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In August 2014 a rocket launched the fifth and sixth satellites of the Galileo global navigation system, the European Union’s $11-billion answer to the U.S.’s GPS. But celebration turned to disappointment when it became clear that the satellites had been dropped off at the wrong cosmic “bus stops.” Instead...
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Ethan Lindenberger, 18, of Norwalk, Ohio, decided to get vaccinated against his mother’s wishes. He turned to Reddit for answers. (Allie Caren/The Washington Post) Ethan Lindenberger, frustrated by years of arguments about his mother’s anti-vaccination stance, staged a quiet defection on Reddit. The Norwalk, Ohio, teenager needed advice, he...
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An anti-Brexit protester holds a banner as he talks to the media outside the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 7, 2019. Francisco Seco, AP ROMFORD, England – Unlike the Queen, whose nuclear-war escape plan has been updated for any Brexit backlash, retiree Ian Day has no get-out-quick strategy if...
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The murals outside the small offices of dissident republican group Saoradh give the first hint not all is well in Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second-biggest city, also known as Derry. One sign — featuring militants in face masks holding assault rifles — commands passersby to “join the IRA,” the initials...
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ishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and law enforcement not to investigate it, according to a searing report issued by a grand...
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Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) are thought to be remnants of the early Solar System, and their size distribution provides an opportunity to explore the formation and evolution of the outer Solar System. In particular, the size distribution of kilometre-sized (radius = 1–10 km) KBOs represents a signature of initial planetesimal sizes when...
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The European Space Agency plans to start mining for water and oxygen on the moon by 2025. The agency announced Monday it has signed a 1-year contract with European aerospace company ArianeGroup to explore mining regolith, also known as lunar soil or moon dust. Water and oxygen can be extracted...
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Polar projects In January, US and UK researchers will descend on Antarctica to begin their largest joint mission to the continent in more than 70 years. The aim of the five-year project is to understand whether the remote and seemingly unstable Thwaites Glacier will start to collapse in the...
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Little Rock, AR—State Senator Jason Rapert, who blocked his atheist constituents from public forums on social media, failed to appear in court to defend his unconstitutional actions. “Three of our plaintiffs drove to Little Rock for this hearing, even though one lives more than three hours away. Senator Rapert...
In August 2014 a rocket launched the fifth and sixth satellites of the Galileo global navigation system, the European Union’s $11-billion answer to the U.S.’s GPS. But celebration turned to disappointment when it became clear that the satellites had been dropped off at the wrong cosmic “bus stops.” Instead...
Ethan Lindenberger, 18, of Norwalk, Ohio, decided to get vaccinated against his mother’s wishes. He turned to Reddit for answers. (Allie Caren/The Washington Post) Ethan Lindenberger, frustrated by years of arguments about his mother’s anti-vaccination stance, staged a quiet defection on Reddit. The Norwalk, Ohio, teenager needed advice, he...
An anti-Brexit protester holds a banner as he talks to the media outside the European Commission’s headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 7, 2019. Francisco Seco, AP ROMFORD, England – Unlike the Queen, whose nuclear-war escape plan has been updated for any Brexit backlash, retiree Ian Day has no get-out-quick strategy if...
The murals outside the small offices of dissident republican group Saoradh give the first hint not all is well in Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second-biggest city, also known as Derry. One sign — featuring militants in face masks holding assault rifles — commands passersby to “join the IRA,” the initials...
ishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and law enforcement not to investigate it, according to a searing report issued by a grand...
Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) are thought to be remnants of the early Solar System, and their size distribution provides an opportunity to explore the formation and evolution of the outer Solar System. In particular, the size distribution of kilometre-sized (radius = 1–10 km) KBOs represents a signature of initial planetesimal sizes when...
The European Space Agency plans to start mining for water and oxygen on the moon by 2025. The agency announced Monday it has signed a 1-year contract with European aerospace company ArianeGroup to explore mining regolith, also known as lunar soil or moon dust. Water and oxygen can be extracted...
Polar projects In January, US and UK researchers will descend on Antarctica to begin their largest joint mission to the continent in more than 70 years. The aim of the five-year project is to understand whether the remote and seemingly unstable Thwaites Glacier will start to collapse in the...
Little Rock, AR—State Senator Jason Rapert, who blocked his atheist constituents from public forums on social media, failed to appear in court to defend his unconstitutional actions. “Three of our plaintiffs drove to Little Rock for this hearing, even though one lives more than three hours away. Senator Rapert...