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space

A collection of 14 posts

space

The Great Fishing

Preparing to visit our very first interstellar meteor.

Geography

The First Continent

Meteors are a destructive force, but they may have created the land we stand on. Or, so the rocks tell us.

space

An Interstellar Visitor

Science offers the privilege of following evidence, not prejudice.

Earth

Field Study

Using flint to unearth the history of our planet’s magnetic field.

environment

Bridging the Gaps

The new space race is on — but will it reduce the space between the rich and the poor?

space

A Tether to Space

Elevators take us up buildings in a jiffy. What if they could take us to the sky?

space

Surviving on Mars

We stepped on the moon half a century ago — so why haven’t we reached Mars yet? Let’s go there and see.

future

Space Colonisation

Settling down is no easy task - especially when you're on a different planet

Consciousness

The Problem with Science

Theories are great at describing the world—but we need to take them less literally.

history

Anticlockwise

Why does the Earth spin one way and not the other? There’s a logical reason.

Black Holes

Black Hole Photography

Or, how to make a telescope as large as the world.

Delay Tolerant Networking

Interplanetary Internet

Will Martian astronauts be able to load YouTube?

internet

Rover Control

4G is coming to the Moon. Can it be used for spacecraft on Mars?

Gravity

Falling Moon

Why does the moon stay up in the sky? Because it’s always falling.