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Headline slightly better than the reality, but: “Lab fireball ‘may be black hole’.” gulfstream/1713
Physically possible (i.e. gravitationally possible) arrangements of planets. gulfstream/1838
In 1962, a U.S. high-altitute (400km!) nuclear test knocked out one-third of the satellites in low earth orbit, including the first commercial communications … gulfstream/2020
“NASA Announces Plan To Launch $700 Million Into Space.” You know where this is going, but it’s still a pleasant journey. gulfstream/2076
“The researchers said Pluto failed to dominate its orbit around the Sun in the same way as the other planets.” WELL THEN TRY HARDER DAMMIT. gulfstream/2143
The Pale Blue Dot: a picture of Earth, taken from a very long way away, inspires some fine words from Carl Sagan about how insignificant we all are, or … gulfstream/2168
The space shuttle landing process involves flying upside down and backwards, as well as right-side up and forwards. (Point form.) gulfstream/2204
Some nice small-living-space design ideas in this profile of an architect’s 550-square-foot apartment. (See the photographs.) gulfstream/2271
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The Space Review: The billion-dollar space pen
The Space Review: "Spirit of the Lone Eagle": an audacious program for a manned Mars landing
