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European Space Agency Is Funding the Worst Acronym in Space Travel
In its pursuit of nuclear-powered space flight, the European Space Agency funded RocketRoll, a company whose full name you’ll never guess.
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This Star Ate Its Own Planet
Astronomers think they’re the first to see a star swallowing a planet, after piecing together a cosmic whodunnit in data collected by several telescopes.
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Space Tourists Might Need Zero-Gravity Sex Ed Before Launching Into Orbit
I don’t know how things go in America, but where I went to school sex ed classes were a deeply uncomfortable affair that included ancient educational films, warnings about teenage pregnancy, and a couple of free sperm-shaped keychains. It’s definitely not an experience I’m interested in repeating anytime soon. But now, experts in the UK…
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Could Compact Nuclear Reactors Be the Future of Electricity?
Nuclear power is clean, efficient, and safe, yet it’s vastly underutilised as a method of generating electricity. Sure, people have their fears about Chernobyl or Fukushima, but those don’t align with the data — statistically, you’re more likely to die in a wind turbine accident. So why don’t we use more nuclear energy?