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LIGHTSPEED Presents: ‘Advice From The Civil Temporal Defence League’ by Sandra McDonald
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Advice From the Civil Temporal Defence League” by Sandra McDonald. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!
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How Did Explosions From Distant Galaxies Create Radio Frequencies?
In 2019, my colleagues and I discovered spooky glowing rings in the sky using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope in Western Australia. The rings were unlike anything seen before, and we had no idea what they were. We dubbed them odd radio circles, or ORCs. They continue to puzzle us, but new data from South Africa’s…
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Got a Space Tech Idea? You Can Now Incubate It at Australia’s Space Industry Hub
The National Space Industry Hub has launched in Sydney, facilitating growth in Australia’s space tech industry.
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The First-Ever Shocked Zircon Crystals Have Been Found From Mars, Providing Fresh Views on When Life May Have Arisen
Are we alone in the Universe? Billions of dollars are being spent trying to answer that simple question. The implications of finding evidence for life beyond Earth are staggering. The “before and after” mark would punctuate human history. Mars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little…