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Jeffrey Epstein and the Decadence of Science - by John Horgan
"The Epstein scandal, which embroiled many prominent scientists, is just one of many signs that a gloomy prophecy is being fulfilled."
Multiverse Theories Are Bad for Science - by John Horgan
"New books by a physicist and science journalist mount aggressive but ultimately unpersuasive defenses of multiverses."
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The ‘X17’ particle: Scientists may have discovered the fifth force of nature
"In 2016, observations from Hungarian researchers suggested the existence of an unknown type of subatomic particle. Subsequent analyses suggested that this particle was a new type of boson, the existence of which could help explain dark matter and other phenomena in the universe. A new paper is currently awaiting peer review."
#Comment: The slow motion collapse of the cult of the standard model and materialism continues. The Fifth Force (no, not that bad scifi movie 'The 5th Element') or any other magical quick fix most likely won't change that. In infinity, there is always one more mysterious particle waiting to be discovered - a sisyphusian endeavor. In summary, "I got 99 problems but a X17 ain't one". #Science #Space
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NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/nasa-scientists-confirm-water-vapor-on-europa #Space
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The landing site for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover might be home to fossilized life: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614715/the-landing-site-for-nasas-mars-2020-rover-might-be-home-to-fossilized-life/ #Space
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Tardigrade protein helps human DNA withstand radiation: https://www.nature.com/news/tardigrade-protein-helps-human-dna-withstand-radiation-1.20648 - https://www.livescience.com/tardigrade-dna-humans-to-survive-mars.html
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China mulls $10 trillion Earth-moon economic zone: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1168698.shtml #Space #Economics #China
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New supercomputer simulations explore magnetic reconnection and make a surprising discovery: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-supercomputer-simulations-explore-magnetic-reconnection.html #Science #Space
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Physicists Scramble to Understand the Extreme Crystals Hiding Inside Giant, Alien Planets: https://www.space.com/exoplanet-extreme-physics.html #Science #Space
“A vast mineral consciousness near absolute zero thinking in slow formations of crystal.” - William S. Burroughs, The Ticket That Exploded
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China Grew Two Cotton Leaves on the Moon: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/robotic-exploration/china-grew-these-leaves-on-the-moon #Space #Garden
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"Forecast for next solar cycle says it will be the weakest of the last 200y. Maximum of this next cycle could be 30 to 50% lower than the most recent one. The results show that the next cycle will start in 2020 & reach its maximum in 2025": https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/solar-activity-forecast-for-next-decade-favorable-for-exploration #ClimateChange #Science #Space
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Space Station Live: Lettuce Look at Veggie
Space Station Live: Cultivating Plant Growth in Space
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"A mythical form of space propulsion finally gets a real test": https://www.wired.com/story/a-mythical-form-of-space-propulsion-finally-gets-a-real-test/
"The Controversy of NASA’s EmDrive Positive results that violate our laws of physics": https://medium.com/futuresin/the-controversy-of-nasas-emdrive-3311f138affa
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Qian Xuesen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen
Commemorating the 107th anniversary of the birth of Qian:
http://www.scalarwave.cc/?p=1110How China’s smart cities, social credit system and mass surveillance were sparked by rocket scientist: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2158142/how-chinas-smart-cities-social-credit-system-and
Master Planner - China’s revered rocket scientist, Qian Xuesen, set in motion a system for engineers to control Chinese society: http://sci-hub.tw/https://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6381/1206.full
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NASA Will Reach Unique Metal Asteroid Worth $10,000 Quadrillion Four Years Early: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2017/05/26/nasa-psyche-mission-fast-tracked/
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Kurt H.Debus and Wernher von Braun at a Saturn V test vehicle rollout, 1966
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The Shape of Space - "What the orbital space habitats designed for NASA in 1975 can teach us about living in new geometries" - by @sevensixfive: https://placesjournal.org/article/the-shape-of-space/
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Jupiter as viewed from its south pole. #Space
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"Organic molecules 'fundamental to search for life' found on Mars":
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"Stop Saying 'Smart Cities' -
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient" - by Bruce Sterling: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/stupid-cities/553052/ #Space -
NASA Finds a Large Amount of Water in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-finds-a-large-amount-of-water-in-an-exoplanets-atmosphere
Newest & Clearest photo of Pluto:
