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1.6 million tweets in 24 hours remember Neil Armstrong

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Twitter releases a visualisation of the 1.6 million tweets that were sent in memoriam of Neil Armstrong in the 24 following his death.

NASA brochure cover for the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

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An “extremely small” safety risk to the public from plummeting NASA satellite

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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NASA has warned that one of its defunct satellites will crash into the Earth's atmosphere sometime over the next six weeks but it doesn't know when or where.

NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of Apollo landing sites

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NASA satellite records Apollo Moon landing sites in high definition

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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NASA has released some of the most detailed images of the Apollo Moon landing sites ever recorded. The image show everything from debris left behind by Apollo astronauts to boot tracks.

ESA's artist impression of the Kelper ATV re-entry

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How to destroy a spaceship: The ESA live tweets the destruction of its Kepler craft

Piers Dillon Scott9 years ago

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The European Space Agency live tweeted a dramatic space craft re-entry sequence which saw its ATV-2 Space Freighter, Johannes Kepler, plunge in to the Pacific Ocean.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Learning a new skill can be hard, especially if it is not something we are naturally good at. However, there is research that can help us understand what parts of the brain need to be activated in order to learn, and what we need to do to activate them.

On this podcast, you will learn the difference between soft skills and hard skills, why they are important, and how you can sharpen your skills. Joining us on the show is Todd Maddox, an expert in the area of neuroscience, with more than 200 peer-reviewed research reports, and more than 12,000 citations under his belt. He is also the founder and CEO of Cognitive Design & Statistical Consulting and has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

And for our Neuron to something piece, we have results of a new survey which advocates that the public wouldn’t trust companies to scan social media posts for signs of depression.