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Posts published in September 2024

China accelerates Mars mission in blow to US ambitions

China’s Zhurong rover imaged by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL/UArizona

China’s plans for exploration of Mars have moved up by two years, meaning it hopes to launch its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission by 2028.

Dye found in Doritos makes mouse skin transparent, new study finds

Let’s make one thing clear: Dorito cheese dust will not make you see-through, or at least it shouldn’t. But as researchers at Stanford University have found, the use of a certain dye that these chips contain could be the key to advancements in optical research in biology.

The Polaris Dawn mission

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the first-ever private spacewalk was conducted. With Starlink, a laser-based communications system, Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn at 5:23 a.m.

Bat loss linked to 1,300 U.S. infant deaths

At what point does wildlife health become entangled with public health and safety? The anthropocene, the current period of human activity influencing the natural environment, is far-reaching and messy as it considers how human intervention, pollution, commercialization impacts the surrounding ecosystems to reveal how human health often heavily relies on ecological levels of key populations. 

Women’s Tennis competes at Swat Invite

Photo Courtesy of stevensducks.com (Shot by Dave Janosz)

Last weekend, on September 14 and 15, the women’s tennis team took on three other universities at the annual Swat Invite.

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country compete at Osprey Invitational

The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Galloway, NJ, on September 14 to compete at the Osprey Invitational. The two teams made way for a hopeful season with this meet, where the men’s team placed fourth, and the women’s team placed fifth.

Campus job reflections

Two weeks ago, I began a new role as a Lab Assistant for ENGR 211 Statics — and it’s already scored the title of the most rewarding on-campus job in my book.

Originals on shuffle

Who likes new music? These days, it seems that all the radio is playing are new songs we have never heard of.