atmospheres could help find habitable planets
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/exoplanet-detect-atmosphere-radio-emissions/
Large exoplanet could have the right conditions for life
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-large-exoplanet-conditions-life.html

 

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 7 March 2020 edition.
What if mysterious 'cotton candy' planets actually sport rings?
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-mysterious-cotton-candy-planets-sport.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 14 March 2020 edition.
Hot gas-giant planet appears to have iron rain
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/hot-gas-giant-planet-appears-to-have-iron-rain/

ShotokuTech News of the Week, 2 May 2020 edition.
Planet Three Times More Massive Than Jupiter Found 1,200 Light-years Away
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/planet-three-times-more-massive-than-jupiter-found-1-200-light-years-away/ar-BB13pSUt

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 16 May 2020 edition.
Scientists spot super-Earth planet in Earth-like orbit
https://www.space.com/super-earth-discovery-near-galaxy-center.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 13 June 2020 edition
Scientists May Have Discovered A Near Mirror Image of Earth and Our Sun
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/scientists-may-have-discovered-near-mirror-image-earth-and-our-sun-160961

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 4 July 2020 Edition.
Neptune-sized planet discovered orbiting young, nearby star
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-neptune-sized-planet-orbiting-young-nearby.html
Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-planet/surviving-core-of-ill-fated-jupiter-like-planet-spotted-near-distant-star-idUSKBN242790

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 10 October 2020 Edition.
24 "super-habitable" exoplanets potentially better than Earth identified
https://newatlas.com/space/two-dozen-exoplanets-superhabitable-identified/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 7 November 2020 Edition.
Extreme exoplanet likely has lava oceans and rain made of rocks
https://newatlas.com/space/extreme-exoplanet-lava-oceans-rock-rain/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 14 November 2020 Edition.
300 million planets could support life in the Milky Way, NASA estimates
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/300-million-planets-could-support-life-in-the-milky-way-nasa-estimates/ar-BB1aM5g0 

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 5 December 2020 Edition.

This week: Monolith Disappears, Australian Telescope Maps Millions of Galaxies, Monolith Appears Twice More, China Moon Probe Sample and Return, Aricebo Collapse, NASA 54 Year Old Rocket Returns, NASA Pays $1 for Dirt on the Moon.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 5 December 2020 Edition.
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Monolith disappears, rock pile and mini pyramid now in its place
https://www.ksl.com/article/50057437/monolith-disappears-rock-pile-and-mini-pyramid-now-in-its-place



New Australian telescope maps millions of galaxies at record speed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-australian-telescope-maps-millions-of-galaxies-at-record-speed/ar-BB1bwjda

Mysterious Monolith Update: New Mysterious Monolith Appears in Romania
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mb84/mysterious-monolith-update-new-mysterious-monolith-appears-in-romania

China spacecraft collects moon samples to take back to Earth
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/china-spacecraft-collects-moon-samples-to-take-back-to-earth/ar-BB1bykoo

The Arecibo radio telescope's massive hanging platform has collapsed
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-arecibo-radio-telescopes-massive-hanging-platform-has-collapsed/ar-BB1bwAEO

NASA Launched a Rocket 54 Years Ago. Has It Finally Come Home?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-launched-a-rocket-54-years-ago-has-it-finally-come-home/ar-BB1bwVUs

Chinese probe heads back to Earth after leaving moon's surface
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/03/chinese-probe-heads-back-to-earth-after-leaving-moons-surface

Third Monolith Appears in Calif. — Who Is Placing Mysterious Structures Across the Globe?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/third-monolith-appears-in-calif-who-is-placing-mysterious-structures-across-the-globe/ar-BB1bBJRg

NASA will pay a company $1 to collect moon rocks
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/nasa-will-pay-a-company-1-to-collect-moon-rocks/ar-BB1bBHzR
 
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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 28 November 2020 Edition.

