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November 01, 20163 Space Missions That Could've Changed History
(via SciShow) Turns out, going to Mars in the 80s could have been a thing. 
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| Space - Tuesday November 1st, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Why Did NASA Release Water into Space?
(via Vintage Space) There were a LOT of unknowns about spaceflight in the early 1960s, including what would happen if a rocket exploded en route to orbit. Enter Project Highwater. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Monday October 31st, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Astronomers Discover "Pumpkin" Stars
(via NASA) Astronomers using observations from NASA's Kepler and Swift missions have discovered a group of rapidly spinning stars that produce X-rays at more than 100 times the peak levels ever seen from the sun. The stars, which spin so fast they've been squashed into pumpkin-like shapes, are thought to be the result of close binary systems where two sun-like stars merge. Send to a Friend | Permalink
What is the Mars Curse?
(via Universe Today) If you’re going to send a spacecraft to Mars, you’ve got to know that place has an insatiable hunger for our plucky robot companions. Why is this place cursed? Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Thursday October 27th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Long-Term Astronauts May Get Space Madness
(via Universe Today) If science fiction has taught us anything, it’s that nothing makes a person go crazier than the harsh isolation of deep space. Will we all go crazy out there, among the stars? Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Tuesday October 25th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
How Entropy Powers The Earth
(via Minute Physics) This video is about how we don't just need energy to power our lives, we need *low entropy* energy! Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting this series, and to Sean Carroll for collaborating on it! His book can be found here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/boo... Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Friday October 21st, 2016 | Send to a Friend
What Are Cosmic Voids?
(via Universe Today) We talked about the biggest structures in the Universe, but what about the opposite? The biggest empty spaces in the Universe, the cosmic voids that separate the clusters of galaxies. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Wednesday October 19th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Why Are Rockets Launched in Florida?
(via SciShow Space) Out of all the locations NASA could have chosen in the U.S., why Florida? Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Tuesday October 18th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Three Unsolved Moon Mysteries
(via SciShow Space) There's still a lot we don't know about the moon! Send to a Friend | Permalink
How Do Supernovae Fail?
(via Universe Today) You know what’s scarier than a supernova? A supernova that fails, imploding into a black hole, vanishing from the Universe. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Tuesday October 11th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Massive Cloud on Collision Course With Milky Way
(via NASA) 30 million years from now, a massive cloud of gas will collide with the Milky Way. Astronomers are studying the incoming cloud and learning more about its origin. Send to a Friend | Permalink
| Space - Friday October 7th, 2016 | Send to a Friend
Could Humans Survive Prolonged Space Travel?
(via TEDEd) Prolonged space travel plays a severe toll on the human body: microgravity impairs muscle and bone growth, and high doses of radiation cause irreversible mutations. As we seriously consider the human species becoming space-faring, a big question stands: even if we do break free from Earth’s orbit, can we adapt to the extreme environments of space? Lisa Nip examines our odds. Send to a Friend | Permalink