As grizzly bears expand their range in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly encountering humans. From a report: Things intensified last summer as trails and campgrounds across the region flooded with inexperienced tourists seeking refuge in the outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic. Grizzly attacks spiked. Bear managers were inundated…
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Mars atmosphere shedding charged particles onto Phobos?
New research suggests that particles escaping from Mars’ atmosphere have been accumulating on the surface of the planet’s largest moon Phobos for billions of years. They could provide important new details about the history of both worlds. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-atmosphere-history-phobos-soil…
Welcome to Mars! UAE’s Hope probe enters orbit around Red Planet.
After a nail-biting 27 minutes, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first-ever interplanetary mission has successfully reached orbit around Mars. Source: https://www.livescience.com/uae-hope-mars-mission-orbit-insertion-success.html
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe enters Mars orbit in first for Arab world
The United Arab Emirates’ “Hope” probe on Monday successfully entered Mars’ orbit, making history as the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-uae-probe-mars-orbit-arab.html…
UAE’s Hope mission to Mars arrives today: How to watch
The Emirates Mars Mission “Hope” is a United Arab Emirates Space Agency uncrewed mission to Mars. It’s slated to enter Mars orbit on February 9, 2021. It’ll be followed on February 10 by China’s Tianwen-1 mission and, on February 18, by NASA’s Perseverance mission. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/missions-to-mars-uae-hope-china-tianwen-1…
UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe to be first in trio of Mars missions
The first Arab space mission, the UAE’s “Hope” probe, is expected to reach Mars’ orbit on Tuesday, making it the first of three spacecraft to arrive at the Red Planet this month. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-02-uae-probe-trio-mars-missions.html…
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is about to arrive at Mars
The Hope spacecraft will enter orbit around Mars on 9 February, which will require a tricky manoeuvre on auto-pilot to get into position for observing the planet’s atmosphere Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266796-the-united-arab-emirates-hope-orbiter-is-about-to-arrive-at-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times
The pressure of the pandemic risks building to burnout, but news that vaccines help stop people catching and spreading the coronavirus offers hope of release Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24933203-200-life-in-the-pandemic-is-exhausting-but-there-is-hope-for-calmer-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The stars Shaula and Lesath as heralds of spring
On February mornings, look for the celestial ducks returning to open water on the river of the Milky Way as the stars Shaula and Lesath make their appearance. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/two-stars-in-scorpius-are-a-harbinger-of-spring…
Is Misinformation on Nextdoor Impacting Local Politics?
Was Nextdoor’s impact on the world exemplified by a crucial funding referendum for the Christina School District of Newark, Delaware? Medium’s tech site OneZero reports: As the 2019 referendum approached, I saw Nextdoor posts claiming that the district was squandering money, that its administrators were corrupt, and that it already spent more money per student than certain other districts with higher…