This week: Panic Buying, In-N-Out grand opening in Aurora, Plant Becomes Less Visible, China moon probe, World’s deepest pool, Mysterious Utah Monolith, Curiosity finds megaflood, National Zoo 'little miracle' panda, Jupiter Saturn Conjunction, New Magnetar, Outer Space Accelerates Aging, Wildlife overpass.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 28 November 2020 Edition.
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No Bacon, No Bath Tissue: Panic Buying Returns on Covid Jump
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-21/no-bacon-no-bath-tissue-panic-buying-s-back-with-covid-surge

Wait time at In-N-Out grand opening in Aurora hits staggering 14 hours
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/11/20/wait-time-in-n-out-burgers-aurora-14-hours/

Plant Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine Evolves to Become Less Visible to Humans
https://scitechdaily.com/plant-used-in-traditional-chinese-medicine-evolves-to-become-less-visible-to-humans/

China to launch moon probe, seeking first lunar rock retrieval since 1970s
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/22/china-to-launch-moon-probe-for-first-lunar-rock-retrieval-since-1970s.html

World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland (Watch)
https://starctmag.com/news/worlds-deepest-diving-pool-opens-in-poland-watch-17529-2020/

Mysterious 10-foot piece of metal found in Utah, officials say. What is it?
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article247376444.html

Curiosity finds evidence of ancient megaflood on Mars.
https://newatlas.com/space/ancient-megaflood-water-mars-curiosity/

America's National Zoo welcomes 'little miracle' endangered panda
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/527163-americas-national-zoo-welcomes-little-miracle

Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer in the sky than they have for 800 years, aligning as a 'double planet'
https://www.businessinsider.com/see-jupiter-and-saturn-align-rare-double-planet-conjunction-2020-11

Strange, Newly Found Magnetar Signals May Force Us to Rethink Fast Radio Bursts
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-second-galactic-magnetar-has-been-caught-spitting-out-frb-like-signals

This Diesel Brothers video shows the Utah monolith up close
https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2020/11/25/21719335/utah-monolith-diesel-brothers-dave-sparks

Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Aging, New Evidence Suggests
https://gizmodo.com/exposure-to-outer-space-may-accelerate-aging-new-evide-1845754948

Wildlife overpass in Utah allows animals to safely cross interstate: 'It's working!'
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/wildlife-overpass-in-utah-proves-successful-at-helping-animals-safely-cross-interstate

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ShotokuTech Best Of: Dark Energy, Dark Matter & Black Holes.

This week: Smallest dark matter clumps found, Mystery of dark matter, Black Holes Dark Energy Stars? Exotic fifth state of matter on ISS, Black holes light of a trillion suns, Black holes source of cosmic neutrinos, Planet Nine black hole, Total Matter & Dark Energy in the Universe, Black Hole Eats a Star, Universe is Getting Hotter.

ShotokuTech Best Of: Dark Energy, Dark Matter & Black Holes.
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ShotokuTech News of the Week: 11 January 2020 edition.
Hubble detects smallest known dark matter clumps
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-hubble-smallest-dark-clumps.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 7 March 2020 edition.
Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-scientists-mystery-dark.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 16 May 2020 edition.
Are Black Holes Actually Dark Energy Stars?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/are-black-holes-actually-dark-energy-stars

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time: 20 June 2020 edition.
Exotic fifth state of matter made on the International Space Station
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632862-300-exotic-fifth-state-of-matter-made-on-the-international-space-station/#ixzz6PFeyH9Ce

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 4 July 2020 Edition.
Black holes may merge with light of a trillion suns, scientists say
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/25/black-holes-may-merge-with-light-of-a-trillion-suns-scientists-say

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 11 July 2020 Edition.
Coronae of supermassive black holes may be the hidden sources of mysterious cosmic neutrinos seen on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-coronae-supermassive-black-holes-hidden.html

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 15 August 2020 Edition.
Planet Nine may be a black hole the size of a baseball
https://astronomy.com/news/2019/10/planet-nine-may-be-a-black-hole-the-size-of-a-baseball

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 3 October 2020 Edition.
Scientists Precisely Measure Total Amount of Matter & Dark Energy in the Entire Universe
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-precisely-measure-total-amount-of-matter-dark-energy-in-the-entire-universe/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 17 October 2020 Edition.
Researchers Watch a Black Hole Eat a Star (New Study)
https://www.tunisiesoir.com/science/researchers-watch-a-black-hole-eat-a-star-new-study-24968-2020/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 14 November 2020 Edition.
Universe is Getting Hotter, Says New Study
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/universe-getting-hotter-09037.html

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 21 November 2020 Edition.

