The International Space Station has been leaking unusual amounts of air since September 2019. Initially, crew members prevented the issue from being resolved, as the leak was not a major one. But in August Gust, the leak rate rose, prompting astronauts and cosmonauts sitting in orbital labs to try to …
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It doesn’t take long for orburn coronavirus particles to get into the room. Initially, only those sitting next to an infected speaker are at greater risk, but as the meeting or class progresses, smaller aerosols spread. However, this does not mean that everyone faces the same level of risk. As …
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrived to speak at the “Fed Listons” event last year. Eric Bardat / Agency France-Press / Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues at the central bank faced skepticism and opposition in an attempt to guide markets about the future path of …
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The International Space Station (ISS), in Earth orbit at hundreds of kilometers altitude, is not perfectly airtight. Every day, the cabin loses a minute how much air, carefully controlled so that a viable atmospheric pressure can be maintained, and to identify leaks. Now the last one just happened, just two …
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