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Space
Last week, ISS commander Chris Hadfield unveiled one last surprise in his bag of social media memes — a cover version of David Bowie’s classic astronaut song, “Space Oddity.”
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Polls
Remember the first time you saw a Star Destroyer?For this poll, we’ve got the obvious choices, and a few from left field to keep it interesting. Vote for your favorite today!
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Tech
Huge islands of plastic swirl in the ocean, and will survive for thousands of years. How do we reverse the damage? The Ocean Cleanup Array could possibly sift plastics out of the water.
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Top 5
These futuristic songs — all of them Top 40 hits — influenced a generation and still resonant today. Love them or hate them, this list ushered us into a brave new future.
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Science
NASA’s Curiosity rover hit pay dirt last week — evidence that ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. It’s a fundamental question, and scientists say “the answer is yes.”
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Space
SpaceX’s Dragon made its third trip to the ISS this month. The entire process of grabbing the cargo capsule was tweeted, in words and photos, by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
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Space
Elon Musk debuted the Grasshopper — a new reusable, self-landing rocket — to a crowd at the SXSW festival. The test launch was a critical step in making commercial launches economical.
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Polls
The best sci-fi has the ability to transport you to entirely new imaginary worlds — to make you believe that the fictional places described are tangible and real. Tell us what you think!
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Tech
The creation of medical and electronic devices may be revolutionized by this new tabletop 3D microprinter that works 100 times quicker than anything else available.
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Tech
A quadruped robot can toss heavy cinder blocks more than 17 feet. In order to heave each block, BigDog uses the strength of its legs and torso to power the motion of its arm (just like an athlete).
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Space
Cassini’s mission is at Saturn, but occasionally — across the vastness of interplanetary space — the spacecraft captures a glimpse of other worlds. In this case, our sister planet, Venus.
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Interviews
Dr. Stern talks about the New Horizons mission — the first spacecraft to go to Pluto — and the equally historic return of humans to the Moon with his newest venture, Golden Spike.
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