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an alien invasion warning with a mayan spin

Internet conspiracy theorists discover to slowest alien invasion of all time.
an alien invasion warning with a mayan spin

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the soothing sounds of a shuttle rocket test

Top Gear checks out the loudest place on Earth, a NASA complex in the swamps of Mississippi where rocket engines are put through their paces.
the soothing sounds of a shuttle rocket test

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nasa vs. private space, the fictional dilemma

Space reporters are wondering how NASA will navigate its rivalry with private rocketeers. But NASA is actually very happy to have company.
nasa vs. private space, the fictional dilemma

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do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

For inflation to remain cosmology's top theory of how the universe grew into what we see today, we need to find the right gravitational waves in experiments ramping up to do just that.
do gravity waves plus cmbr equal inflation?

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your dose of graphic, dystopian post-humanism

Dougal Dixon has seen the future of the human species and it's not a fun or good one...
your dose of graphic, dystopian post-humanism

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other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

Continuing the trend of looking too closely to CMBR maps, a group of cosmologists says they found evidence of "bruises" from collisions with other universes.
other universes, found only on the arxiv blog…

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roger penrose's cyclical cosmology revisited

Penrose and Gurzadyan respond to their critics without offering anything new for the debate.
roger penrose's cyclical cosmology revisited

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is ssto coming back from the brink of death?

Single stage to orbit spacecraft have been mothballed for decades. But with the potential of space tourism, there may be an incentive to take another run at designing them.
is ssto coming back from the brink of death?

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searching for wormholes with general relativity

If wormholes big enough for spaceships to traverse exist, we should be able to detect them just by looking at the sky.
searching for wormholes with general relativity

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how to navigate in deep space with dead stars

Could we use neutron stars as navigational landmarks when traveling through interstellar space?
how to navigate in deep space with dead stars

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spacecraft design is best left to the experts

Lawmakers are now openly telling NASA exactly what rocket to build, what engines to use, and from what companies to buy them.
spacecraft design is best left to the experts

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roger penrose hunts for traces of other big bangs

Roger Penrose thinks he discovered traces of previous Big Bangs in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, but his evidence for it seem thin and the consequences are left unaddressed.
roger penrose hunts for traces of other big bangs

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hunting for exoplanets in alien galaxies. sort of.

Astronomers found a planet on death row orbiting a dying star. The kicker? That solar system was born in another galaxy.
hunting for exoplanets in alien galaxies. sort of.

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learning about stars by listening to their hum

Want to get a good guess as to how old a star is? Just listen to its hum...
learning about stars by listening to their hum

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pardon me, but your hot spot is on sideways

An extrasolar Hot Jupiter called Upsilon Andromedae b has a hot spot in one of the strangest and most awkward possible places in its atmosphere and scientists aren't quite sure why.
pardon me, but your hot spot is on sideways

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