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09/21/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Australian beer company working on building a special bottle that will allow astronauts to drink their beverage in microgravity
The same Australian partnership that came up with space beer are now working on an appropriate space bottle. In a Space.com article, the new design will allow astronauts to enjoy beer and other beverages in microgravity. 4 Pines Brewing and Saber Astronautics Australia have previously collaborated to make “Vostok Space Beer.” This stout beer is […]
07/19/2018
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By Russel Davis
Supernova, resurrected: Scientists are puzzled by “the star that wouldn’t die”
A team of researchers at the University of California Berkeley, Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, more commonly known as Berkeley Lab, discovered a supernova that continued to shine a few months after fading. According to the scientists, the cause of the stellar event remains unclear. An LCO release noted that the supernova called iPTF14hls was […]
06/01/2018
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By Edsel Cook
A dark hole planet? Astronomers find a “Hot Jupiter” that absorbs almost all light that hits it
One of the more recently discovered exoplanets is a rather special one. A U.K. study reported that WASP-104b gobbles up almost all the light that strikes its haze-covered surface. This dark hole of a planet is called a “hot Jupiter,” a Science Alert article states. Hot Jupiters are a type of gas giant that have […]
05/24/2018
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By Edsel Cook
NASA is set to make an announcement about its “Kilopower” nuclear project soon
NASA is almost ready to reveal its “Kilopower” project to the world. According to a report from the Independent, the space agency will soon be holding a press conference to discuss the fruits of its research into nuclear power systems for spacecraft and outposts. Kilopower is a plan to develop small nuclear reactors that can provide plenty […]
05/05/2017
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By Russel Davis
Space pollution reaching dangerous levels as 750,000 pieces of debris are orbiting earth
A recent conference on space rubbish revealed that more than 750,000 pieces of dangerous debris currently orbit the earth. According to experts, these debris may threaten the future of spaceflight. The experts noted that more than 5,250 launches have been conducted since 1957, which accounted for more than 23,000 tracked objects found in orbit and around […]
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