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# space
The UN is musing about a giant sunshade to cool the planet by reflecting 1% of the light that reaches us. They really don't want to know the price tag...
# tech
Engineers are using evolutionary algorithms to design new ion engines for spacecraft.
# space
One day, we'll make it to Mars. But before we do that, we have to answer a lot of questions and think really hard about why we're going.