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A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part VIII: Paradox? What Paradox?

In recent decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has seen a revival, and future surveys will benefit from new…

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The Galaxy That Forgot to Spin

Every galaxy we know of spins. It's one of those rules of the universe so fundamental that astronomers barely think…

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‘The Arrival’ at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today

'If you can't tend to your own planet, none of you deserve to live here.'

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Watch this bio-inspired Mars rover concept ‘swim’ through sand on curved wheels (video)

The sandfish locomotion idea has been adopted from Scincus scincus, a lizard found in the Sahara desert.

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The 11 best cozy sci-fi games for those chill cosmic vibes

From farming and walking sims to space trucking, you can live that cozy life… but in space!

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Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?

"I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about."

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FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles

Federal Aviation Administration documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project to develop and test reentry vehicles that could…

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Blue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion

U.S. Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office ‘remain committed partners with Blue Origin’ The post Blue Origin gets national security launch…

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Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate

A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for ultrastable lasers…

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‘For All Mankind’ star Wrenn Schmidt on her character’s journey from NASA’s mission control to the slammer (interview)

‘She listens to Dolly Parton now. She’s exposed to all kinds of things being in jail, because she’s got nothing…

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