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How Canadian Technology Could Protect Space Force Troops

August 26, 2018 | Article

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has announced that the United States plans to establish a "Space Force." President Donald Trump endorsed the announcement in a follow-up tweet.
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Donald Trump's Space Force Isn't As New Or As Dangerous As It Seems

August 25, 2018 | Article

Donald Trump's plans to create a "Space Force" have ruffled plenty of feathers and alarmed some commentators.
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New Telescope Chases the Mysteries of Radio Flashes and Dark Energy

August 23, 2018 | Article

It's an interferometer array that will be made up of 1024 6-metre dishes. Interferometer arrays are really cool because they combine signals from many telescopes to provide the resolution of a larger telescope.
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The US Plan for a Space Force Risks Escalating a 'Space Arms Race'

August 23, 2018 | Article

United States Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed overnight plans to create a "Space Force" as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
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Donald Trump's Space Force Plans Analyzed by a Sci-Fi Expert

August 22, 2018 | Article

The US leadership has plans to introduce a "US Space Force" by 2020. Already announced by president Donald Trump in June, US vice president Mike Pence outlined further details of the plan at a press conference on August 9.
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How the 'Cosmic Dawn' Broke and the First Stars Formed

August 22, 2018 | Article

At one time in the foggy, ill-remembered past, there were no stars.
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How to Build a Rocket in 3 Easy Steps

August 16, 2018 | Article

So you've decided you want a piece of the rocket-building action to call your own. Well, read on.
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The Golden Age of Space Exploration: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Cosmos (Op-Ed)

August 16, 2018 | Article

Scientists shouldn't be afraid to propose bold ideas about the search for alien life. Any publicity is good publicity if it gets more people engaged with the golden age of space exploration that we're currently living through.
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High-Energy Whodunit: The Origins of the 'OMG Particle'

August 12, 2018 | Article

Right now, as you read this very text, your DNA is getting sliced up by tiny, invisible bullets.
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Einstein's Genius: Describing the Geometry of Space-Time

August 09, 2018 | Article

General relativity is one of the greatest feats of human understanding, made all the more impressive by the fact that it sprang from the fertile imagination and dogged mathematical brilliance of just one mind.
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