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“Why Space Exploration Still Matters”

July 15, 2013

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We’re human, and we’ve conquered Earth. That’s our history in a nutshell. In the 200,000 year history of our existence we’ve managed to sprawl across the entire habitable surface of our little blue planet. So what’s next may seem only natural: space. Scientists have been shooting for the stars as long as history has been […]

“Space Camp: More Than Campy Fun”

July 15, 2013

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digg Who hasn’t watched Battlestar Galactica and wanted to be Captain Kara “Starbuck” Thrace, intergalactically hotwiring bioengineered Cylon ships in an effort to save the human race? Or totally related to Holly, Fargo, and Parrish in Eureka, as they desperately vie for spots on the Astraeus mission? If this is you, you’re not alone. A […]

“Spacequakes: Dodging Plasma Bullets”

July 15, 2013

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There’s a storm brewing in space. Not the kind that floods rivers, drops hailstones, or snatches up houses in Kansas, but the kind that messes with your cell reception. We know about it thanks to new information from THEMIS. Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms, launched by NASA in 2007, is an […]