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Scientists Pick Up First Mysterious Radio Signal From Deep Space

Ontario government seems to lack plan for climate change

Man arrested for taunting bison in Yellowstone National Park

Canada gives big polluters a break on carbon levies

Grieving orca highlights plight of endangered whales

'Earth Overshoot Day': How Humanity Is Living On Borrowed Time
The "1.7 Earths " figure is an average of resource consumption across the planet . Thanks in part to a growing population (a 104% increase since 1970) and increased consumption, we are, the GFN says, using the resource equivalent - including clean air, food , land, and the ability to dispose of our waste - of 1.7 Earths . [Full Article...]
NASA names astronauts for first manned USA space launches since 2011
The race to get astronauts to the space station first is real; a USA flag that flew on the first space shuttle flight in 1981 and the last shuttle flight in 2011, awaits the victor. "Safely and reliably flying commercial crew missions for NASA remains the highest priority for SpaceX", Benji Reed, SpaceX's director of crew mission management, said in a statement . [Full Article...]
SpaceX Will Fly Astronauts Before Boeing
NASA also revealed that the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft "packed with science and hardware" will return to Earth on Friday from the International Space Station . KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - JUNE 19: Chris Ferguson , Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and former NASA astronaut, along with NASA astronaut Suni Williams, practice the emergency egress system training from the Crew a... [Full Article...]