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The Arecibo Message: Humanity's Call to an Interstellar Neighbor

The chance of anyone detecting the Arecibo message is slim, and even if somebody does, it would take 45,000 light years before we receive a reply. Indeed, inherent within the Arecibo message project is the underlying hope that humanity will still be around in 45,000 years time to receive a reply. It’s a positively optimistic message to ourselves and a rare step into long-term thinking, essential if we are to cultivate a better world and a more positive future.


November 19, 2024
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Author Peter F. Hamilton on Building a Universe for Future Humans

“Science fiction is an extrapolation of trends to the extreme, and seeing what problems and wonders that can deliver to us as a species,” Hamilton tells Supercluster. “Maybe that will allow us to examine ourselves – who and what we are now – from a different perspective. That’s what the fundamental of science fiction is to me. Given time and an increase in our knowledge base, I can explore the way we will evolve both culturally and, in the far future, biologically.”


November 12, 2024
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Forty-Year-Old Loophole Exempts Satellite Pollution from Regulations

A forty-year-old legal loophole means that air pollution produced when old satellites burn up in Earth’s atmosphere is exempt from environmental oversight. Is the exemption justified in the age of mega-constellations?


November 5, 2024
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Op-Ed: What the U.S. Election Means for Space Exploration

Neither candidate for president has anything resembling a space policy, and neither seems to care about NASA overall. Regardless, the key human spaceflight issues America must face in the next four years include the end of the International Space Station, and prospect of China landing taikonauts on the moon. 


October 29, 2024
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The Robots That Could Breach Europa's Ice Shell

NASA's Clipper mission will determine the habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa, a mysterious water world. And what if a life-harboring oasis is revealed beneath its thick ice shell? What comes next? Scientists and researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are experimenting with near-science-fiction concepts that can help investigate Europa's massive saltwater ocean and maybe even reveal its inhabitants.


October 22, 2024
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In Photos: SpaceX Dazzles the World With Unreal Booster Catch

We dispatched photographers Pauline Acalin and Tom Cross to shoot Starship's liftoff and attempt to catch the massive Super Heavy booster with Mechazilla, the launch tower's chopsticks arms. An idea that seemed outlandish up until the livestream said they were going for it, minutes after a surprisingly routine liftoff. So routine that the launch of Starship itself became an afterthought.


October 15, 2024
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