If you love #scifi, #space, #spaceexploration etc then #ACityOnMars is a fantastic read on the harsh realities of space settlement (and what we don’t know about it). Check it out!
#Sciencefiction#tvseries#forallmankind brings forward a usually neglected and abandoned as non existent (even in the future) issue about #workersrights in #spaceexploration.
In general the creators have shown repeatedly that they don't stick to clichés and usual #scifi tropes to deliver a brilliant series.
Even from the opening scene of s1e1 they show their intentions by re-enacting the 1st manned moon landing in a provocative way.
'Twisty' new theory of gravity says information can escape black holes after all: Einstein's theory of relativity say black holes are 'bald', but a new tweak to his research may give the mysterious objects their long-sought 'hair.' #space#spaceexploration#astronomy#physics#blackholes#astrophysics
Most Americans support NASA but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space: Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that the United States continue to be a world leader in space. But only a subsection of that group believes NASA should prioritize sending people to the moon. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-americans-nasa-dont-prioritize-people.html
NASA picks Lockheed Martin to build the nuclear rocket that’ll take us to Mars: NASA and DARPA have chosen aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin to develop a spacecraft with a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Announced in January, the initiative — in which BWX Technologies will provide the reactor and fuel — is dubbed the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO). https://www.engadget.com/nasa-picks-lockheed-martin-to-build-the-nuclear-rocket-thatll-take-us-to-mars-170035659.html
Massive, Cloud-Like Planet Discovered That's as Fluffy as Cotton Candy: The galaxy can throw some odd curveballs, but an exoplanet discovered 1,232 light-years away is one of the oddest yet. It's WASP-193b, and while it's nearly 50 percent bigger than Jupiter, it's so light and fluffy that its overall density is comparable to that of cotton candy. https://www.sciencealert.com/massive-cloud-like-planet-discovered-thats-as-fluffy-as-cotton-candy
NASA thinks space is teeming with planets that have gone rogue: Over the years, scientists have found worlds that appear to aimlessly wander space alone, called rogue planets. https://mashable.com/article/nasa-rogue-planets