Fri. 09/23 - Asteroid SMASH

Why is NASA slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday and what will we be able to see of the collision? Plus, a new low-cost, no-lab-required COVID-19 antibody test that could set the stage for more personalized vaccination plans. And a new drill rap duo, made up of old white British men.

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Links:

• NASA is ready to knock an asteroid off course with its DART spacecraft (New Scientist) 
• NASA's DART mission will put on an asteroid-smashing show next week (Space.com)
• Last year's coverage of DART's launch (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
• Artemis Cryogenic Demonstration Test Concludes, All Objectives Met (NASA)
• Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket completes fuelling test (BBC) 
• Elon Says Starship Megarocket Could Perform First Orbital Flight in November (Gizmodo)
• A quick test kit to determine a person's immunity against COVID-19 and its variants (ScienceDaily)
• Why Omicron Might Stick Around (NY Times)
• It’s Time for Northern Boy Autumn (Vulture)
• The Northern Boys - Party Time (Sindhu World, YouTube)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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