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Back to Search![[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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] Using Metamaterials to Build A Starshade in Space](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293226/601a9cc2abf345f29295889da9f745e8/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=UpBkxg8RqjkdSx5_EPye3hGDToO8DIPMrHH_QnTsyvk%3D)
[NIAC 2025] Using Metamaterials to Build A Starshade in Space
We all want to see potentially habitable exoplanets around Sun-like stars. But to do that you need a starshade. Something to cover the star and revea…
1 year, 8 months ago
![[Q&A] Shape of Craters, Max Size for a Telescope, Atmospheres of Black Holes](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293228/b7afe832ca6347a4a8b53ef028d9e8f0/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=u4u2asn2MDoU3RnmRuxAXQySjaEquEk-2oJ7Ti1iRnU%3D)
[Q&A] Shape of Craters, Max Size for a Telescope, Atmospheres of Black Holes
Why are most craters circular, no matter which angle the meteor falls? Is there a size limit for a telescope before diminishing returns take place? C…
1 year, 8 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293229/3a13dd8845bb4ac8a700bb877143cce9/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=XzxtOKqkcyf6EwtBidKnhdlo83OzFbAHDI6u2dIxtdk%3D)
[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space
Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project th…
1 year, 8 months ago
![[NIAC 2025] NASA’s First Step To A Cloud City on Venus](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293230/f944f40888d744fcaf34a7876673d63b/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=Prdsbqr5JyfY9yNXpPiQ3BKhoPeTV4GQT1ImoVTcPSQ%3D)
[NIAC 2025] NASA’s First Step To A Cloud City on Venus
The MOXIE experiment on the Perseverance rover showed that creating oxygen on other planets is possible. Now, we can apply the same logic to Venus. T…
1 year, 8 months ago
![[Interview] Here's Why We Need A Venus Exploration Program](https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/126293233/c7559a9b40c94df1bb018162689e2d4c/eyJkIjo3MiwiaCI6MzAwMCwic3RyaXBfYWxwaGEiOjEsInciOjMwMDAsIndlYnAiOjB9/1.jpg?token-hash=V3nCSMjyNYpaeKe-C_5Q5dQ_hYJQ7m1uIgx6dh9wtFo%3D)
[Interview] Here's Why We Need A Venus Exploration Program
Venus is closer than Mars. It's more Earth-like. We can bring back samples from it. But it's chronically underexlored. This is why we need a Venus Ex…
1 year, 8 months ago