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IRS: Tax-filing Extension Expires Oct. 15 For Estimated 88,300 New Mexicans – Are You One?

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IRS News:

PHOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers whose tax-filing extension runs out on Oct. 15 to double check their returns for often-overlooked tax benefits and then file their returns electronically using IRS e-file or the Free File system.

About a quarter of the 13 million taxpayers across the county who requested an automatic six-month extension this year have yet to file. Statistically for New Mexico, the IRS projects more than 917,000 will file this year, of which, 792,000 will choose to electronically file their return and an estimated 88,300 New Mexicans Read More

Los Alamos Residents Share Blood Moon Photos

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Residents in Los Alamos joined stargazers around the world this evening to view the blood moon – a full lunar eclipse where the moon, Earth and sun line up, with Earth’s shadow totally obscuring the moon. When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it appears slightly bigger and brighter than usual and has a reddish hue. This celestial event has not occurred since 1982 – and will not be repeated until 2033. Photo by Jenn Bartram

Photo by Greg Kendall

Photo by Aria Villareal

Photo by Aria Villareal

Photo by Aria Villareal Read More

Los Alamos For Bernie Sanders Group Begins Meeting At Mesa Public Library 6 p.m. Mondays

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders
 
POLITICAL News:
 
A local group working to support Bernie Sanders has set up a weekly meeting that is open to community members.
 
The group is meeting at 6 p.m. Monday’s at Mesa Public Library to share ideas on how to support Sanders’ campaign in Los Alamos.
 
For more information on this group, visit https://www.facebook.com/Losalamosforberniesanders.
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Udall Urges Congress To Stop Playing Games, Pass Responsible Budget For New Mexico

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

STATE News:

“New Mexicans are eager for solutions. And they are tired of these political games that threaten jobs and weaken our economy.” – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/fIlaxQzfuRM 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor about the impact a potential government shutdown would have in New Mexico.

With less than one week left until government funding runs out, Udall urged Congress to pass a temporary funding extension and begin bipartisan budget negotiations he’s Read More

Live Webcast Of Total Lunar Eclipse Sunday

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Events for the total lunar eclipse Sept. 27-28. This version is labeled for Eastern Daylight Time. Due to the Moon’s slightly off-center path through Earth’s umbra, the southern half of its disk should look slightly brighter during totality than the northern half. Sky & Telescope illustration

 

By KELLY BEATTY
Sky & Telescope
  • A total lunar eclipse occurs in prime time for U.S. skywatchers Sunday night, Sept. 27. Sky & Telescope is providing a high-definition webcast of the entire event.

Kelly Beatty. Photo by Craig Michael Utter/S&T

Sunday evening, skygazers Read More

UCLA Physicists Determine Three-dimensional Positions Of Individual Atoms For First Time

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The scientists were able to plot the exact coordinates of nine layers of atoms with a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter. Image by Mary Scott and Jianwei (John) Miao/UCLA

SCIENCE News:

  • Finding will help scientists better understand the structural properties of materials

Atoms are the building blocks of all matter on Earth, and the patterns in which they are arranged dictate how strong, conductive or flexible a material will be.

 

Jianwei (John) Miao. By Reed Hutchinson/UCLA

Now, scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual Read More

Atmospheric Research Lab Bound For Antarctica

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An advanced cloud and aerosol instrumentation platform is about to have a one-year run at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Courtesy Photo

Mobile facility managers Kim Nitschke and Paul Ortega scouted Antarctica with the Antarctica experiment co-investigator Johannes Verlinde to determine the ideal locations and infrastructure. Courtesy photo

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

A big production is about to take place in a remote part of the world starting in November. A team of logistics specialists assembled from Los Alamos National Laboratory and several other national science Read More

Environmental Assessment Proposing To Address Chromium Contamination At LANL

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DOE News:

In this Environmental Assessment (EA), the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to address chromium contamination in the groundwater beneath Mortandad Canyon at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Groundwater sampling data show the presence of chromium contamination in the regional aquifer resulting from historical use of potassium dichromate – a corrosion inhibitor – in non-nuclear cooling-tower water that was discharged to an outfall as part of operational maintenance activities.

DOE’s proposed action is to implement an interim measure that would control offsite Read More

DOE To Perform Ordnance Clearance Sweeps For Pre Manhattan-Era Munitions In Bayo And Rendija Canyons

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EM-LA News:

A multi-disciplinary team led by the Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (EM-LA) will begin setting up for ordinance clearance sweeps Sept. 27.

A comprehensive sweep will take place at the head of a tributary to Bayo Canyon on land primarily owned by the Los Alamos County, while similar work will be performed in Rendija Canyon on 15 acres owned by the United States Forest Service. Both areas were used in the mid-1940s by the US Army; the area at the head of Bayo Canyon was a former Bazooka firing range, while Rendija Canyon was an ammunition impact zone. Read More