The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.
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Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times
The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.
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Tiny Desk Concert: Kevin Kaarl
The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.
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Navajo Nation objects to a plan to send human remains to the moon
A CEO of one of the companies offering “memorial spaceflights” says his customers view it as “an appropriate celebration” of their loved ones.
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Don’t let your resolutions wash away. Tips to turn a slow start into progress
If you made a New Year’s resolution but are struggling to get started or are already wavering, you may need to refine your goal and nail down a plan to get there. Try this evidence-based approach.
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4 things to know about Taiwan’s ‘crucial’ election — and where the U.S. fits in
Analysts say the presidential election will be “crucial” for the future of the Asian island and its relationships with both the United States and China.
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Winter storm brings snow to the East Coast. But what’s in a snowflake?
A winter storm brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the East Coast this weekend, which got us thinking about snowflakes. Those intricate, whimsical crystals are a staple of magical wintry scenes, but how big can they really get? Well, according to the Guinness World Record keepers, the “largest snowflake” ever recorded was a whopping 15 inches in diameter. It was spotted near Missoula, Montana in 1887. But Kenneth Libbrecht, a physicist at Caltech, has long been skeptical of that record. So he set out to find what makes a snowflake a snowflake and whether that 1887 record is scientifically possible. You can read more about what he discovered here.
Want to share the snowflakes you’ve spotted this winter? Email us a photo at shortwave@npr.org.
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Moon landing attempt by U.S. company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak
The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch.
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Fuel leak forces U.S. company to abandon moon landing attempt
Astrobotic had been targeting a lunar landing on Feb. 23. It could have been the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, and the first by a private company.
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Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown
The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.
