Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Harris to Trump: Say it to my face! I Full Atlanta Rally - YouTube - MSNBC - political science

Commentary:Vice President Kamala Harris attracted a crowd of 15,000-much more than Trump draws.It was her first visit to Atlanta since becoming the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Training Resource Reel - YouTube - NASA Johnson Space Center

The new target date for the Crew-9 launch is 18 August 2024.The Falcon 9 issue is resolved as the rocket recently launched a Starlink mission.Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson is on the short list for an Artemis Moon mission.She has three Space Shuttle missions under her belt and helped build the ISS.She has a BS in engineering from Harvard University and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas.NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman is commander of Crew-9 and NASA Astronaut Nick Hague,a U.S. Space Force Colonel,is pilot.

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Harris’ popularity with young voters is ‘freaking out Republicans’: NextGen America President - YouTube - MSNBC - political science

with Alex Witt and Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez - President of NextGen America

Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Of All Time had a curious feature, NASA Fermi Finds - NASA Goddard - astrophysics

Gamma-Ray Bursts are formed when a new black hole expels matter into space.The Brightest Burst of All Time (BOAT) was detected using the NASA Fermi Space Telescope om 2022.A study of the data has revealed a new feature.The particles emitting the Gamma-Ray line must have been traveling at 99.9% of the speed of light.The speed of light is the fastest speed in the universe and is a constant speed,regardless of how fast you're traveling when you observe light,according to Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity,the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) points out.His exploration of the fundamental properties of light was an astonishing recognition and revolutionized our understanding of space and time.The Special Theory laid the groundwork for his greatest achievement,the General Theory of Relativity.*Both the Special Theory and General Theory have repeatedly been verified.For instance,the Special Theory,proposed in 1905,has been validated through experiments using high-speed particles and precise time measurements.For example,the time dilation effect has been confirmed using atomic clocks on fast-moving aircraft.One of the earliest confirmations of the General Theory,proposed in 2015,took place in 1919 with observations of the bending of light by a solar eclipse.A more recent confirmation was the detection of gravitational waves in 2018 by two LIGOs,Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatories. * Credit:NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Saturday, July 27, 2024

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Flight Crew News Conference

NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman is Crew-9 commander.NASA Astronaut Nick Hague,a U.S. Space Force Colonel,is Crew-9 pilot.NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson helped build the ISS and speaks fluent Russian.The SpaceX Crew-9 mission is slated for an August 2024 launch on the Falcon 9 rocket.

Friday, July 26, 2024

Loser fears: Trump 'could lose' to Kamala Harris now: The Wall Street Journal - YouTube - MSNBC

with Ari Melba,Franchesca Chambers-White House Correspondent for USA Today and James Carville-Democratic Strategist*Commentary:now Trump is the elderly guy,an agitated,bellicose 78-year-old,while Vice President Harris represents the future,rather than the ugly past.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Chandra X-ray Observatory at 25 - See amazing 'never-before-seen' views' - YouTube - Space.com - astrophysics/cosmology

The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched from Space Shuttle Columbia on 22 July 1999,NASA Astronaut Eileen Collins,commander.*Credit:NASA/CXC/A.Hobart*Cosmology is the study of the origins and structures of the universe.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Why is everyone going coconuts for Kamala? - YouTube - CBC News:The National

With her endorsement by British pop star Charli XCX,who said "Kamala IS brat" in a tweet,Vice President Harris has galvinized young people,who are very excited about her candidacy.

‘Panic with a dose of racism’: Republicans scramble as Harris energizes voters - YouTube - MSNBC

with former Biden administration Press Secretary Jen Psaki,former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe,and former Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri)

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

See VP Harris slam 'fraudster' Trump in first speech at campaign headquarters in Wilmington,Delaware - YouTube - MSNBC - Note:There was a problem with the video feed.

Update:Vice President Harris has secured enough delegates for nomination,pushed over the line by her home state of California.She was endorsed by Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi,who still serves in the House of Representatives (D-California).She will be endorsed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer when they have a chance to meet with her within a few days.Vice President Harris is a charismatic person and has Democrats fired up.

