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Musk and JD Vance want to colonize the universe. It’s a horrible idea
2 months ago

Musk and JD Vance want to colonize the universe. It’s a horrible idea

Salon  

Earlier this week, Vice President Nominee JD Vance announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he wants the United States to “conquer the stars.” It’s a reference to his support of Elon Musk, who, at a Trump rally a few weeks ago, declared that he wants to “make science fiction real.” The rhetoric is part of Musk’s effort to …

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The weird aliens of early science fiction
1 year, 2 months ago

The weird aliens of early science fiction

BBC  

The weird aliens of early science fiction Emmanuel Lafont An illustration of some early sci-fi aliens Humanity's ideas about aliens have been evolving for millennia – but in the era before television, they were considerably stranger. "So, when Steven Spielberg came along and made probably what are the two most influential movies about aliens – Close Encounters of the Third …

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From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy
1 year, 4 months ago

From star to stars: Astrophysicist Aomawa Shields traces her journey from acting to astronomy

Salon  

As a scientist studying exoplanets, Aomawa Shields, Ph.D., has spent her career searching for life on other planets. I think needs to be accounted for in these departments when we're thinking about everything from how we approach setting up the support structures, to how we talk to the students when they are in our classes, whether they're struggling or not …

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NASA researchers study 'Mars-like' WA salt lakes for information about extraterrestrial life
2 years, 4 months ago

NASA researchers study 'Mars-like' WA salt lakes for information about extraterrestrial life

ABC  

Britney Schmidt hunts for clues about the universe in a West Australian salt lake. "We're out here studying examples of what we think ancient Mars might have been like," she tells the ABC from the shoreline of Lake Warden, near Esperance. She also said the region's acidic lakes mimicked conditions from ancient Mars — as spacecraft and rover data from …

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The aircraft that will never fly on Earth
2 years, 10 months ago

The aircraft that will never fly on Earth

BBC  

The aircraft that will never fly on Earth Nasa/JPL If you could fly a drone in the skies of Mars, you could cover a lot more territory far more quickly than with a rover. "I hadn’t thought of an analogue comparison like that, but the Dragonfly is the next step after Ingenuity’s first flight," says Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle, the principal …

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Could humans have contaminated Mars with life?
3 years, 7 months ago

Could humans have contaminated Mars with life?

BBC  

Could humans have contaminated Mars with life? NASA/JPL-Caltech Nasa's most recent rover to Mars, Perseverance – along with its pint-sized helicopter – could have carried some microbial hitchhikers along for the ride Humanity has sent around 30 spacecraft and landers to the Red Planet since the space age began. Clean rooms might serve as an evolutionary selection process for the …

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Raindrops on other planets are a lot like those on Earth
3 years, 8 months ago

Raindrops on other planets are a lot like those on Earth

CNN  

CNN — Our solar system boasts a diverse range of planets, but some of them may share a common phenomenon with Earth: raindrops. Rain on other planets is something scientists are still striving to understand, but new research has suggested raindrops themselves are incredibly similar even in different planetary environments. “There’s a fairly small range of stable sizes that these …

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