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The Shaky Economics of Space Cinema
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Saving Matt Damon
Space movies are expensive, especially if you dare to shoot on-location. Are these movies profitable? Are they worth it? Tom Cruise needs to know.
Water May Have Emerged from Dying Stars in the Universe
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Ancient Water
Telescopes looking at the farthest reaches of space have found that abundances of water existed less than two billion years after the Big Bang. But a recent study suggests something rather explosive: water may have been present as early as 100 to 200 million years after the universe came to be.
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The Shaky Economics of Space Cinema
Space movies are expensive, especially if you dare to shoot on-location. Are these movies profitable? Are they worth it? Tom Cruise needs to know.
May 27, 2025
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Water May Have Emerged from Dying Stars in the Universe
Telescopes looking at the farthest reaches of space have found that abundances of water existed less than two billion years after the Big Bang. But a recent study suggests something rather explosive: water may have been present as early as 100 to 200 million years after the universe came to be.
May 20, 2025
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Is China Learning to Snatch Satellites for Future Space Wars?
Five Chinese satellites were observed by the U.S. military, “maneuvering in and out and around each other in synchronicity and in control,” and that scares Western forces and their allies.
May 13, 2025
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Record-Breaking Polaris Dawn Astronauts Honored in Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals and Supercluster joined forces again this year to bring the excitement of space exploration and human spaceflight to students, teachers, and baseball fans from around the area. School Day at the K, held on Thursday, May 8th this year, honored record-breaking Polaris Dawn astronauts Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis.
May 13, 2025
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20 Years After Revenge of the Sith We Still Ask: Who is Darth Plagueis?
20 years have passed since the release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the grand and tragic finale to a polarizing trilogy of films that chronicled the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. But today, we fans still have many questions about the Sith lord that set the events of Lucasfilm and Disney's 10-film space opera franchise in motion.