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Rep. Kelly Votes to Improve Access to Baby Formula
Congresswoman Robin L. Kelly (D-IL) helped pass two bills that will improve families’ access to infant formula, ensure every baby has the nutrition they need to live and develop, and prevent this crisis from happening again.
South Suburbs Still Lag in Numbers of Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- While more residents have been vaccinated since we last reported, Park Forest numbers still lag behind residents of other towns in the percentage of residents who have completed vaccination regimens for COVID-19. More than 65% of our residents have received one vaccination against the deadly virus, but[Read More…]
Learn Your Birds by Spring at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As winter begins, turn your thoughts and attention to our local birds and join our winter workshop to prepare for fun spring bird watching. Bird identification can be overwhelming, but learning only a few birds each week makes it fun and easy! Six weekly lessons or field[Read More…]
Wild Animal Tracks at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Have you ever wondered how animals spend the winter? Join us Saturday, December 14 from 1-3 p.m. at Thorn Creek Nature Center to explore how different animals survive through the different seasons. Tracks can be clues to wild animals’ identities and behaviors. We’ll put ourselves in the paws of Thorn[Read More…]
Soils at Thorn Creek Woods
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Is all soil created equal? Come and see, smell, hear and feel for the parts of soil. Learn how soil supports every form of life in the woods. On the hike with naturalist April Richards, you will observe and touch real samples of Thorn Creek Woods soil. The Soils[Read More…]
NASA Selects New Mission, SPHEREx, to Explore Origins of Universe
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA has selected a new space mission, SPHEREx, that will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems. The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is[Read More…]
Hubble Accidentally Discovers a New Galaxy in Cosmic Neighborhood
STScI-(ENEWSPF)- The universe is very cluttered. Myriad island cities of stars, the galaxies, form a backdrop tapestry. Much closer to home are nebulae, star clusters, and assorted other foreground celestial objects that are mostly within our Milky Way galaxy. Despite the vastness of space, objects tend to get in front[Read More…]
NASA’s GPM Satellite Peers Under the Clouds of Hurricane Florence (Video)
MARYLAND—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 By: Rob Gutro and Hal Pierce Hurricane Florence became more powerful over the past few days while moving through the central Atlantic Ocean and wind speeds increased from tropical storm force to a Category 3 hurricane. The GPM core satellite provided a look under the clouds to investigate[Read More…]
NASA’s InSight Passes Halfway to Mars, Instruments Check In (Video)
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 Contacts: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. and JoAnna Wendel, NASA Headquarters, Washington NASA’s InSight spacecraft, en route to a Nov. 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway mark on Aug. 6. All of its instruments have been tested and are working well. As of Aug. 20, the spacecraft[Read More…]
