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There’s No Such Thing As Average: an article by: GF Willmetts.
Do you find it odd how much we rely on statistical terms like ‘average,’ ‘norm,’ ‘normal,’ or ‘mean’? Different words, but they represent…
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Are aliens building Dyson Spheres? Astronomers find 60 candidates (video).
Hold onto your telescopes, space enthusiasts! The cosmic neighbourhood just got a lot more intriguing. In an astonishing revelation, astronomers have identified 60…
April 2024
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Up, Up and Away: Dr. Charles Buhler’s Gravity-Defying Breakthrough (science news)
In an audacious leap that might make Newton reconsider his apples, Dr. Charles Buhler and his team at Exodus Propulsion Technologies have turned…
March 2024
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Volcanic Vistas: booking your future Martian holiday at Noctis? (science news)
Crikey, Martians, brace yourselves, because it looks like your real estate just got a tad more crowded! In what could only be described…
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A Star Out of Sync: Przybylski’s Challenge to Astronomy (science news).
Amid our odd celestial tapestry, one star twinkles with an unusual story, one that’s been captivating astronomers and sci-fi aficionados alike. It’s called…
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Dark is the Dark Forest? Fearing Fermi (science article).
In 1974, a bold gesture from humanity reached out into the cosmos: the Arecibo radio message, an interstellar postcard addressed to the globular…
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Altering Alienscapes: the morality of terraforming (science video).
Picture this: humanity has finally reached the stars, possessing the technological wizardry to mould barren rocks floating in the abyss into lush, Earth-like…
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20,000 Leagues Above: subs in space? (science video)
Imagine the scene: a robust, steel-clad submarine, a titan of the deep, suddenly whisked away from the crushing embrace of Earth’s oceans and…
February 2024
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Venus: Earth’s mostly peculiar neighbour (science video).
In the celestial dance of our solar system, where planets spin and twirl in their orbits, Venus has always stood out, not just…
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Extraterrestrial Engineers: could Przybylski’s Star be an Alien-made phenomenon? (science video).
In the cosmic game of hide and seek, where stars and planets flit about in their celestial dance, there’s one deeply strange star…
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Solar Sails: NASA’s fuel-free path to the stars passes key test (science news).
In the cosmic sea, where the winds blow not air but light, NASA has hoisted its sails, aiming for the stars with a…
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The Stellar Homesteader’s Handbook: tips for extraterrestrial living (science video).
In the vast, star-speckled expanse of space, muses our Isaac Arthur, the final frontier isn’t just a place to boldly go for a…