Follow New York Times - Science, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/new-york-times-d-science Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:39:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA9YELa2SQC43n9ye8UNv30 After a successful launch on Wednesday, the first space crew with no professional astronauts aboard is circling Earth.SpaceX tweeted a view of Crew Dragon’s cupola.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 03:11:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA9YELa2SQC43n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA9YELa2SQC45VjH6qdYdAk The rivalry between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos over spaceflight is well known, but the two made nice on Twitter over the Inspiration4 launch.Elon Musk greeted family members of the Inspiration4 crew at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesay.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 03:11:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA9YELa2SQC45VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpB1gfHipNXDO-zdsCmHakzH The community college professor has long pursued her dream of being an astronaut.Sian Proctor was a finalist to be a NASA astronaut, but was not selected. She was invited to join the Inspiration4 mission.]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:41:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpB1gfHipNXDO-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpB1gfHipNXDO3n9ye8UNv30 The Western drought will likely expand eastward, spreading to nearly all of Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.Lake Oroville in California this month, which is at 23 percent capacity. Forecasters say drought conditions in the West will continue into the fall.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:59:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpB1gfHipNXDO3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBiwW9QwjlZiJs0ohxaO6Yr Executives from Exxon, Shell, BP and others are being called to testify in Congress next month after a secret recording this year exposed an Exxon official boasting of such efforts.Damage to a New York gas station after Hurricane Ida. The House probe comes after an Exxon official privately described tactics aimed at weakening climate policies.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 19:31:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBiwW9QwjlZiJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBiwW9QwjlZiF1cWWor9YPv The story of Ginkgo Bioworks shows the challenges and progress in the emerging field of synthetic biology.The synthetic biology labs of Ginkgo Bioworks, which plans to go public on Friday.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 15:49:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBiwW9QwjlZiF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpAd5UEM88JXvylmFkX7M1Jw As Apple and Google enact privacy changes, businesses are grappling with the fallout, Madison Avenue is fighting back and Facebook has cried foul.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:00:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpAd5UEM88JXvylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn5s0ohxaO6Yr The story of Ginkgo Bioworks shows the challenges and progress in the emerging field of synthetic biology.The synthetic biology labs of Ginkgo Bioworks, which plans to go public on Friday.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn-zdsCmHakzH The four-person team raised the number of people in space to 14, passing a record set in 2009.SpaceX tweeted a view from Dragon’s cupola.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:31:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn8b1naedg1wr The Inspiration4 mission successfully lifted off from Florida, carrying with it an ambition of making spaceflight more accessible to the broader public.The Falcon 9 rocket during launch.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:26:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn3n9ye8UNv30 Jared Isaacman named the four Crew Dragon seats to reflect positive aspects of humanity.Jared Isaacman, Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor and Hayley Arceneaux arriving in Florida as they began their training for the launch this year.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:57:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn6CY3L745TL_ Professional and amateur astronauts go through very similar training exercises.In the months leading up to their flight, the Inspiration4 astronauts went through training similar to what NASA astronauts endure.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:55:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn-T5HJgy6HUf The engineer trained the astronauts on the Crew Dragon capsule's systems and will also provide key communications on their trip to orbit.While past astronaut flights have been managed by NASA, SpaceX tracks its trips from its own mission control in Hawthorne, Calif.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:12:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpDzd68q8ghNn-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA3atx7K2iPduT5HJgy6HUf Four amateur astronauts who have never been to space before are hours away from heading to orbit. Here’s what you need to know.From left, Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux, the crew of the Inspiration4 mission, during a dress rehearsal for the launch.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:18:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA3atx7K2iPduT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA3atx7K2iPdpVjH6qdYdAk Here’s what you need to know about the Inspiration4 mission and how to follow it live.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:18:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpA3atx7K2iPdpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBZQ7a5JnEvnKCY3L745TL_ In addition to Jared Isaacman, the mission's commander, there are three other astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule.From left, Hayley Arceneaux, Chris Sembroski, Jared Isaacman and Sian Proctor, during a zero gravity flight to train for the Inspiration4 mission in July.]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:17:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBZQ7a5JnEvnKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBZQ7a5JnEvnClmFkX7M1Jw The Inspiration4 launch is helping to raise money for the hospital, which helps treat pediatric cancer.Hayley Arceneaux is both a physician assistant at St. Jude hospital and a former patient, which helped her recover from pediatric cancer. ]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:59:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBZQ7a5JnEvnClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpD-wB8Td-Ln_-zdsCmHakzH Independent experts, including government scientists, were skeptical of the research from Israel, which included limited data over a short period.A dose of coronavirus vaccine is administered at a clinic in Jerusalem. ]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 23:19:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpD-wB8Td-Ln_-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpD-wB8Td-Ln_3n9ye8UNv30 The launch could occur as early as 8:02 p.m. But the action will begin hours before that.The Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule sit on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:49:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpD-wB8Td-Ln_3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBrg1U0vw3IEiejEQ2Mq9rY Here’s what you need to know about the three-day orbital journey of four Americans, none of them professional astronauts.From left, Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux, the crew of the Inspiration4 mission, during a dress rehearsal for the launch.]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:00:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/xZlQlhedQpBrg1U0vw3IEiejEQ2Mq9rY