Monday, July 22, 2024

Gas giant exoplanet seen transforming into a hot Jupiter - YouTube - Space.com - planetary science

The transforming exoplanet that was observed by the WYN 3.5 meter telescope at the National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson,Arizona has detected an exoplanet with a strangely elongated orbit.*Credit:NSF NOIRLab/AURA

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Biden campaign advisor: Trump and Vance is a 'very dangerous' ticket - YouTube - MSNBC

with Rev.Al Sharpton and Adrienne Elrod-Biden/Harris campaign senior spokesperson and advisor*Project 2025 is the fascist document spearheaded by the election-denying Heritage Foundation that outlines a terrifying vision for America under Trump,concentrating power in the executive branch and replacing civil servants with MAGA minions.It is embedded in the Republican platform.

Friday, July 19, 2024

Daytime fireball spotted over New York, New Jersey & more states - YouTube - Space.com

The American Meteor Society received several reports of a rare daytime fireball on 16 July 2024 over New York,New Jersey,Connecticut,Delaware,Maryland,Rhode Island and New Jersey.Footage was received from Northford,Connecticut and Wayne,New Jersey.Several eyewitnesses said they heard a sonic boom and rattling from what the NASA Meteoroid Office described as a small meteor traveling at 38,000 miles an hour.The epicenter of the event was reportedly over the Statue of Liberty.*Text by Space.com and edited by Andrew Taylor

Faber Report: Future of Warner Bros. Discovery - YouTube - CNBC - 18 July 2024

with David Faber and Jim Cramer Based in New York,Warner Bros. Discovery is a multinational media and entertainment conglomerate broadcasting and streaming to more than 220 countries in 50 languages.*Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Perseverance Rover Spots an Unusual Rock in Ancient River Channel (Mars Report) - YouTube - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech - planetary science

Planetary science with Deputy Project Scientist Katie Stack Morgan*The Mars Perseverance Rover discovered a weird rock in the Bright Angel site.It needs more analysis by the rover's instruments.* Credits:NASA JPL-Caltech/Arizona State University/Malin Space Science Systems*Malin Space Science Systems is a privately held San Diego,California-based company that designs,develops and operates instruments and technical equipment to fly on uncrewed spacecraft.It is headed by chief scientist and CEO Michael C. Malin.*

Monday, July 15, 2024

Justice and the Law - Project 2025: DOJ as ‘office of vengeance’ emboldened by Trump's presidential immunity - YouTube - MSNBC

with Joy Reid,Melissa Murray-New York University Law Professor,and Ruth Ben-Ghiat-NYU History Professor and fascism expert Under Project 2025,the Justice Department would be politicized,including the FBI,which would be tasked with arresting Trump's perceived enemies.

Sunday, July 14, 2024

The Big Build: Watch the Giant Core Stage for SLS Moon Rocket Come Together - YouTube - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Boeing builds the SLS rocket and Aerojet Rocketdyne builds the RS-25 advanced Space Shuttle main engines.*Boeing (BA),Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (AJRD)*Artemis II is slated for a September 2025 luanch.The mission will take humans farther from Earth than ever before.

Trump panics as public gets wise to Project 2025, 'authoritarian how-to manual' - YouTube - MSNBC

with Alex Wagner and Angelo Carusone,president and chairman of Media Matters Project 2025 would expand presidential power;abolish the Department of Education;poiticize the Civil Service and Justice Department;ban books,all resulting in a neofascist makeover of American culture.

Saturday, July 13, 2024

'Elected Democrats need to shut up': D.C. insiders slammed as Biden voters declare 'debate is over' - YouTube - MSNBC

with Joy Reid,Errin Haynes editor-at-large of The 19th Newsletter,former Republican congressman David Jolly,and Democratic pollster and strategist Fernand Amandi*Commentary:The conversation is over,pundits and political elite.President Biden is our nominee.Stop enabling fascist Trump.

Friday, July 12, 2024

Hubble Finds New Evidence for Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Omega Centauri - YouTube - NASA Goddard - astrophysics

Intermdiate-mass black holes are a long sought missing link in black hole evolution.They are smaller than supermassive black holes,but larger than stellar mass black holes,formed by the collapse of massive stars.Only a few candidates have been found to date.*A team astronomers analyzed over 500 images from 20 years of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations to find evidence of an intermediate-range blsck hole by tracking seven fast-moving starsin Omega Centauri.The Omega Cantauri globular cluster is in the constellarion Centaurus at a distabce of 17,090 light years from Earth.It is the largest-known globular cluster in our Milky Way galaxy at a diameter of about 150 light years.*Text by NASA/Goddard and edited by Andrew Taylor

