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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread The 'sound of the Big Bang' hints that Earth may sit in a cosmic void 2 billion light-years wide.

    The subject article for this thread seems to have been removed. What is the story?

    Yesterday at 7:00 AM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? New $3 billion private plan would haul home Red Planet rocks (video).

    Good to see Lockheed-Martin step-up with a "firm-fixed price solution for under $3 billion," They have the expertise and the prior...

    Tuesday at 8:20 PM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston.

    Generation 6 aircraft are still not fully developed even on a conceptual basis at this point, much less 6+ or 7. Here is a highly...

    Sunday at 12:49 PM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston.

    And, in the usual context of "NASA project cost over-runs", here is somebody's guess at how much it will really end-up costing to move...

    Sunday at 9:58 AM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston.

    Well, if you go back to starting from scratch on the design, one option is StarShip+SuperHeavy. Of course, there are other design...

    Sunday at 7:28 AM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston.

    This did get passed in the "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB), and I am disgusted. The BBB 2026 budget includes $85 million to move this Space...

    Saturday at 12:26 PM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?.

    When standing on some place on the ground with things like trees, hills, etc. blocking the extreme horizonal direction from view, it is...

    Saturday at 12:18 PM
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Earth is farthest from the sun today. So why is it so hot?.

    Helio, I don't think it is anything simple. For instance, take a look at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250623233210.htm...

    Jul 3, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Earth is farthest from the sun today. So why is it so hot?.

    The other side of this effect is that Antarctica is at its coldest, because it is pointing away from the Sun, now. But, when we get...

    Jul 3, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them..

    With stuff like this being launched on-the-cheap, I expected the subject article would have at least mentioned it. See...

    Jul 1, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu.

    Why couldn't the djerfisherite have formed from the heat of impact of another body on Ryugu? That would have created "locally...

    Jul 1, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover.

    Looks like China would be a more consistent technological partner for Europe. now that both Democrat and Republican U.S. administrations...

    Jun 30, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?.

    You do know that there are bacteria that survive on the outside of the ISS, right? see...

    Jun 29, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?.

    I think that both hypotheses are still unproven and unfalsified. We are going to at least need a sample return to prove life was/is...

    Jun 28, 2025
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    Unclear Engineer replied to the thread Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?.

    Scientifically speaking, if there are several possible ways for something to be caused, it is necessary to rule out all but one to prove...

    Jun 28, 2025

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