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To Glimpse the Contours of Star Lore, Look to the Pleiades

The human preoccupation with the Pleiades may serve as a gauzy portal into the minds of past skywatchers, potentially unlocking a tantalizing glimpse of the forgotten cosmologies that animated prehistoric human life and continue to shape our perceptions in the modern world.


January 7, 2025
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Blue Origin Enters New Glenn into the Heavyweight Launch Arena

Blue has big expectations with New Glenn, designed to serve commercial, government, and space exploration missions and perhaps truly challenge SpaceX’s dominance. By vying for critical military and NASA contracts, these aerospace giants will drive innovation, reduce launch costs, and most importantly, provide crucial redundancy to NASA’s lunar landing architecture.


December 20, 2024
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Twin Spacecraft Will Fly in Formation to Reveal the Sun's Hidden Region

Instead of the 7-minute-long observations provided by natural eclipses, the Proba-3 formation will block out the sun for up to six hours at a time. Not relying on serendipitous timing, the satellite and its occulter will be there to capture the most powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejection as they happen.


December 17, 2024
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Bullying and Harassment Continues to Permeate the European Space Sector

Incidents reported in a recent survey included pressure to work extremely long hours, inappropriate jokes and unwanted sexual comments and advances. When victims challenged their offenders or raised a complaint, they frequently discovered how unassailable their harassers were.


December 10, 2024
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The Secrets Inside the Ancient Crystals of Long-Dead Stars

Presolar grains are solid minerals, on the scale of nanometers to micrometers, that crystallized in the gassy outflows and ejecta of stars that existed before the Sun was born. These ancient crystals are the oldest material ever handled by humans.


December 3, 2024
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Remembering the World Timecapsule Project

There have also been other attempts over the years — some little known — to duplicate the Voyager record’s noble goals. One of those projects was called the World Timecapsule. I worked on this project from 1989-1994 with a small group of people from the Minneapolis, MN area.


November 26, 2024
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