Saturday, December 26, 2020

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

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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Saturday, December 19, 2020

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/

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/

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

 
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Saturday, December 12, 2020

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/

 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

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

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

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

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

 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

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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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Saturday, December 5, 2020

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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Story Time 8 May 2021 Edition.

Crew Dragon One Returns, 14K Year Old Horse in Pool, Alligator Crossing, National Security Surveillance Declines, New Mars Glacier, Parker P...