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Meeting members of the Artemis generation often inspires NASA’s workforce as much as it encourages the students themselves. For one recent group of students, a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida brought mentorship, new experiences, and inspiration for answering the profound questions of our universe. The 22 students traveled to the world’s preeminent spaceport on Nov. 14 for the 21st annual Disability Mentoring Day hosted at Kennedy by the Disability Awareness and Action Working Group (DAAWG). Students were paired with a mentor based on interests spanning communication to engineering. Mentors shared experiences and insight on their path…

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Officers responded to reports of an attack at a shop in The Highway, Moulsecoomb, at around 9.45am on Wednesday (December 6). A 49-year-old man, who lives in the area, was treated for a head injury at the scene by the ambulance service. Witnesses reported seeing three men flee the scene in a Blue Ford Focus which collided with another vehicle and the front of a house in Colbourne Avenue minutes later. READ MORE: Armed police at major incident in Brighton A helicopter was brought in to assist with ground units searching for the suspects. A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion…

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Image Credit: John Salangsang/BFA/Shutterstock Shannen Doherty is opening up about her sudden split from estranged husband Kurt Iswarienko. The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 52, revealed during a recent episode of her podcast, “Let’s Be Be Clear With Shannen Doherty,” that she learned her husband cheated on her right before going into brain surgery to remove a tumor.  “I went into that surgery early in the morning, and I went in after I found out that my marriage was essentially over, that my husband had been carrying on an affair for two years,” Shannen explained. “To not go in that surgery,…

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A developer platform for the…sky? That’s the vision of OurSky, a startup founded last year that’s aiming to make space observational data more accessible via a software platform and global telescope network. The company announced that it closed $9.5 million in seed funding led by Upfront Ventures alongside Oceans Ventures, Venrex Investment Management, Marlinspike Partners, and Embedded Ventures, to further accelerate deployment of scopes and the developer platform. CEO and cofounder Dan Roelker likened OurSky to AWS for developers or the web3 development platform Alchemy: “Alchemy [provided] this platform that was really easy for developers to get the data and…

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Tell us about Nutracheck?  Nutracheck is the UK’s leading calorie and nutrient tracking app, co-founded by Tim Vryenhoef, Paul Cookson and Rachel Hartley. When we launched 18 years ago in 2005, we were the UK’s first mobile diet programme, winning start-up awards for innovation. Looking back now, we see the idea was before its time as the App Store and iPhone did not exist! Over the years, Nutracheck has evolved while remaining true to the original vision, making tracking your diet as fast and easy as possible. Today the Nutracheck app scans barcodes to instantly find products in our UK…

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Legendary American thrash metal band Megadeth announced a new nonfungible token (NFT) collection on Dec. 5, allowing fans exclusive access to content and physical experiences. The band announced the NFTs on social media through a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying the 5000-piece collection features the band’s digital mascot, ​​Vic Rattlehead.Introducing @MegadethDigital. Our 5000-piece generative collection featuring Vic Rattlehead brought to life in a new way by our talented artist @TheHaddy. Live on December 22nd, you’ll have the opportunity to unlock doors in the real and metaverse world alike, gaining access to… pic.twitter.com/Ed9YxqCTe6— Megadeth (@Megadeth) December 5, 2023 In addition to…

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Serratichneumon maculatus Sheng & Riedel gen. et sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (CBDPC). 1. Habitus, lateral view. 2. Head, anterior view. 3. Mandibles. Credit: European Journal of Taxonomy (2023). DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.910.2355 In a forest in southern China, a parasitic creature flew through the air. Suddenly, a net enveloped the animal. Scientists looked at their successful catch—and discovered a new species. Equipped with bug-catching nets, researchers ventured into a forest in Guangzhou in 2022, according to a study published Dec. 1 in the European Journal of Taxonomy. While there, they captured a spotted wasp. Intrigued, researchers searched for any records of similar-looking…

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A three-month closure order has been imposed against Eight Till Late and Pie & Mash in Worthing following a number of reports of anti-social behaviour and disturbances. The premises in Chapel Road are next to each other. Officers from Sussex Police’s neighbourhood licensing team worked alongside Adur and Worthing Councils and West Sussex County Council Trading Standards to secure the closure order which was confirmed at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 22. Sergeant Jamie Bray said: “We know these stores had a large impact on the community and it is brilliant that the closure order has been put through.…

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