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Gravitational-Wave Hunters Surf to Top Science Magazine Award - Space.com

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:01 PM PST
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Space.com
Gravitational-Wave Hunters Surf to Top Science Magazine Award
Space.com
"The discovery of ripples in space-time — gravitational waves — shook the
scientific world this year," Science reporter Adrian Cho wrote in an
article about LIGO explaining why the research earned the magazines top
honor. "But instead of the end of ...
Ripples in spacetime: Sciences 2016 Breakthrough of the Year ...Science
Magazine
The Year in Aerospace and Science: Why gravity waves wowed the ...GeekWire

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'Passengers' and the real-life science of deep space travel - Phys.Org

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 12:53 AM PST
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Phys.Org
Passengers and the real-life science of deep space travel
Phys.Org
The idea of finding a sufficiently Earthlike planet or moon in the sterile
vastness of space is another problem on which science has made giant
progress in recent years. Before 1989 humanity was aware of just nine
planets in the universe—those ...
How Plausible Is the New Science Fiction Movie Passengers?Air & Space
Magazine
The hibernation science in Passengers is not far from realityPopular Science

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2016: the year in space - The Verge

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 06:00 AM PST
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The Verge
2016: the year in space
The Verge
The year 2016 was a dynamic time for spaceflight and space science, marked
by major technological achievements in rocketry and scientific discoveries
that will completely alter our understanding of the Universe for decades to
come. Scientists announced ...
Elon Musk Shows Childlike Joy (and Dread) in Rocket-Landing VideoSpace.com

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'Star Wars' Science: Is the Force Contagious? - Space.com

Posted: 22 Dec 2016 04:35 AM PST
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Space.com
Star Wars Science: Is the Force Contagious?
Space.com
"A Jedi virus could have a broad range — like the influenza virus — so that
little green Yodas can get it as well as humans," Eric Spana, a biologist
at Duke University in North Carolina, told Space.com. (The panel elected to
ignore the midi-chlorian ...