The Cost of Blowing up the Death Star? The Biggest Recession in the Universe
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23 December, 2016
Art of the Bill: How America Can Make Space Great Again
The US Air Force's Space Horizons Team wants to juice America's space program. Here's how.
18 December, 2016
NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, participates in the second of two spacewalks, spread over a four-day period, which were designed to allow the crew to change out a faulty water pump on the exterior of the Earth orbiting Internat
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Some viruses are more lethal for men than women, British researchers say
New research out of the University of London shows that some viruses are more likely to kill men than women. Here's why.
14 December, 2016
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5 badass moments in space history you should know about
In honor of John Glenn, here are some of the most badass things that happened in space that you might not know about -- but totally should.
11 December, 2016
John Glenn on the cover of the February 2, 1962 issue of LIFE Magazine. Credit: LIFE
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Laurie Vazquez
Laurie writes about science and technology for Popular Science, TIME, and FiatPhysica. Her passion is figuring out how things work and explaining them in plain English. She is always on the hunt to find and share the coolest ideas out there, and is excited to do that for BigThink. When she's not doing that, you’ll probably find her playing video games, her viola, or writing science fiction radio plays for KSVR’s Radio Theater Project. You can also find her on Twitter @mslauriewrites.
