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‘The Best of Both Worlds’ at 35: Why we’re still assimilated by ‘Star Trek”s greatest ever cliffhanger
Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic ‘Trek’ episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.
Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing
The company secured a Federal Aviation Administration five-year reentry license that allows unlimited landings in Australia The post Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing appeared…
Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing
The company secured a Federal Aviation Administration five-year reentry license that allows unlimited landings in Australia The post Varda to launch its first in-house built spacecraft for on-orbit manufacturing appeared…
Learning from the past: How history can guide space and cyber rules today
In 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What saved us wasn’t just luck — it was the hotline hastily established between…
Learning from the past: How history can guide space and cyber rules today
In 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What saved us wasn’t just luck — it was the hotline hastily established between…
Spaceflight Could Be Bad For Your Teeth
Great, another potential long-term risk of spaceflight. Researchers have studied the effects of simulated microgravity on mice and found that it could lead to periodontitis, where the gums become inflamed…
Webb Shows That Young Stars Inherit Their Water From the Cosmos
The early Solar System was filled with both hydrogen and oxygen that can chemically bond into water. But did we create all the water, or was some of it inherited…
Exoplanetary Systems are Diverse. Our Search for Life Should Be the Same
With over 5,000 exoplanets now identified, astronomers have found that our Solar System isn’t the only model of planetary formation. There are super-Earths, sub-Neptunes, hot-Jupiters, and Earth-sized worlds orbiting around…
Astronomers are Closing in on the Source of Galactic Cosmic Rays
In 1912, astronomer Victor Hess discovered strange, high-energy particles called “cosmic rays.” Since then, researchers have hunted for their birthplaces. Today, we know about some of the cosmic ray “launch…