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[Q&A] Dying in Space, Cancelling SLS, Getting My Mind Blown
What will we really lose in case SLS actually gets cancelled? Would nuclear rockets bring a significant enough improvement to space travel? Do we eve…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Q&A] Terraforming Exoplanets, Dark Matter Annihilation, Finding Life in Other Galaxies | Q&A 296](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293214/340b5a77efef46babfab5943ed59b95f/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=8onGf5dbZZ2qjGt5P8O50Z5-WqCQSEfB94C1vwYxN0o%3D)
[Q&A] Terraforming Exoplanets, Dark Matter Annihilation, Finding Life in Other Galaxies | Q&A 296
Does dark matter annihilate with normal matter? Should we be searching for signs of life in other galaxies? Do we know how to terraform exoplanets? A…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293216/38b57c5ac7684cfe95d072a1004e3184/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=Ct195zttrGBOyIXqWNxVYwAd6tIw4v9XSIWIvUMroBM%3D)
[NIAC 2025] Exploring Enceladus with a Hopping Robot
Moving across the surface of Enceladus can be more tricky than you think. Rough icy terrain can be hard for wheels. No atmosphere makes helicopters i…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293217/fb251f48616142ce9d8870b0e53645cc/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=k7qWcSvxIYzywUuKPJKYtVsjb7PmpV6XW0xy29XZl1E%3D)
[Space Bites] Odds of An Asteroid Strike // Dark Matter Domination // Radiation Protection with Hydrogel
James Webb finds the smallest asteroids in the main belt, astronomers double the chances of that asteroid strike in 2032, using hydrogel to protect a…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Q&A] Most Exciting NIAC Project, Grains of Sand vs Stars, Total Solar Eclipse Going Away](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293219/d2e6642ae39142c295a582a6c0b6da74/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=DwzL4UF3HwnUuoHF1iXrl4lqxT4orfpyJJoQjDIaLAQ%3D)
[Q&A] Most Exciting NIAC Project, Grains of Sand vs Stars, Total Solar Eclipse Going Away
Which NIAC project would be the best to bring to life? Are there really more stars than grains of sand on Earth? Is the solar eclipse going away from…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293220/6c059d89977d492fa76cbb9b804e604f/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=iF5u6x3-L_euF7SR8n8Z9LjGoGlWLgNfjWIe57bEw9I%3D)
[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded A Project to Blow Space Structures Out Of Glass
NASA just funded a NIAC project to study the possibility of building large structures on the Moon, on Mars and in space out of glass. Blowing glass b…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293222/b6707f3164de41b8a56f74b116d76682/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=-gMZphr4EDEisZieK0fbbhWf0zshKXSvzr_Ya8BzX9k%3D)
[Q&A] Space Junk Blocking Orbit, Fine-Tuning Problem, State of Media | Q&A 294
Will space debris prevent us from accessing orbit and when could it happen? Is the Universe with all its rules just a lucky accident? What does "The …
1 year, 5 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] Our Best Venus Map Is 36 Years Old. NASA Wants to Fix it With Balloons](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293223/027a3c99704e4913a3be9ec0a4734828/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=wV40KZSvfsx94BipZbTYSO46ecTbZAblRF0cKaqsjeM%3D)
[NIAC 2025] Our Best Venus Map Is 36 Years Old. NASA Wants to Fix it With Balloons
Venus has a thick layer of clouds that obscures our view of the surface. To tackle that, this NIAC project suggests launching a balloon with a tether…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Space Bites] Potential City-Killer Asteroid // Largest Structure in The Universe // Moon Canyons](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293224/c7b6e3c6edfe48399fb4791ae3ff1ca5/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=sCpzpkcVkPjdo-b6_fSLYLghhxzM6MPxXBC5htojDlg%3D)
[Space Bites] Potential City-Killer Asteroid // Largest Structure in The Universe // Moon Canyons
A new asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, the European Space Agency is building a Lunar Lander platform, the largest structure in the…
1 year, 5 months ago
![[Q&A] China VS USA Mars Sample Return, Who Controls JWST, Science VS AI](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293225/ced922cbc6e8415db350078db59aa1db/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=KUIcsj4smtXQdemDAQx9ojXwInO_2B-AnCtUlhQr4M0%3D)
[Q&A] China VS USA Mars Sample Return, Who Controls JWST, Science VS AI
Who will get sample from Mars first? Who controls the James Webb Space Telescope? Does space radiation rule out panspermia? Answering all these quest…
1 year, 5 months ago