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The Definitive Guide to SpaceX’s Starship Megarocket
SpaceX is currently developing its gigantic Starship megarocket, a next-gen launch vehicle with the potential to revolutionize the spaceflight industry. Here’s what you need to know. SpaceX is currently dominating the spaceflight industry with its freakishly reliable Falcon 9 rocket. Now the highly innovative company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is preparing to take…
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These Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is Hard
We’ve sent all sorts of things to the Moon over the past 64 years, but not every mission has gone as planned.
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Rainbow-Colored Bird Escapes Zoo in Most Obvious Way Possible
The U.K.’s Colchester Zoo is trying to bring home the least sneaky animal escapee possible: a rainbow lorikeet. The brightly colored bird made its daring getaway last weekend by simply hitching a ride onto a visitor as they were about to leave its enclosure. The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a medium-sized species of parrot…
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A Single Dose of Psychedelic Ibogaine Might Help People With Traumatic Brain Injuries
The psychedelic drug ibogaine may be able to give brain injury sufferers some much-needed help. A new, small study found that military veterans with a history of traumatic brain injury experienced a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD following treatment with ibogaine and magnesium. The findings merit larger clinical trials of…