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This month in 1972: the Apollo 16 command module (Casper), as seen by John Young and Charlie Duke, aboard the lunar module (Orion), when they returned from three successful days on the lunar surface. Astronaut Ken Mattingly was waiting for them in their ride home.
Command and Service Module in front of the Moon.

ALT Command and Service Module in front of the Moon.

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Have you ever wondered where crash test dummies are made? Welcome to Humanetics!
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Meet Esik Ronningsbakken, the daredevil who balances on the edge of 1,000ft cliffs in Norway and around the world.
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Meet Rusty Haight, the human crash test dummy!
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This flying lifeguard robot could save you from drowning.
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How do you study the elusive snow leopard that lives in the high elevation mountains of Central Asia? Well for wildlife biologist & landscape geneticist Imogene Cancellare (@biologistimo) it usually means searching for and examining cat poop! #ScientistFridays

Video Courtesy: Panthera Cats

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NASA
@NASA28 Apr 2020
13-year-old Alexander named our next Mars rover, @NASAPersevere. Now, he's building his own rover at home. Try it yourself & learn about engineering with these #NASAatHome activities: 📦 ✂️ Cardboard rover: go.nasa.gov/3aLIUhM ⚙️ 🤖 Open source rover: go.nasa.gov/2VLDsac
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These trains carry leaf-blasting lasers to keep the track clear.
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This researcher developed a new application for laser-scanning systems that maps out potential avalanches!
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Imagine being given the opportunity to explore the deepest parts of the ocean, discovering species that we've never even heard of! That's what ocean explorer Shirley Pomponi got to do!
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No, this is not a baby werewolf. This is a small Binturong taking a small bath. 📷: Stephanie Edling
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SpaceX
@SpaceX20 Apr 2020
With a more favorable weather forecast for launch and landing, now targeting Wednesday, April 22 at 3:37 p.m. EDT for this week’s Falcon 9 Starlink mission
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What kind of role does coral play in our ecosystem and why are they so important? Today on #ScientistFridays, we learn more about these mysterious animals with @GeorgiaAquarium’s Kim Stone!

Video Courtesy: Georgia Aquarium

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This the first wild birth of a small tooth sawfish ever recorded. Video Courtesy: Coastal and Marine Laboratory
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“Looks like a shark with a head trimmer for a nose.” Yes that’s exactly how we would describe a sawfish, too! Check out what it takes to tag this razor sharp species!
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NASA
@NASA9 Apr 2020
LIVE FROM SPACE: Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronaut Chris Cassidy and two crewmates arrives at the @Space_Station. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1jMKgQdqV…
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We're going to Italy to study the elusive ocean sunfish with @Queens_Belfast PhD student Natasha Phillips!
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Researchers at Australia’s CSIRO have developed a hand-held, spring-loaded laser scanner that can produce 3D maps with unprecedented speed and accuracy!
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Daily Planet@DailyPlanet5 Apr 2020
Why the Earth shakes at any time is anyone's guess. To try to remove some of that mystery, research associate Stephen Hicks and professor Jenny Collier put seismometers on the sea bed that listen to the activity going on in the Earth's crust. #GeologyDay
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These jellyfish are clogging everything in Korea, from tourist beaches to power plants. So we’re sending in this robot- it may not look threatening, but it’s a killer!
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