This week: blurb

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 21 November 2020 Edition.
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Stonehenge road tunnel plan approved by transport secretary Grant Shapps
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stonehenge-road-tunnel-plan-approved-by-transport-secretary-grant-shapps-tbxgsv0bh

Scientists can't rule out giant asteroid Apophis impacting Earth in 2068
https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-can-not-rule-out-massive-asteroid-apophis-impacting-earth-in-2068/

Egypt discovers 2,500-year-old tomb containing at least 100 mummies
https://www.euronews.com/2020/11/14/egypt-discovers-2-500-year-old-tomb-containing-at-least-100-mummies

Martian dust storms parch the planet by driving water into space
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/martian-dust-storms-parch-planet-driving-water-space

Heat and dust help launch Martian water into space, scientists find
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-martian-space-scientists.html

Melting glacier threatens to trigger a catastrophic tsunami in Alaska
https://www.chron.com/cnet/article/Melting-glacier-threatens-to-trigger-a-15723267.php

Three detained in Germany over €1bn Green Vault jewel heist
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/17/three-detained-in-germany-over-1bn-green-vault-jewel-heist

Owl Rescued From Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
https://patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/owl-rescued-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree

When stars collide: Solving the 16-year mystery of the Blue Ring Nebula
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/when-stars-collide-solving-the-16-year-mystery-of-the-blue-ring-nebula/

Near miss: House-sized asteroid skimmed Earth at 250 miles on Friday the 13th
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/near-miss-house-sized-asteroid-skimmed-earth-at-250-miles-on-friday-the-13th/ar-BB1b93aS

Scientists produce rare diamonds in minutes at room temperature
https://newatlas.com/materials/scientists-rare-diamonds-minutes-room-temperature/

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 14 November 2020 Edition.

This week: Virgin Galactic to fly from Spaceport America, 300 million planets could support life, Bennu is hollow, Microscopic Starship Voyager, Europa might glow, Thai hotel travel warning, Japanese robot wolves, Greenland ancient lake, 200 queen murder hornets, Universe getting hotter, A Magnetar is born.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 14 November 2020 Edition.
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Virgin Galactic aims to fly its first human mission from Spaceport America in November, and NASA's sending some science experiments along for the ride
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/virgin-galactic-aims-to-fly-its-first-human-mission-from-spaceport-america-in-november-and-nasa-s-sending-some-science-experiments-along-for-the-ride/ar-BB1aLwbt

300 million planets could support life in the Milky Way, NASA estimates
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/300-million-planets-could-support-life-in-the-milky-way-nasa-estimates/ar-BB1aM5g0

The asteroid NASA just landed on turns out to be hollow, with a large 'void' at its center. It may be spinning itself to death.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-asteroid-nasa-just-landed-on-turns-out-to-be-hollow-with-a-large-void-at-its-center-it-may-be-spinning-itself-to-death/ar-BB1aO8MN

Scientists 3D print microscopic Star Trek spaceship that moves on its own
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-3d-print-microscopic-star-trek-spaceship-that-moves-on-its-own/ar-BB1aNAuX

One of Jupiter's icy moons may glow in the dark
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/one-of-jupiters-icy-moons-may-glow-in-the-dark/ar-BB1aQbY8

Tripadvisor slaps warning label on Thai hotel that had guest jailed
https://nypost.com/2020/11/11/tripadvisor-puts-warning-on-thai-hotel-that-had-guest-jailed/

Robot wolves prevent Japanese bear attacks, are also very creepy
https://www.theverge.com/21561095/japanese-town-robot-wolf-scarecrow-bear-deterrent

Scientists have discovered an ancient lake bed deep beneath the Greenland ice
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-scientists-ancient-lake-bed-deep.html

Close to 200 Queen Murder Hornets in Wash. Nest Killed 'In the Nick of Time,' Scientist Says
https://news.yahoo.com/close-200-queen-murder-hornets-205731676.html

Universe is Getting Hotter, Says New Study
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/universe-getting-hotter-09037.html

Birth of magnetar seen for the first time
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/birth-of-magnetar-seen-for-the-first-time/ar-BB1aXqgv

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 7 November 2020 Edition.

Chameleon Rediscovered, Biosphere 2 Lockdown Madness, Organic Molecule on Titan, Chinese Walking Building, Great Fox Spider Rediscovered, Fossil Challenge Earth’s Start, NASA celebrates 20 years of the International Space Station, Walmart is reportedly giving up on robots, Belarus 1st nuclear plant, Contact with Voyager 2, Clear Solar Panels, 9000 yr old female hunter, Extreme exoplanet, Invasive jellyfish.

