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How Many Alien Civilizations Exist In Our Galaxy?
On the equations and odds of alien intelligence
Nov 9
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Next Footprints on the Moon
On NASA's effort to get back to the Moon, the future of space stations, interstellar comets, and the last satellite around Venus.
Nov 5
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Alastair Williams
10
The Hasselblad Cameras of Project Mercury
On the beginning of NASA's long relationship with Hasselblad cameras
Oct 31
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Alastair Williams
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How to Learn Physics for Free
Oct 19, 2023
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Alastair Williams
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What Lies Beyond: Exploring Interstellar Space
Jun 15, 2023
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Alastair Williams
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Starship: The Most Ambitious Spacecraft Ever Built
Mar 3, 2023
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Alastair Williams
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How Gaia Mapped The Milky Way
Mar 20
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Alastair Williams
17
The Sun and Superflares
Feb 20
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Alastair Williams
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How Dust on the Ocean Floor Hints at a Recent Near-Earth Supernova
May 29
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Alastair Williams
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Great Observatories
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The Europa Clipper: Are There Oceans On The Second Moon of Jupiter?
On the Europa Clipper, the oceans of Europa and the possibility of life beyond Earth
Jun 17
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Alastair Williams
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How Gaia Mapped The Milky Way
On Gaia, the Tabula Rogeriana, and how we are building the first true map of our galaxy.
Mar 20
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Alastair Williams
17
The Solar Probe: Time to Go Deeper Into the Sun Than Ever Before
On the solar probe, the Sun, and what it has told us.
Dec 22, 2024
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Alastair Williams
2
Science and Astronomy
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How Many Alien Civilizations Exist In Our Galaxy?
On the equations and odds of alien intelligence
Nov 9
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Alastair Williams
13
The Hasselblad Cameras of Project Mercury
On the beginning of NASA's long relationship with Hasselblad cameras
Oct 31
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Alastair Williams
16
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The Myth and Mystery of The Tunguska Impact
What was it that exploded over Siberia in 1908?
Oct 9
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Alastair Williams
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The Week in Space and Physics: The Nobel Prize
On the Nobel Prize, the purest star yet known, hints of an exomoon, and a sign of life around Saturn.
Oct 23
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Alastair Williams
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The Myth and Mystery of The Tunguska Impact
What was it that exploded over Siberia in 1908?
Oct 9
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Alastair Williams
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On Progress and Revolution in Physics
Thoughts on the nature of science
Oct 3
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Alastair Williams
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