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That’s No Moon — It’s an Asteroid!
Buzz Aldrin’s “New Moon” Turns Out to Be Earth’s Tiny Celestial Tagalong When Buzz Aldrin — yes, that Buzz Aldrin — took to X to declare that Earth had an official new moon, space enthusiasts perked up worldwide. After all, when one of humanity’s original moonwalkers speaks, you tend to assume he knows his moons.…
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To the Naysayers: Shards of Envy in the Golden Age of SpaceX
Once again, critics gather eagerly whenever Elon Musk’s Starship trembles on the launch pad. They hover at the edges of achievement, waiting for smoke and failure, rehearsing their lines about hubris and haste. Each test flight, in their eyes, confirms the prophecy: SpaceX will stumble before China’s steady advance to the Moon. Timelines slip, prototypes…
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Alcohol in Space Travel: Fuel for Humans and Rockets?
Space travel. That endless void where the only excitement is watching paint dry on the hull of your tin can hurtling through the cosmos. Months of drifting, staring at the same recycled air and protein paste meals—it’s basically Sunday afternoon tea with your great-aunt, but with zero crumpets and infinite existential dread. But what if…
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Why Do Reflecting Telescopes on Earth Use Lasers?
The Problem: A Turbulent Sky Astronomers have always battled the same adversary: Earth’s atmosphere. As light from distant stars passes through layers of air with different temperatures and densities, it bends unpredictably. The result is a blurred or distorted image — the same shimmering effect you see when heat waves rise from a road in…
