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Archive for June 15th, 2023

Out of this world accommodation: What sci-fi gets right (and wrong) about life beyond Earth

June 15th, 2023 by

Science fiction cinema has offered up countless attempts to foretell human existence beyond the stars. But just how rooted in science are these Hollywood attempts to depict humans settling other planets?

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Astronaut Chris Hadfield wants to protect the moon with an ‘Astra Carta’

June 15th, 2023 by

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield plans to release a new space sustainability plan formulated with King Charles III. The plan borrows its name from the famous Magna Carta.

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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ season 2 premiere is a solid but subdued affair

June 15th, 2023 by

What will Season 2 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” bring? The possibility of hijinks, hijacks, medical emergencies, marital emergencies, action, aliens and maybe more Sybok.

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Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost

June 15th, 2023 by

Axiom Space is using the results of science experiments conducted on its private missions aboard the International Space Station to inform the design and use of the company’s own orbital laboratory.

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The Apollo moon landing was real, but NASA’s quarantine procedure was not

June 15th, 2023 by

On its face, the Apollo 11 quarantine protocol looked sensible. But the new research suggests that NASA’s “planetary protection” efforts were largely for show.

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Best Love, Death + Robots episodes

June 15th, 2023 by

Netflix’s science fiction anthology certainly features Love, Death + Robots, but which episodes from three seasons shine the brightest?

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This ‘postcard’ of a Mars day from NASA’s Curiosity rover is gorgeous (photo)

June 15th, 2023 by

A striking new postcard from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows the Marker Band Valley region of Mars in the morning and the afternoon.

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Rocket Lab is set to launch a mystery mission from Virginia. What could it be?

June 15th, 2023 by

Rocket Lab is gearing up to launch a mission from Virginia in the next few days, but you apparently won’t be able to watch it live.

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