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Mixing volcanic ash with meteorites may have jump-started life on Earth

Posted in Science on 26th May, 2023
by Alex Muller

Inactive volcanoes have already been spotted in other places like Jupiter's moon Io and Europa-a strong contender for extraterrestrial life since it holds a liquid water ocean underneath its icy surface.

Earth Will Likely Dodge 'Planet Killer' Asteroids For The Next 1,000 Years

Posted in Science on 25th May, 2023
by Alex Muller

The good news? No giant asteroids will strike this millennium.

Our Universe Is Suspiciously Unlikely To Exist-Unless It Is One Of Many

Posted in Science on 11th Apr, 2023
by Alex Muller

How do we know just how atypical our universe is? To answer that we need to work out the probabilities of each combination of constants.

Space DOTS Interview: A startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space

Posted in Interviews, Science on 26th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

Bianca Cefalo is the co-founder and CEO of Space DOTS, a startup building modular devices for companies to test materials in space.

Rolls-Royce To Build Nuclear Reactor For Future Moon Base By 2029

Posted in Hardware, Science on 20th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller

The goal now is to build an actual reactor that could one day provide a Moon base with the power needed for communications, life-support, and science experiments, among other applications.