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Chuck Berry is gone, but his music is still flying through the cosmos
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Future Spacecraft Could Protect Crews With Walls Made of Water
Walls of water could protect astronauts from radiation while recycling their bodily waste and purifying the air, under a new … Continued
100-Year Starship Project Forges Ahead With First Round of Funding
An ambitious effort for an interstellar travel planning organization officially kicked off this week, after DARPA awarded $500,000 to form … Continued
Flying Faster Than the Speed of Light Could Create Deadly Explosions on Arrival
Imagine: you’ve traveled all the way across the galaxy to some faraway, potentially life-embracing planet orbiting a faraway star, only … Continued
We Won’t Have Enough Power For Interstellar Travel Until At Least 2211, According to New Calculations
On the bright side, that's sooner than others suggest
Japan’s IKAROS Successfully Rolls Out First Solar Sail in Space, Prepares For Interplanetary Cruise
It’s sink or sail time for Japan’s IKAROS spacecraft, and according to initial reports from JAXA the unfurling of the … Continued
Stray Hydrogen Atoms Become Deadly for Starships Traveling At Light Speed
You guys put up shields, right?
