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NASA Identifies Astronaut Behind First-Ever Medical Evacuation From The ISS NASA Identifies Astronaut Behind First-Ever Medical Evacuation From The ISS
NASA Identifies Astronaut Behind First-Ever Medical Evacuation From The ISS A medical emergency aboard the International Space Station that forced a SpaceX crew to return to Earth early has now been linked to a veteran NASA astronaut, according to a release on March 4. NASA confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 25, that astronaut Mike Fincke of Pennsylvania experienced the medical event while aboard the orbiting laboratory earlier this year, prompting the early return of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission. Medical Event In Orbit The issue occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 7, when Fincke experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from his crewmates, according to a statement…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tom Lehrer, Legendary Satirical Songwriter And Mathematician, Dies At 97 Tom Lehrer, Legendary Satirical Songwriter And Mathematician, Dies At 97
Tom Lehrer, Legendary Satirical Songwriter And Mathematician, Dies At 97 Tom Lehrer, the legendary musical satirist, mathematician, and former soldier, died over the weekend at the age of 97 at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lehrer gained notoriety for his sharp wit and dark sensibilities in songs such as “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” “The Vatican Rag,” and “The Old Dope Peddler.” His music was constructed much like a math equation, turning logic in on itself to unveil a larger world.  While he is best known for songs that satirized politicians, public figures, social institutions, and the Cold War, his music career was remarkably short-lived. He …

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by Josh Lanier
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Passenger Dies Days After Mass Plane Crash That Killed MIT Scientist Passenger Dies Days After Mass Plane Crash That Killed MIT Scientist
Passenger Dies Days After Mass Plane Crash That Killed MIT Scientist The passenger aboard a single-engine plane that crashed in Beverly last week has died from their injuries, officials said. The crash occurred on Thursday, June 19, shortly after the Mooney M20 aircraft departed from Beverly Municipal Airport. The plane went down on Sam Fonzo Drive, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. The pilot, Geoffrey Andrews—an MIT scientist who was expecting his first child in October—was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger survived for several days before succumbing to injuries, the DA's office confirmed. Related: MIT Scientist Who Dreamed Of B…

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by Josh Lanier
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MIT Star Athlete, Manhattan Medical Student, Boyfriend, And Family Killed In Plane Crash MIT Star Athlete, Manhattan Medical Student, Boyfriend, And Family Killed In Plane Crash
MIT Star Athlete, Manhattan Medical Student, Boyfriend, And Family Killed In Plane Crash A private plane carrying a close-knit family of high-achievers — including a decorated MIT athlete, a rising Manhattan medical student, and her finance-driven boyfriend — crashed in Columbia County, killing all six people aboard, authorities announced. The crash happened around 12:05 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, in a muddy field in Craryville, located in the town of Copake near the Massachusetts border, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B had departed from Westchester County Airport in White Plains and was en route to Columbia County Airport whe…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked
Hochul Vows 'Aggressive' Discipline For Colleges Letting 'Jewish Genocide' Calls Go Unchecked New York colleges that fail to swiftly punish calls for Jewish genocide will face “aggressive” repercussions, including potentially losing their funding, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. In a letter to New York State college and university presidents on Saturday, Dec. 9, Hochul said she had reached out to SUNY Chancellor John King “to ensure that it is SUNY’s policy that calling for the genocide of any group of people” on campuses violated the university’s code of conduct and would lead to “swift disciplinary action.” “Chancellor King affirmed that was the case, and that SUNY will not tolerate …

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by Michael Mashburn
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MIT Lists Top 10 'Breakthrough' Technologies Of 2021 MIT Lists Top 10 'Breakthrough' Technologies Of 2021
MIT Lists Top 10 'Breakthrough' Technologies Of 2021 The MIT list of this year’s most important technologies says that 2021 will bring improvements in vaccination, online recommendation algorithms, batteries, and data protection. This is the 20th time the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has released a list of the “Top 10 Breakthrgouh Technologies of the Year.” MIT highlights technology that is already changing lives while others are still a few years off, authors explained. The most important technology for 2021 is the development of Messenger RNA vaccines. mRNA vaccines have been around for about 20 years but got a boost to pr…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Area High School Senior Discovers Planet During NASA Internship Area High School Senior Discovers Planet During NASA Internship
Area High School Senior Discovers Planet During NASA Internship Three days into a summer internship at NASA, 17-year-old Scarsdale High School senior Wolf Cukier discovered a brand-new planet 1,300 light-years away. Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, Cukier found a “circumbinary planet,” or a celestial object that orbits two stars. Cukier’s discovery came in June, but it was only brought to light this week by NASA at the 235th American Astronomical Society meeting in Honolulu. “I was looking through the data for everything the volunteers had flagged as an eclipsing binary, a sy…

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by Zak Failla