SCIENCE
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Einstein showed space can curve, but data reveals a flat Universe
In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat…
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Ask Ethan: How dark will the Universe become?
Over billions of years, fewer stars form, galaxies mutually recede, and the Universe becomes ever darker. Here’s how fast it…
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NASA’s next X-ray mission, AXIS, has been killed
The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear and compelling. Here’s how 2025’s cuts are still causing NASA casualties…
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Starts With A Bang podcast #127 — Satellites and space pollution
What goes up into low-Earth orbit will eventually come down, bringing huge consequences with it. Be informed, not surprised! Continue…
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No, particle physics colliders cannot ever destroy the Universe
Smashing things together at unprecedented energies sounds dangerous. But it’s nothing the Universe hasn’t already seen, and survived. Continue reading…
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Only these six spacecraft will ever escape the Solar System
No human has ever left the Solar System, and only six already-launched spacecraft will ever exit it. Will Voyager 1…
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Ask Ethan: Can quantum entanglement survive a black hole?
Quantum entanglement links information between particles across space and time. So what happens when one of them falls into a…
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The 5 biggest obstacles to AI data centers in space
There are plenty of engineering obstacles, and those can be overcome. But you cannot change the laws of physics, and…
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Ask Ethan: Will anything persist when the Universe dies?
This illustration shows a spacetime grid where the grid is being dragged due to rotation, but where expansion farther out…
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Metabolism, not cells or genetics, may have begun life on Earth
A planet that is a candidate for being inhabited will no doubt experience catastrophes, collisions, and extinction-level events on it,…
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