Author: Five Planets

When in doubt, assume the US congress is full of pork barreling scum. They’ll prove you right again and again.

We’ve finally been able to see what a star being eaten by a black hole would look like, and it’s

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/centauri-dreams/eepu/~3/cj9ogAjGG7E/ “We don’t know if there are any other planets at all with plate tectonics and a carbon cycle. In

Turns out it’s pretty damn fancy. https://www.planetary.org/articles/lightning-on-jupiter-unsolved-mysteries

Given their success at landing and reusing rockets, it seemed likely they would be able to continue to improve on

This is a big one. SpaceX is so far ahead of everyone else (and the budget is tight enough) that

A good rundown of the current state of human capable launchers. And, to be honest, a clear statement that no

Not surprisingly, bigger is better, and earlier detection is better too. https://www.universetoday.com/150844/if-you-want-to-move-an-asteroid-you-need-the-right-kind-of-nuclear-explosion/

We’re just testing the first nascent technologies that will eventually help us to achieve the goal of escaping Earth’s gravity