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Stephen Hawking, space genes, acidic coral: this week in science

03.16.18.

Here’s a look back at this week in science, with stories you don’t want to miss. Losing a physics superstar The groundbreaking theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking died this week. A man with a sharp mind and a biting wit, he was an inspiration to many scientists… and people in general. The story of how he…
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Bigelow announces new company, roadmap to private space stations

02.20.18.

Robert Bigelow, the real estate developer-turned-space entrepreneur, announced the creation of a new company today: Bigelow Space Operations. The new outfit will manage and operate spacefaring habitats designed by the existing Bigelow Aerospace–ones they hope will soon fly solo or attached to the International Space Station (ISS). Perhaps better known for his real estate empire…
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Can humans cope with long-term space travel? Astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year as a guinea pig.

11.16.17.

For more, go to: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/can-humans-cope-with-long-space-travel-astronaut-scott-kelly-spent-a-year-as-a-guinea-pig
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Tiny Starships: how two students came up with the idea to attach small satellites to existing rockets

10.29.17.

A little more than 15 years ago, a pair of researchers were fiddling around with the best way to give students a shot at putting experiments into space, and they decided on a simple box. Jordi Puig-Suari of Cal Poly and Bob Twiggs of Stanford University took the available technology at the time — a…
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Space debris becoming an ever more pressing issue

04.21.17.

Experts worry that we might be getting to a tipping point of junk in space.
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Alan Bean – Moonwalker and Artist

01.01.17.

Miles meets astronaut and artist Alan Bean.
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