Ask an Astronomer: How Do Astronauts Treat Insulation?

[ad_1] MICHELLE THALLER: When it comes to how to deal with isolation and feel like you’re helpless and estranged from everyone, it’s hard to beat the experience of an astronaut, where you are literally separated from Earth. And even if they wanted to, they couldn’t just come to Earth very …

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Nations prepare to ease blockades as virus deaths pass 200,000

[ad_1] Spanish children were allowed to go out on Sunday for the first time in six weeks as countries prepared to ease blockade measures and reopen economies destroyed by the coronavirus despite the number of deaths worldwide exceeding the 200,000. The governments of Belgium to the United States are preparing …

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On U-turn, Germany backs Google and Apple on virus app

[ad_1] Launching an application that would use Bluetooth to alert smartphone users when they have come into contact with someone infected with the virus is considered crucial in the fight against the pandemic. Critics said it would allow governments to accumulate personal information and could lead to massive state surveillance. …

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