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Chameleon last seen a century ago rediscovered in Madagascar
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/30/voeltzkow-chameleon-rediscovered-madagascar

 

Eight Go Mad in Arizona: How a Lockdown Experiment Went Horribly Wrong
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/eight-go-mad-in-arizona-how-a-lockdown-experiment-went-horribly-wrong

NASA Discovers Vital Organic Molecule on Titan
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/316769-nasa-discovers-vital-organic-molecule-on-titan

Five-story building 'walks' to new home in China.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/10/30/Five-story-building-walks-to-new-home-in-China/4451604077447/

Great Fox-Spider rediscovered on MoD land in Surrey
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-54755697

In Photos: Halloween’s ‘Blue Moon’ Spooks Sky-Watchers And Sets-Up The ‘Beaver Moon Eclipse’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2020/11/01/in-photos-halloweens-blue-moon-spooks-sky-watchers-and-sets-up-the-beaver-moon-eclipse/?sh=23a6fa8a6db2

Glasgow Artist Launches Plastic Bag Museum
https://www.ibtimes.com/glasgow-artist-launches-plastic-bag-museum-3074178

Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/fossil-discoveries-challenge-ideas-about-earth-s-start

Watch as NASA celebrates 20 years of humans living on the International Space Station
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/watch-as-nasa-celebrates-20-years-of-humans-living-on-the-international-space-station/ar-BB1aCzuF
https://www.digitaltrends.com/features/20-years-on-the-iss-astronaut-videos/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54785102

Walmart is reportedly giving up on shelf-scanning robots in favor of humans
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/walmart-is-reportedly-giving-up-on-shelf-scanning-robots-in-favor-of-humans/ar-BB1aElBL

Belarus cranks up 1st nuclear plant; Lithuania is fearful
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Belarus-cranks-up-1st-nuclear-plant-Lithuania-is-15696861.php

NASA contacts Voyager 2 probe for the first time since March
https://www.engadget.com/nasa-contacts-voyager-2-via-deep-space-station-dish-154502422.html

'Transparent solar cells' can take us towards a new era of personalized energy
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-11/inu-sc110220.php

9,000-Year-Old Burial of Female Hunter Upends Beliefs About Prehistoric Gender Roles
https://gizmodo.com/9-000-year-old-burial-of-female-hunter-upends-beliefs-a-1845572169

Extreme exoplanet likely has lava oceans and rain made of rocks
https://newatlas.com/space/extreme-exoplanet-lava-oceans-rock-rain/

Invasive jellyfish big enough to harm boats, fishing gear spotted in SC, photos show
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article246985357.html

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ShotokuTech Story Time Best Of: The Moon 2020 Edition.

Moon holds more water, Nokia wins NASA contract, NASA tests first moonwalking suit, Radiation levels on moon, NASA is looking to buy moon dirt, The moon is rusty, Moon Mining in 2025, NASA wants toilet for the moon, Moon’s Near And Far Sides Different, NASA selects Astrobotic water-hunting rover, NASA lays out 'Artemis Accords', Apollo data used for best moon map, NASA selects Masten Space Systems to deliver Moon cargo, Single grain of moon dust millions of years of secrets, Mushrooms Moon Base, Making air out of moondust, Moon Lost Its Magnetic Field.

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 31 October 2020 Edition.
Moon holds more water in more places than ever thought
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Moon-may-hold-frozen-water-in-more-places-than-15675531.php

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 24 October 2020 Edition.
Nokia wins NASA contract to put a 4G network on the moon. Yes, really.
https://mashable.com/article/nokia-cellular-network-on-the-moon/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 10 October 2020 Edition.
NASA is testing the first of its new moonwalking spacesuits
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/nasa-is-testing-the-first-of-its-new-moonwalking-spacesuits/ar-BB19Kw7l

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 3 October 2020 Edition.
Radiation levels on moon more than double those on space station
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/09/25/Radiation-levels-on-moon-more-than-double-those-on-space-station/1501601063382/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 19 September 2020 Edition.
NASA is looking to buy moon dirt from private companies -- no return shipping required
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-looking-buy-moon-dirt-135631275.html

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 12 September 2020 Edition.
The moon is rusty, and it’s likely Earth's fault
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/techandscience/the-moon-is-rusty-and-it-e2-80-99s-likely-earths-fault/ar-BB18JO0N

