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Missions to Mars

Here’s an interesting article about scientists proposing one-way Mars trips. I was most struck by this point: They argue that it would be little different from early settlers to North America, who left Europe with little expectation of return. As I … Continue reading

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Swan songs for space

(David Burnett/Contact Press Images)   I’ve always wanted to see a space shuttle launch in person. I planned cross-country trips for it a couple of times; one I didn’t manage to accomplish and for the other, the launch was so … Continue reading

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Messages from space

Got an interest in space, space travel, atmospheric phenomenon, or the astrophysical aspects of sci-fi? You might want to get on my favorite listserv. I get email messages (uh… weekly? biweekly?) regularly from NASA Science News and SpaceWeather.com, and these … Continue reading

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Would you go?

Okay, I’ve got space travel on the brain. And I thought it would be interesting to take a small poll: 1. If you could travel into space for a short while, would you? Why or why not? How much would … Continue reading

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The Final Frontier

I’m surprised not to have seen more comment in the spec-fic blogosphere about the president’s NASA plans. The space program is pretty near to my heart and has been since my first episode of (dating myself here) the original Star … Continue reading

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Real space battles

Okay, I know nobody is even reading blogs this week, but I didn’t want this to pass by unnoted: an awesome post on Gizmodo about the realities of battles in space. Love it. – Joni, a former physics major who … Continue reading

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