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Webb Accidentally Finds a Small Asteroid in a ‘Failed’ Observation - Asiana Times

In information gathered by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument, a group of European astronomers discovered the asteroid. The object, which is most likely the smallest Webb has seen so far, may represent an example of an object under 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) in length within the main asteroid belt, lying between Mars and Jupiter. An international team of European astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find an asteroid that is about the size of Rome’s Colosseum and ranges in length from 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters). They used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument…

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Charles Kimbrough from Murphy Brown Dies at 86 - Asiana Times

At Age 86, Actor Charles Kimbrough, Best Known for Playing the Anchor on “Murphy Brown,” Passes Away. Over the course of the show’s ten seasons from 1988 to 1998, the seasoned actor played newsman Jim Dial opposite Candice Bergen, garnering an Emmy nomination in 1990. His son and agents later verified to The Associated Press that he had passed away, which was initially reported by The New York Times. The actor passed away in a hospital from natural causes. The famous Murphy Brown Charles Kimbrough passed away on January 11 in Culver City, California. He was a Tony and Emmy…

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Naba Kishore, Minister for H & FW Shot Dead - Asiana Times

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal Das allegedly opened fire on Naba Kishore Das at Gandhi Chowk near Brajrajnagar town at approximately 12:15 p.m., according to police sources. Naba Kishore Das, a prominent BJD figure and the minister for health and family welfare in the state of Odisha, passed away on Sunday night in a hospital, just hours after being shot at point-blank range by a police officer in the Jharsuguda district’s Brajrajnagar. The Incident related to Naba Kishore Minutes before the minister was scheduled to attend a program, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal Das allegedly opened fire on Naba Kishore Das at…

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The Oxytocin "Love Hormone" is called into Question

The theory that the voles’ contented home life is caused by a protein that recognizes the oxytocin “love hormone” is called into question by a study published on January 27 in the journal Neuron. It’s possible that bonding is not as crucial to oxytocin’s function as previously thought. The chemical has repeatedly been referred to as the “hug hormone,” the “moral molecule,” and even the cause of love and success due to its links to the pleasures of romance, orgasms, altruism, and more. Although females without the receptor produced less milk, oxytocin receptor removal in animal models nevertheless caused monogamous…

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ASTEROID 2024 BU: PASSED CLOSEST TO EARTH - Asiana Times

2024 BU’s orbit around the Sun, which took 359 days to complete, was roughly circular before it came into contact with Earth. After the encounter, the asteroid’s orbit will become slenderer, moving it out to a point that is midway between Earth’s and Mars’ orbits at its farthest point from the Sun. After that, the asteroid will do one circle every 425 days. Background This week, a recently found asteroid will pass very near Earth. The asteroid 2024 BU, which was discovered on Saturday, is estimated to measure between 11 and 28 feet in diameter. The same astronomer in Crimea,…

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Bed Bath and Beyond(BBY) forced to declare bankruptcy

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) announced in a filing that it was in default on loans that had been called in, which caused a more than 20% decline in share price and a suspension of trading on Thursday afternoon. Background After being faced with having its stock delisted for failing to submit the statutory report on time, the struggling store finally submitted its quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday at about 2:30 p.m. Eastern time. The petition discloses that Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY, -22.22% had defaulted on loans earlier this month and that banker…

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Can we now finally Go to Mars with this Nuclear Rocket

A nuclear thermal rocket engine in development could one day transport humans to Mars. During a presentation on Tuesday, January 24, at the 2024 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum and Exposition held in National Harbor, Maryland, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gave an overview of the project. According to Nelson, the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will collaborate with the agency to “establish and illustrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion, a groundbreaking technology that will allow the United States to broaden the opportunities for future human spaceflight missions.” The NASA- DARPA Collaboration According to DARPA director…

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Cloud in space

At a distance of 630 light-years, the James Webb Space Telescope probed within a thin molecular cloud and discovered ice consisting of several elements. Background Ice is necessary to create a habitable planet because it is the primary supplier of several essential elements, including carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur (referred to here as CHONS). Simple amino acids, sugars, and alcohols, as well as the composition of planetary atmospheres, are all significantly influenced by this compound. An extensive inventory of the deepest, coldest ice ever observed in a molecular cloud has been compiled by an international team of astronomers using…

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An Idol - Lisa Marie Presley's last rites - Asiana Times

At a memorial service held at the Memphis, Tennessee estate Lisa Marie Presley inherited from her late father, rock icon Elvis Presley, hundreds of mourners flocked to Graceland on Sunday morning. On Jan. 12, Lisa Marie Presley passed away at the age of 54. She had apparently experienced cardiac arrest at her house earlier in the day and had been sent to a hospital in the Los Angeles region in a hurry. A singer and composer, Lisa Marie Presley was honored as a devoted defender of her father’s reputation as a pioneer of rock ‘n’ roll and pop idol. She…

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71st Miss Universe Pageant Winner: R Bonnie Gabriel - Asiana Times

The Miss Universe 2022 contest has dashed India’s hopes. The competition’s winner is R Bonnie Gabriel of America. Indian former Miss World Harnaz Sandhu has bestowed the title on her. The 71st Miss Universe was crowned on Saturday night in New Orleans by American R’Bonney Gabriel. Gabriel is a local Houstonian who works as a model, fashion designer, and sewing instructor while putting the environment first. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in fashion design and a minor in fiber in 2018, and she is now the CEO of her own clothing company, R’Bonney…

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