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How Far Away is Fusion? Unlocking the Power of the Sun

27 May , 2017 by

The Sun uses its enormous mass to crush hydrogen into fusion, releasing enormous energy. How long will it be until we’ve got this energy source for Earth?

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Star Should Have Gone Supernova, But it Imploded Into a Black Hole Instead

27 May , 2017 by

While viewing a massive star in the Fireworks Galaxy that was expected to go supernova, a team of astrophysicists instead found that it had formed a black hole.

New Zealand’s First Rocket Launch to Space!

26 May , 2017 by

Earlier this week, the island nation of New Zealand made history with the first successful launch of a rocket from their soil. The rocket in question was Rocket Lab’s Electron prototype.

Trump Proposes $19.1 Billion 2018 NASA Budget, Cuts Earth Science and Education

26 May , 2017 by

The Trump Administration has proposed a $19.1 Billion NASA budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which amounts to a $0.5 Billion reduction compared to the recently enacted FY 2017 NASA Budget. Although it maintains many programs such as human spaceflight, planetary science and the Webb telescope, the budget also specifies significant cuts and terminations to NASA’s Earth Science and manned Asteroid redirect mission as well as the complete elimination of the Education Office.

Weekly Space Hangout – May 26, 2017: Stephen Petranek and How We’ll Live On Mars

26 May , 2017 by

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: NAT GEO’s Stephen Petranek is the author of How We’ll Live on Mars (TED Books.) Stephen became a reluctant doomsayer when his earliest TED Talk (10 Ways the World Could End) racked up 1.5 million views. But Petranek is, in fact, an optimist who believes that humanity will escape […]

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The Columba Constellation

26 May , 2017 by

Located in the southern hemisphere is the small constellation of Columba, one of the 88 constellations currently recognized by the IAU.

Mouse Sperm Went to Space and Produced Healthy Mice

26 May , 2017 by

A team of Japanese researchers were able to fertilize mice embryos and produce a healthy litter of mice using frozen sperm that spent nine months in space.

New Ideas for the Mysterious Tabby’s Star: a Gigantic Planet or a Planet With Rings

25 May , 2017 by

Tabby’s Star is dimming again, and two new studies have been released that offer new and interesting theories on what could be causing it.

NASA Moves Up Mission to Metal Asteroid Psyche

25 May , 2017 by

I’m getting psyched for Psyche, which is both the name of an asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter and NASA’s mission to the asteroid. Part of the reason for this excitement comes from learning today that NASA has moved up the launch one year to 2022, with a planned arrival in the asteroid belt […]

New Way to Make Plasma Propulsion Lighter and More Efficient

25 May , 2017 by

A new study from a team of British and French physicists presents a concept for plasma thrusters that are both lighter and more energy-efficient.

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