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The first moon detected outside of our solar system may be a gas giant orbiting another gas giant and we’re not sure how that happened. Unless it didn’t start its life as a moon...
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We need big ideas if we're going to successfully transition to a post-industrial society.
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Despite their fearsome reputation, we simply wouldn't exist without black holes.
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Knowing how life started right here at home can tell us how likely it is to sprout on another world.
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A proposal for a Martian habitat wants to use the power of water for both structural support and radiation shielding.
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Despite the details still left to figure out, the Interplanetary Transport System is a solid start to a real infrastructure for space exploration.
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We typically think of Earth as an ideal world for habitability, but what we've discovered so far hints at us being an oddball.
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Meet the first independent human nation in space. Without an actual presence in space and an iffy plan for how to get there...
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Yuri Milner wants to explore Alpha Centauri with a tiny spaceship propelled by the biggest and most powerful laser cannon ever built. That may be a lot harder than it sounds.
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When not promising us cities on Triton in ten years, the media seems befuddled by and incredulous of the most conservative and realistic plans for space exploration.