Nighttime

News at a glance: New FDA chief, nighttime wildfires, and endangered koalas | Science

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CONSERVATION Koalas declared endangered as wolves get reprieve The iconic koala is now endangered in parts of Australia, the government announced last week. The status of the marsupial was changed from threatened, on the advice of an expert panel that blamed dwindling numbers on habitat loss from land clearing and bush fires, droughts and heat … Read more

NASA opens Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge to help future moon missions

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NASA wants your help to safely land future lunar spacecraft in the dark, including permanently shadowed craters that may be icy. The agency’s new Nighttime Precision Landing Challenge No. 1 plans to award as many as three prizes of up to $650,000 each. The challenge asks applicants to create sensors able to detect hazards from … Read more