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  • The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space

    The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space

    George Dvorsky

    Being the space nerd that I am, I often imagine a museum filled with the most important objects ever sent to space. We couldn’t possibly build a place like this, but we can speculate as to which human artifacts deserve a place in our imaginary spaceflight museum. Most things sent to space are utilitarian and…

  • The Moon Is About to Become a Graveyard

    The Moon Is About to Become a Graveyard

    Passant Rabie

    An upcoming launch will usher in a new era of commercial payloads being dropped off to deep space destinations like the Moon. As we gain greater access to space, things are going to start getting weird. Astrobotic’s long-awaited Peregrine lunar lander blast off from Cape Canaveral, Florida this morning, carrying government and commercial payloads to…

  • Banned Books in the U.S. Every Climate Nerd Should Read

    Banned Books in the U.S. Every Climate Nerd Should Read

    Angely Mercado

    Banned and heavily challenged books are all the rage these days… at least for school districts in states like Florida and Texas. An April 2022 report from PEN America, a nonprofit that works to defend expression in literature, found that the number of banned books is on the rise. As of last month, school districts…