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NASA’s Year-Long Simulated Mission to Mars Would Probably Kick Your Arse
NASA is preparing to run long-duration, ground-based simulations that will closely approximate an actual mission to the Red Planet. The space agency is now accepting applications for participation — but have you got the right stuff?
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Researchers Want To Turn Pee Into Fertiliser, So Your Dog Lifting His Leg Is Now Helpful
Talk about renewable energy — a group of Australian researchers want to turn your pee into a nationwide fertiliser. The UTS-led Australian Research Council Hub for Nutrients in a Circular Economy is undergoing a new $3.8m initiative to make the national wastewater industry more sustainable. Using what they call “fertiliser-drawn forward osmosis technology”, Professor Hokyong…
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This Blasted Star Is Getting the Hell Out of the Milky Way
Careening through the Milky Way at nearly 2 million miles per hour, the star LP 40–365 shows no signs of stopping. A team of astronomers recently figured out that the star was propelled into its current speedrun by a supernova explosion millions of years ago.
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An Iceberg Wall Collapsing at the Titanic Museum Feels Like a Metaphor, But for What?
A large iceberg wall at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, collapsed on Monday, which sure seems it might be an allegory for current circumstances that happen to be eluding our minds at the moment.