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NASA’s 5,000°F “Plasma Spear” clears path for 2030s Mars missions — May 7, 2026 JPL successfully tests a 120-kilowatt lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster… The engine uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate plasma, reaching internal temperatures exceeding 5,000°F… This “Nuclear Electric Propulsion” (NEP) is designed to move massive payloads to Mars far more efficiently than chemical rockets… …
Pressure is starting to show up in places people do not usually look first, and the numbers behind it suggest households and small businesses are both getting pulled tighter at the same time. Middle class Americans are selling plasma to make ends meet while small businesses are dealing with rising cost pressures tied to tariffs …
Thousands of middle class Americans are trading their blood plasma for money at plasma centers around the U.S. NBC News’ Shannon Pettypiece details the demand for the product and speaks to some donors about why they do it. Factcheck: Multiple reputable sources — including The Atlantic, The Guardian, Bloomberg, and academic studies — have documented …
Dr. Dian Ginsberg on aging reduction by using young blood plasma 10:30 we have a nurse who is 70 years old who has wet macular degeneration who has gotten 91 shots in her eyes a shot every four weeks got three liters of plasma. Her opthalmologist has never seen anything like it 11:05 again here’s …
He makes some very interesting points, something doesn’t add up with the way these fires burn that is for certain. Whatever the cause may be, this is by no means “normal”. This guy’s channel has some excellent videos and covers Hawaii as well. Worth a follow. h/t LeisureLee