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A community gathering in Ireland last fall turned into a public health incident when 48 children developed aggressive skin and soft-tissue infections linked to a bouncy castle contaminated with a hypervirulent, multidrug-resistant strain of MRSA, according to an investigation published this week in the journal Eurosurveillance.
Researchers have used mass spectrometry-based proteomics to analyze the composition of glues and adhesives in ancient Egyptian artifacts without damaging the objects, revealing unexpected plant-derived proteins, according to a new study in Science Advances.
3 days agoNASA has reaffirmed its commitment to sharing all scientific data, Moon rock samples, and discoveries from the Artemis program with the global research community, a principle now upheld by all 71 signatory countries of the Artemis Accords. The agency recently concluded a two-part virtual workshop series focused on putting that open-science pledge into practice.
3 days agoUnited Launch Alliance, the joint rocket venture owned by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, is facing growing financial difficulties that could finally compel its owners to sell the company, according to industry analysts, as nearly every other US rocket company has embraced reusability and diversification strategies.
3 days agoThe European Space Agency is moving 'full steam ahead' with its Envision mission to Venus after NASA determined it would be unable to fulfill its commitment to provide a US-built radar instrument, the mission's project scientist has confirmed. The orbiter, set to launch on an Ariane 6 rocket, will map the planet's surface at 10 times higher resolution than the last NASA radar mission to Venus in the 1990s, giving scientists an unprecedented view of the world hidden beneath thick clouds of sulfuric acid.
4 days agoLess than two weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the United States Space Academy, NASA has convened the first meeting of the Presidential Commission on the academy and issued a Request for Information to governors interested in hosting the institution.
4 days agoThe commander and pilot of NASA's Artemis II mission, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, have been named the first astronauts to join the space agency's emeritus program five months after splashing down from the Moon. The new status allows them to continue supporting Johnson Space Center in Houston while pursuing outside opportunities.
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