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the daily galaxy's alternative chronology

The Daily Galaxy promotes a paper with demonstratively erroneous conclusions about the age of the universe, and very sketchy origins.
the daily galaxy's alternative chronology

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the biggest stars in the cosmos, revisited

Astronomers find a star that's larger, brighter, and heavier than what we thought could still exist.
the biggest stars in the cosmos, revisited

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lunar cities get one step closer to reality

If we return to the Moon and decide to stay there, the Moon may offer us a few shortcuts in setting up a safe place to live.
lunar cities get one step closer to reality

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mining physics for "groundbreaking" papers

A new paper concludes that black holes are periodically giving birth to new universes. How it arrives at that conclusion raises a lot of questions.
mining physics for "groundbreaking" papers

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jason lisle wants to show us those tachyons!

Young Earth astrophysicist Jason Lisle is ready to publish a paper with evidence of light traveling faster than science says it does. Well, depending on what you mean by "publish" and "evidence" that is...
jason lisle wants to show us those tachyons!

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the universe's dark side prepares for a siege

Two astronomers think they found evidence in the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation that the amount of dark matter in the universe is far smaller than currently thought.
the universe's dark side prepares for a siege

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tackling the high cost of exploring space

While we lament the high cost of exploring space, the truth is that we have the money and plenty of it, plus, investing in R&D will yield trillions in economic development.
tackling the high cost of exploring space

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anyone out there want to adopt an orbit?

We absolutely want private companies to go explore space and take paying customers with them, but we'll also need a fair bit of regulation.
anyone out there want to adopt an orbit?

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playing politics with the future of space travel

The left seems to believe that private space companies will be fine with sacrificing their customers for profit.
playing politics with the future of space travel

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where to find the energy for a warp drive

While we'd need to generate an immense amount of energy to power a warp drive, there are events in this universe with that kind of energy output...
where to find the energy for a warp drive

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why we need to return to the moon

It would be nothing short of self-sabotage not to use the Moon as a dress rehearsal for deep space missions and a hub for future astronauts.
why we need to return to the moon

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constellation tries to rise from the grave

NASA is trying to keep Constellation on life support by exploiting a loophole in its currently open-ended mission while Congress looks the other way.
constellation tries to rise from the grave

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to boldly try to go again. maybe. kind of…

Politicians still can't figure out exactly what they want NASA to be or do. And that's hurting both its budget and its ability to plan.
to boldly try to go again. maybe. kind of…

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do quasars break the laws of physics?

Something is wrong in the data we get when we measure distances to far away quasars to see how fast the universe is expanding.
do quasars break the laws of physics?

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happy space exploration day, 2010 edition

Today is the day when we look back at what we accomplished in space and ask ourselves how we can do more.
happy space exploration day, 2010 edition

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