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 11 July 2020 Edition.
Moon Mining Could Begin As Early As 2025
https://oilprice.com/Metals/Commodities/Moon-Mining-Could-Begin-As-Early-As-2025.html

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 4 July 2020 Edition.
Lunar loo ideas? NASA wants you to design a toilet for missions to the moon
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-will-pay-you-to-design-a-space-toilet-that-works-in-lunar-gravity/

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 27 June 2020 Edition.
Study Explains Why Moon’s Near And Far Sides Look Different
https://www.ibtimes.com/study-explains-why-moons-near-far-sides-look-different-2999357

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time: 20 June 2020 edition.
NASA selects Astrobotic to fly water-hunting rover to the moon
https://phys.org/news/2020-06-nasa-astrobotic-water-hunting-rover-moon.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 23 May 2020 edition.
NASA lays out 'Artemis Accords' for responsible moon exploration
https://www.space.com/nasa-artemis-accords-moon-exploration.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week 25 April 2020 edition.
Scientists use Apollo data to create the best geologic moon map ever
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-use-apollo-data-to-create-the-best-geologic-moon-map-ever/ar-BB136CSc

ShotokuTech News of the Week 11 April 2020 edition.
NASA selects Masten Space Systems to deliver cargo to the Moon in 2022
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-selects-masten-space-systems-202944073.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 15 February 2020 edition.
Single grain of moon dust from Apollo 17 mission holds millions of years of lunar secrets
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moon-rock-single-grain-dust-apollo-17-millions-of-years-lunar-history/

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 25 January 2020 edition.
NASA Wants to Grow a Moon Base Out of Mushrooms
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-grow-moon-base-mushrooms

ESA opens oxygen plant, making air out of moondust
https://phys.org/news/2020-01-esa-oxygen-air-moondust.html

ShotokuTech News of the Week: 4 January 2020 edition.
Moon Lost Its Magnetic Field After Its Internal Dynamo Shut Down One Billion Years Ago
https://www.newsweek.com/moon-lost-its-magnetic-field-after-its-internal-dynamo-shut-down-one-billion-years-ago-1480059

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ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 31 October 2020 Edition.

Turkey Terror, Osiris-Rex Losing its Grip, Aliens Can See Us, Murder Hornet Nest Found, Crews vacuum 'murder hornets', Water on the Sunlit Surface of the Moon, Metal Asteroid Psyche, Giant New Coral Reef, New rogue planet found, OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample, Amazon Prime Users Don't Own Content, Octopuses taste with their arms.

ShotokuTech Saturday Story Time 31 October 2020 Edition.
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Gerald the turkey that terrorized Oakland has been captured
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/22/gerald-the-turkey-has-been-captured-and-relocated/

NASA is rushing to hold onto its first sample of asteroid dust before too much leaks into space: 'Time is of the essence'
https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-leaking-into-space-2020-10

Aliens on 1,000 nearby stars could see us, new study suggests
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/aliens-on-1000-nearby-stars-could-see-us-new-study-suggests/ar-BB1aj1B8

First murder hornet nest found in US is about to be destroyed
https://www.cnet.com/news/first-murder-hornet-nest-found-in-us-is-about-to-be-destroyed/

Crews vacuum 'murder hornets' out of first nest found in US
https://www.chron.com/lavoz/news/article/Crews-vacuum-murder-hornets-out-of-first-nest-15672664.php

Moon holds more water in more places than ever thought
https://www.chron.com/news/article/Moon-may-hold-frozen-water-in-more-places-than-15675531.php
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Study offers more complete view of massive asteroid Psyche
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-view-massive-asteroid-psyche.html

Scientists discover a massive coral reef in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
https://theweek.com/speedreads/946327/scientists-discover-massive-coral-reef-australias-great-barrier-reef

Mars-sized rogue planet found drifting through the Milky Way
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/10/29/Mars-sized-rogue-planet-found-drifting-through-the-Milky-Way/4061603979657/?ur3=1

OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-osiris-rex-successfully-stows-sample-asteroid.html

Amazon Prime Video Users Cannot Own Content They’ve Purchased
https://www.techshout.com/entertainment/2020/29/amazon-prime-video-users-do-not-own-videos-theyve-purchased/

Octopuses taste their food when they touch it with their arms
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258515-octopuses-taste-their-food-when-they-touch-it-with-their-arms/#ixzz6cMYGu1T6

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