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If Republicans are so concerned about the national debt, maybe they should roll back the $1.9 trillion tax cut they engineered for corporations and the super-rich. Just a thought.
Generations of Giants
Within a globular cluster orbiting the center of our galaxy, @NASAHubble found two separate populations of red giant stars, one unusually helium rich. These observations challenge ideas about formation. Did they arise together? https://go.nasa.gov/3mk1Ekc
#NASAExoplanets
Hubble Spies a Multi-Generational Cluster

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the globular star cluster NGC 2419.

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Is this Earth or mars? 🤔

@nasa scientists discovered dozens of new microbe species while studying lava caves in Hawaii to better understand how to search for past or present life on Mars. https://go.nasa.gov/3mk5hqj
#NASAEarth

How Exploring Hawaiian Caves Helps NASA Search for Life on Mars

When a scientist found herself inside a cave beneath the Mauna Loa volcano, she felt like she had entered another world. She may as well have been on Mars, and that's precisely why she had come.

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APOD: 2023 March 17 - The Medusa Nebula

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Despite their abundance, surprisingly little is known about many #microorganisms that have existed for billions of years. An international research team produced the first large-scale analysis of more than 400 newly sequenced and existing #Omnitrophota #genomes, uncovering new details about their #biology and behavior.
#Microbiology #Bacteria #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/mcb03172301.html
Study Sheds Light on Ancient Microbial Dark Matter

International team of scientists reveals first in-depth look at Omnitrophota, one of the world’s oldest and tiniest bacteria.

The overall decline of #oxygen content across the world’s #oceans and #coastal waters—a process known as ocean #deoxygenation—has been well documented, but #hypoxia on #coral #reefs has been relatively underexplored. Oxygen loss in the ocean is predicted to threaten #marine #ecosystems globally
#EarthScience #Environmental #ClimateChange #MarineBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/03/mb03172301.html
New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs

Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites

What a catch!

This #HubbleClassic image from 2005 shows the Boomerang Nebula, made of two lobes of matter being ejected from one central star.

Learn more about this nebula: https://go.nasa.gov/3lcdMmS
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Scattered Light from the Boomerang Nebula

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If you think a man should be worshipped because he has billions of dollars, then you’re a very special kind of moron.

Meanwhile, on the west coast…

Invasive goldfish the size of footballs are spreading from Vancouver to other parts of B.C., researcher warns | CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/goldfish-invasion-1.6768195?cmp=rss
>Goldfish — some nearly as big as a football — are invading British Columbia's lakes and quickly spreading, putting native fish populations at risk, a researcher says.

Invasive goldfish the size of footballs are spreading from Vancouver to other parts of B.C., researcher warns | CBC News

Goldfish — some nearly as big as a football — are invading British Columbia's lakes and quickly spreading, putting native fish populations at risk, a researcher says.

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RT @UFCW_7
👀If you want to understand what the proposed Kroger-Albertsons mega-merger means for you, your job, your pocketbook, and your local economy, watch this video 👇🏾 https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1633166537317322754
Robert Reich on Twitter

“The ~$25 billion Kroger-Albertsons merger could affect grocery stores relied on by 85 million households. The company could jack up prices even higher and pay workers even less. This is a disaster in the making. The FTC has the power to intervene and stop it. They must act.”

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