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Summer solstice, cycles of nature and Chinese philosophy
In Chinese thought, the summer solstice is associated with the color red, the sound of laughing, the fire element and a red phoenix.
June 21, 2022
Kejimkujik: Asteroid named for Mi’kmaw ancestral site
The IAU has given the name Kejimkujik to minor planet (asteroid) 497593. It's named for a sacred site of the indigenous Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia.
June 21, 2022
Life on Venus unlikely, says new study. But …
A new study from the University of Cambridge suggests that atmospheric life on Venus is unlikely. The evidence for phosphine, however, continues to mount.
June 20, 2022
SLS dress rehearsal complete, ready for moonshot
NASA completed a launch dress rehearsal yesterday. It's part of NASA's preparations for the Artemis 1 launch to the moon, hopefully to be later this summer.
June 20, 2022
Jetson hoverbike flies CEO to work, in world’s 1st eVTOL commute
Jetson Aero's CEO flew a hoverbike from home to work in the world's first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) commute.
June 18, 2022
Las Vegas streets turn up the heat
An instrument aboard the International Space Station shows Las Vegas streets as hotter than the rest of the city, on a June day.
June 17, 2022
China’s FAST telescope reports signal from aliens, then deletes report
China's FAST telescope reported on June 14, 2022 on possible artificial signals - presumably sign of an alien intelligence - then deleted the report.
June 16, 2022
Definitely not aliens, says scientist working on project
Not aliens, said SETI researcher Dan Werthimer of the "suspicious signals" reportedly found by China's FAST telescope.
June 16, 2022
Valentina Tereshkova: 1st woman in space
On June 16, 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launched solo aboard a Soviet Vostok 6 rocket, becoming the first-ever woman in space.
June 16, 2022
Sally Ride: 1st American woman in space
Sally Ride was the 1st American woman to go to space, flying on the STS-7 space shuttle Challenger mission in 1983, and later on another mission in 1984.
June 16, 2022
