Tag: space exploration
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Woman Immigrates to US with $300; Now Leads NASA Mars Rover Team
Many people, including Diana Trujillo, immigrate to the US seeking a better life and more opportunities. She grew up in Cali, Colombia, and had a strong interest in science and outer space from an early age. Little did she know how far those dreams would take her a few decades later. She turned her vision…
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SpaceX Plans Civilian Space Mission to Raise Funds for St Jude Hospital
SpaceX recently announced plans for the first-ever all-civilian space mission, raising money for St Judes Children’s Hospital. Planned for late 2021, Jared Isaacman, a 37-year-old entrepreneur and seasoned pilot, will lead the flight. They’ve started seeking crew members to tag along. In a press release, the company said the crew would ride with Isaacman aboard…
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Harvard Physicists and Astronomers Reveal a “Second Sun” May Have Existed In Our Solar System
The study of astronomy reveals new information all the time, and recently, scientists have discovered that a second sun may have once existed. Astronomers stumbled upon this second sun theory when attempting to uncover the mystery of how the solar system formed. In the most distant regions of the solar system, scientists have observed a…