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

'Roll up your sleeves': Gov. Whitmer calls on Democrats to focus on Biden reelection -YouTube - MSNBC

with Alex Wagner and Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-Michigan)* Commentary:Man up,guys.All the media are doing is helping Trump and his crackpot Project 2025 intentions.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

CHAPEA Mission 1 Egress Event - YouTube

On 6 July 2024,the four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASA's first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission egressed their ground-based habitat.Their ,the Crew Health And Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) had begun on 25 June 2023.Egressing were crew members Commander and Canadian First Nations member Kelly Haston;Science Officer Anca Selariu of the U.S. Navy;Flight Engineer Ross Brockwell;and Medical Officer Dr.Nathan Jones.For more than a year,the crew simulated Mars mission operations,including Marswalks;growing and harvesting several vegetables to supplement their shelf-stable food;maintained their equipment and habitat;and operated under additional stressors a Mars crew will experience,including communications lag with Earth;resource limitations;and isolation.NASA is leading a return to the Moon for long-term science and exploration through the Artemis campaign,Lessons learned on and around the Moon will prepare NASA for the next giant leap-sending the first astronauts to Mars.*Text by NASA and edited by Andrew Taylor

Monday, July 8, 2024

Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from the NASA/ESA Hubble and the NASA/ESA/CSA Webb Space Telescopes - YouTube

Made famous in 1995 by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations everywhere with their haunting,ethereal beauty.Now,NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.This is the most comprehensive amd detailed multiwavelength movie yet of this star-birthing region based on observational data from a science paper led by Anna Macleod,as associate professor at the University of Durham,United Kingdom.Macleod also served as a science advisor on the project.*Text by NASA and edited by Andrew Taylor* Credit:Greg Bacon,Space Telescope Science Institute (STsci) in Baltimore,Maryland:Producer*Frank Summers (STsci):Director*Anna Macleod (Durham):Science Advisor*The Eagle Nebula is about 7,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.*Cosmology is the study of the origin and structures of the universe.

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Journey across starburst galaxy NGC 4449 in amazing Gemini North Telescope view - YouTube - astrophysics/cosmology

NGC 4449 is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici,and is around 13 million light years away.It is relatively close to the Local Group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.The images were released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Gemini North Tescope.*NGC 4449 is a starburst galaxy,meaning it is a nursery for new stars.The Gemini North Telescope in the International Gemini Observatory,Mt.Mauna Kea,Hawaii,provided the images.*Cosmology is the study of the origins and structures of the universe.* Credit:Images and Videos-International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/National Science Foundation/AURA,N. Bartmann (NSF NOIRLab)

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Alert: MAGA ringleader says quiet part out loud in chilling 'accidental confession' on Project 2025 - YouTube - MSNBC

with Katie Phang,Jason Johnson and New York University's Ruth Ben-Ghiat,an expert on authoritariansim.*Commentary:Project 2025 is another coups attempt.When they tell you what they're going to do,believe them.

Zooming in on Betelgeuse - European Southern Observatory - astrophysics

The video takes the viewer from the constellation of Orion to the surface of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse,which underwent an unprecedented dimming in 2019 and 2020.This was observed by this blog.As we zoom closer to the star,we see the star's "flames",clouds of dust in a dramatic image taken with the VISIR instrument on the Very Large Telescope.The dot appearing at the end of the zoom is a March 2020 image taken with the SPHERE instrument of the Very Large Telescope.It shows Betelgeuse's visible surface,which has a sixe close to that of the orbit of Jupiter.*Text by ESO and edited by Andrew Taylor*Red supergiants progress to a supernova explosion,so Betelgeuse is closely monitored by scientests.

Monday, July 1, 2024

Justice and the Law - 'Project 2025 wish list stuff': Supreme Court decisions show the consequences of elections - YouTube - MSNBC

with Stephanie Ruhle,Charles Coleman Jr.-former New York Prosecutor,Tim Miller-Host,The Bulwark podcast,Molly Jong Fast-Vanity Fair magazine Special Correspondent,Sarah Cooper-Writer and Comdedian*The Supreme Court ruled for a Januaery 6 rioter who challenged the obstruction of government charge.*This is Heritage Foundation Project 2025 wishlist stuff.