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Juice’s RIME antenna breaks free
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Juice’s RIME antenna breaks free
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More evidence emerges that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet
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More evidence emerges that Saturn’s rings are much younger than the planet
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With 62 Newly Discovered Moons, Saturn Knocks Jupiter Off Its Pedestal
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With 62 Newly Discovered Moons, Saturn Knocks Jupiter Off Its Pedestal
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Searching for Life Under a Methane Rain
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Searching for Life Under a Methane Rain
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Scientists say they have found more moons with oceans in the Solar System
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Scientists say they have found more moons with oceans in the Solar System
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FAA sued over SpaceX Starship launch program after April explosion
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FAA sued over SpaceX Starship launch program after April explosion
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Astronomers detect “Scary Barbie” supermassive black hole ripping apart huge star in “terrifying” sp
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I was reading this article and couldn't get over the image of a giant barbie doll just ripping a star to shreds.
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Astronomers detect “Scary Barbie” supermassive black hole ripping apart huge star in “terrifying” sp
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James Webb Space Telescope spots huge galactic protocluster in the early universe (photo)
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James Webb continues to be an absolute game changer. This telescope is honestly extremely impressive.
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James Webb Space Telescope spots huge galactic protocluster in the early universe (photo)
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NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy
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NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy
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Days before dying, Japan’s lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse
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Days before dying, Japan’s lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse
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Astronomers capture first image of jet being launched from edge of black hole
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Astronomers capture first image of jet being launched from edge of black hole
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Japanese firm’s pioneering moon landing fails
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Japanese firm’s pioneering moon landing fails
This Private Moon Lander Is Kicking Off a Commercial Lunar Race
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This Private Moon Lander Is Kicking Off a Commercial Lunar Race
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes 50th Flight
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How Hubble Images Are Made: NASA’s colourised deep-space images
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How Hubble Images Are Made: NASA’s colourised deep-space images
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: Stunning new images captured of the universe | 60 Minutes
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope: Stunning new images captured of the universe | 60 Minutes
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The joy of seeing a NASA official [Dr. Makenzie Lystrup] swear her oath on Carl Sagan’s "Pale Blue D
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The joy of seeing a NASA official [Dr. Makenzie Lystrup] swear her oath on Carl Sagan’s "Pale Blue D
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50 years ago, Pioneer 11 set sail for the outer solar system
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Pioneer 11 was the first spacecraft to explore Saturn up close. But that was far from its only accomplishment.
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50 years ago, Pioneer 11 set sail for the outer solar system
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SpaceX closing in on first Starship Super Heavy launch
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SpaceX closing in on first Starship Super Heavy launch
Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon
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Behold the Magnetar, nature’s ultimate superweapon
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‘Critical Mass’ by Daniel Suarez
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#ScienceFiction
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‘Critical Mass’ by Daniel Suarez
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Gamma-Ray bursts beyond Milky Way
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Gamma-Ray bursts beyond Milky Way
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Starlink is now more than half of all active satellites in orbit.
OG toot by sundogplanets@mastodon.social
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Starlink is now more than half of all active satellites in orbit.
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SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire
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SpaceX proceeding with Starship orbital launch attempt after static fire
Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist
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Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn’t exist
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The idea that life on Earth originated elsewhere is not as far out as it seems | Aeon Videos
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The idea that life on Earth originated elsewhere is not as far out as it seems | Aeon Videos
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Dwarf planet hosts a ring that’s unexpectedly far from the planet
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Dwarf planet hosts a ring that’s unexpectedly far from the planet
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Here’s why Jupiter’s tally of moons keeps going up and up
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Here’s why Jupiter’s tally of moons keeps going up and up
Expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket
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Expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket
New Nuclear Rocket Design to Send Missions to Mars in Just 45 Days
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New Nuclear Rocket Design to Send Missions to Mars in Just 45 Days
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Scientists Find One of the Most Massive Black Holes With 34 Billion Times The Mass of Our Sun
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Scientists Find One of the Most Massive Black Holes With 34 Billion Times The Mass of Our Sun
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SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s first mission of 2023 on Falcon Heavy
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SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s first mission of 2023 on Falcon Heavy
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The James Webb Space Telescope Is Finding Too Many Early Galaxies
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The James Webb Space Telescope Is Finding Too Many Early Galaxies
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James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet
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James Webb Space Telescope confirms its first exoplanet
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NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel
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NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel
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James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way–like galaxies in young universe
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James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way–like galaxies in young universe
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How Making Graphene Aerogel in Space Will Shape Future Exploration
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How Making Graphene Aerogel in Space Will Shape Future Exploration
Why not Mars
Some food for thought (and beautiful images of Mars), although I think the technical feasibility will make a big jump if SpaceX's Starship will successfully launch this year. Ultimately I agree that it makes little sense to send humans to space for research purposes. However, what might make sense is to do robotic resource extraction in the asteroid belt. Mars is kind of a natural stop on the way there AFAIK. If that turns out to be feasible, there will be probably some human piggy-backing on these robotic shuttles. I would guess we will see some elderly and relatively rich people drive this human exploration as some sort of extreme sport (due to low gravity it is doable by elderly persons) with no real expectation to come away unharmed (or necessarily return at all). But over time this will build up sufficient experience and infrastructure to make a Martian colony feasible and since the robotic shuttles going to the asteroid belt will be mostly empty on the way there, getting supplies to this Mars colony will be relatively cheap.
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Scientists may have found the first water worlds
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Scientists may have found the first water worlds
Here’s why NASA’s Artemis I mission is so rare, and so remarkable
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Here’s why NASA’s Artemis I mission is so rare, and so remarkable
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