Science Fiction Wishful Thinking
There are a number of science fiction tropes that might come true at some point, but not necessarily within our lifetimes or near future. ...
SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy, Lands Three “Cores”
SpaceX Launches a Falcon Heavy, recovers two booster cores on land and the central booster core at sea. SPECTACULAR launch
A Mysterious Asteroid Has Inspired New Impact Predictions
Huh. Space may not be as dangerous as we once thought!
What really happens in your body and brain when you orgasm?
Of course they were going to study what happens in the brain during an orgasm now that they have technology to do it.
Exploding stars shed light on fusion energy
Who'd have thought that heat might be a big factor in what takes place during a fusion reaction?
NASA just tested the tiny nuclear reactor it could use for...
This looks like the device Mark Watney used to keep warm in The Martian
Mars Cannot be Terraformed with Today’s Technology Reveals NASA-Sponsored Study
Thanks NASA. Every time some science review tells us something can't be done, a bunch of younger scientists work out how to prove them wrong. (I'm guessing they never heard of Trek's Genesis Machine.)
The Nuclear Lab No One Knows About
Home of the first breeder reactor, and home of the only deaths from working on reactors in the US
Anatomical quirks: 10 things you didn’t know about your body
Though we've learn a lot about ourselves in the last two centuries, it's still clear there's much we don't know.
Bill Gates Is Working With Geneticists to Create the “Perfect” Cow
Does this research include avoiding O'Leary's Cow Syndrome (the propensity to kick over flaming lanterns in straw-filled barns?)
The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Just Did Something Wild
The Puppeteers have been trying to keep this a secret, like, forever!
Quantum Video Call Displays the Future of Secure Communication
Quantum messaging: It's like getting letters from Schroedinger's Cat
News | NASA’s Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan’s Lakes
Titan has the same hydrolic processes as the Earth, only it uses ethane and methane instead of water
10 of the strangest exoplanets in the universe | Big Think
While we're not finding too many "Earths", we sure are finding some strange planets
A New Class of ‘Light’ Super-Earth May Be Heavy in Rubies...
and nestled among the mounds of green cheese are glittery diamonds....
Interplanetary Spots to Visit On Your Voyage to the Solar System...
Backpacking the Solar System? Here are the giant canyons, giant volcanoes and other sights you won't want to miss.
Head of NASA: Nuclear Propulsion Could Be “Game-Changer”
We'll need a game changer if we're going to mine those asteroids
Radical Plan to Artificially Cool Earth by Mimicking Volcanic Eruptions Creates...
Can volcanoes be used to cool the planet?
This planet-eating star consumes its ‘offspring’ – Futurity
RZ Piscium - eater of worlds. A star in the constellation Pisces provides a view into early planetary formation,
Japanese Space Probe to Begin Exploring Asteroid Ryugu | Digital Trends
Hayabusa 2 arrives at Ryuga!
Meteorite diamonds are a solar system time machine | Big Think
Diamonds found in the desert reveal interesting clues about the early solar system
Binary stars can eject ‘castaways’ into space – Futurity
Now we know where some "rogue" planets come from
Roy Batty o la memoria de la fragilidad de la vida
Reflections on Blade Runner's Roy batty, on the occasion of his birthday.
New Study Challenges Previous Conclusions About Water on the Moon
Campbell's novel - The Moon is Hell - may finally have been rendered obsolete by these new findings.
NASA’s Got a Plan for a ‘Galactic Positioning System’ to Save...
Science Fiction often doesn't age well. A galactic positioning system would put paid to quite a few favorite tales.
Cosmic Detective Work: Why We Care About Space Rocks
Why investigate small bodies? They likely delivered the building blocks for life to the Earth.