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We May Be Living In A Black Hole

By: Vaibhav Saravanan, Journalist

The theory that we might be living in a black hole is an interesting theory proposed all the way back in the 1970's. It suggested that our universe was inside of a giant black hole and that black hole was part of a bigger universe.

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SpaceX crew 9 rescues stranded astronauts

By: Jedediah Smith, Journalist

After 9 months in space, astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally splashed down off the coast of Florida. They were rescued from their predicament by SpaceX's Crew 9 spacecraft, reentering Earth's atmosphere on the 18th of March.

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Will the SLS be Canceled?

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Recently, some inside the Trump Administration, the most prominent being Elon Musk, have called for NASA's moon program, called Artemis, and the rocket designed for it, the SLS, to be cancelled. These critics have often said that it is too expensive, and that Musk may persuade Donald Trump to cancel the program entirely, opting to go to Mars instead. What is the SLS, and why does Elon Musk want to cancel it?

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European Countries Race To Lauch NYX Capsule

By: Christopher Mellen, Journalist

The spacecraft is designed to carry up to 3,000 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and other space destinations. Germany, France, and Italy are spearheading Europe’s entry into the commercial space sector with the development of the Nyx spacecraft.

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Studies Show Dyson Spheres Could Exist, and They’re a Way to Find Alien Life

By: Sunny Daddio, Journalist

According to Energy Education, "The Dyson sphere or Dyson shell is a theoretical megastructure . . . composed of a shell of solar panels around the star, making it so that all of its energy radiated would hit one of these panels, where its energy could be collected and used." In 1960, Physicist Freeman Dyson proposed that civilizations would build large structures, which can be considered when searching for extraterrestrials.

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What is the Goldilocks Zone?

By: Rae Yang, Journalist

What the goldilocks zone is, and why is it named that. Is Kepler-186f sustainable for life?

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Superelastic Alloy Holds Intense Temperatures And Can Be Used For Space Expeditions

By: Volodymyr Sliesariev, Journalist

This discovery not only sets a new standard for superelastic materials but also introduces new principles for material design, which will undoubtedly inspire further breakthroughs in materials science

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HD 189733b

By: Rae Yang, Journalist

HD 189733b is a deep blue exoplanet that looks similar to Earth. However, it holds a dangerous environment where no organism could survive.

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Hermes

By: Jedediah Smith, Journalist

Hermes was a French spaceplane that could have flown by the 1990s. It could have been ESA's primary launch vehicle, but it was (sadly) cancelled.

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The Sea Dragon

By: Kawa Gyatso and Kawa Gyatso

Sea Dragon was a design study from 1962 for a two-stage, sea-launched heavy-lift rocket. It is known as the largest rocket ever proposed and the second largest in low Earth orbit (LEO) payload capacity. Despite its impressive specifications, the Sea Dragon was deemed unnecessary as NASA prioritized the development of the Saturn V.

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America’s ‘Iron Dome:’ Entirely Impractical

By: Rory Peterson, Journalist

Recently, President Trump has announced a plan for an "Golden Shield" to be built in the US, similar to Israel's "Iron Dome" missile defense system. However, this is entirely impractical, for a number of reasons, from the insane cost of this project, to technologies we don't have at the moment.

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The TKS

By: Jedediah Smith, Journalist

Russia designed and built a versatile spacecraft during the 1970s.

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