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Tag Archives: NASA
Asteroids!
This post is written by guest blogger Jake Kaplow, an “engineer in training” at Boston University. That crush you’ve had since eighth grade? It’s time to say how you feel. An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s headed straight toward Earth. … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, space
Tagged apophis, armageddon, asteroid, asteroids, Boston University, DART, deep impact, dinosaurs, Jake Kaplow, meteor, meteorite, NASA, NEOs, NEOWISE, nukes
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The Odds of Successfully Mining Asteroids
The Hoth asteroid field, which Han Solo improbably and awesomely navigates, is chock full of asteroids that contain valuable minerals and materials, including platinum. While I doubt there are any exogorths (space slugs) or mynocks (the winged parasites that live … Continue reading
Posted in Could this Happen?, space, technology
Tagged armageddon, asteroid mining, asteroids, deep impact, ESA, JAXA, leviathan wakes, NASA, planetary resources, platinum, resources, star wars, the expanse, water
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Double Take: NASA’s Twin Study
In the sci-fi novel Time for the Stars, Robert Heinlein explores something called the “twin paradox,” an Einstein-inspired thought experiment involving the splitting up of identical twins. One rockets off into space while the other remains on Earth. Even though … Continue reading
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Tagged NASA, space, twins
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Wag the Dog, Sci-Fi Style
I recently read that 20% of Americans don’t believe we really landed on the moon in 1969. Apparently, the conspiracy theory has gained steam over time—why haven’t we returned since the Apollo missions? How can that American flag wave in … Continue reading
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Tagged astronauts, Capricorn One, conspiracy theory, Elvis, Hawaii, Hi-Seas, hoax, Mars, mission, moon landing, NASA, simulation, space food, space program, star trek, Tang, volcano
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Space For All
In 1945, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke published a paper suggesting that we put satellites in geostationary orbit. 18 years later, America launched Syncom 2. Soon, there will be one more satellite in the Clarke Belt, roughly 26,000 miles … Continue reading
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Tagged ARKYD, arthur clarke, kepler, kickstarter, NASA, Peter Diamandis, planetary resources, satellite, space exploration, telescope, Virgin Galactic, zach braff
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(And I Feel Fine)
Mayan hieroglyphics aren’t science fiction–though one could argue that as a basis of myths and legends, hieroglyphics are proto-proto-science fiction–but some people and some genres of literature, including sci-fi (remember that film 2012? Neither do I.), have embraced them in … Continue reading
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Tagged 12/21/2012, 2012, apocalypse, axial procession, baktun, dec 21, end of days, end of the world, hieroglyphics, isaac newton, magnetic poles, mayan calendar, myths, NASA, nibiru, Nuburi, planetary alignment, procession of the equinoxes, rapture, rumors, sumerians, winter solstice
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Not Over the Moon
In 1902, Georges Melies wrote and produced the first science fiction film, Le Voyage dans la Lune (The Voyage to the Moon). This 14-minute silent film inspired by the stories of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells involves a group of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-d printing, Asimov, Behrokh Khoshnevis, burritobot, clarke, construction, contour crafting, crane, heinlein, Innovative Advanced Concepts, layering, lunar settlement, melies, moon colony, moon settlement, mooninite, NASA, university of southern california, usca, verne, voyage to the moon, wells
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Make Your Next Car a Beamer
Ever taken a much-needed break and found yourself thinking that a beer would be the perfect thing–if only you didn’t have to get up and get it? There might be a solution…in space. We may not be ready to beam … Continue reading
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Tagged beam, Bessel beam, electric, electromagnets, IAC, lasers, magnetic field, me up, millennium falcon, NASA, optical tweezers, optical vortex, particles, rings of light, solenoid beams, space, spacecraft, star trek, star wars, tractor beam, vacuum
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In Event of Cosmic Radiation, Please Take the Stairs
Even though the privatization of space flight might make it possible for (extremely rich) people to realize their dreams of travelling to space, I’m waiting for the day when I can step into an elevator and push the button for … Continue reading
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Tagged arthur clarke, carbon, carbon nanotubes, elevator, foundations of paradise, macromaterial, NASA, space, space elevator
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