Russian lab worker death prompts quarantine, but officials end precautions after tests find no plague
Russia’s health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, announced on 7 October that precautionary measures were being ended and that most of the nearly 200 people placed under quarantine had been released after tests found no dangerous pathogens.
» readNASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Returns Safely After 237 Days in Space
The four astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission have returned to Earth after more than seven months aboard the International Space Station. Their spacecraft splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles.
» readNASA and DOE sign agreement to accelerate nuclear power for space exploration
A new agreement between NASA and the Department of Energy has been signed, establishing a framework for collaboration on space nuclear power and propulsion systems.
» readNASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby yields data on meteorite impacts and colorful craters
The findings from NASA’s Artemis II mission, a slingshot around the moon earlier this year, were presented as an unequivocal success at a press conference yesterday.
» readCentral Pacific Ocean temperature hits record high above 86°F, signaling potential for extreme El Niño events.
The sea surface temperature in the Niño 3.4 region of the central equatorial Pacific Ocean has exceeded 86 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time, surpassing all previous records for that area, according to preliminary data released Monday.
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