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By: Janelle C. Shane Issue: 29 June 2020 6016 words She pointed to herself, said her name, then pointed to her bots and said their names. She pointed at the…
Why net neutrality’s peril raises the stakes for future satellite broadband options
The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to start rolling back regulations on net neutrality comes as bad news for streaming video providers like Amazon and Netflix, and potentially for consumers as…
Republicans accused of obstructing satellite research into climate change
The Republican majority in the US Congress has been accused of deliberately obstructing research on global warming after it emerged that a critically important technique for investigating sea-ice cover at…
Half Measures
No it’s not for complicated reasons that the US doesn’t use the metric system. It’s dumb reasons. Very dumb.
Hooked on the Heavens: How Caroline Herschel, the First Professional Woman Astronomer, Nearly Died by Meathook in the Name of Science
How a paragon of persistence in the face of hardship discovered eight comets and paved the way for women in science.
Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe – The Information Paradox
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
We Could Have Gone Past The Moon In 2020. But NASA Nixed It
The space agency decided against a manned mission to the moon, but not because of astronaut safety, a summary report concludes. Dan Vergano BuzzFeed News Reporter NASA decided to nix…
Collier’s articles on the conquest of space (1952-1954) – Space Stuff
From March 22, 1952, to April 30, 1954, Collier’s magazine published a series of articles that predicted some aspects of the future with uncanny accuracy. The articles came out in…
Avoiding Armageddon With Dr. Carrie Nugent
Dr. Carrie Nugent is an asteroid hunter at the California Institute of Technology’s Infrared Processing and Analysis Center. She even has an asteroid named after her: Asteroid 8801 Nugent. On…