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NASA Dawn's Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta

www.youtube.com - Ride aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on a virtual flyover of giant asteroid Vesta. Mission data was used to create the topography you see. Waypoints include: D...

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The most profitable asteroid is...

phys.org - With the recent announcement of the asteroid mining company, Planetary Resources, some of the most-asked questions about this enticing but complex endeavor include, what asteroids do we mine? Which are the easiest asteroids to get to? Could it rea...

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My completely custom made Newton telescope (xpost from r/starwars)

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New research could power rocket trip to Mars in weeks, not months | al.com

blog.al.com - "At its heart," explained a university press release, "(Cassibry's) pulsed fusion engine - like any other rocket engine - is a flying tea kettle. Cold material goes in, gets energized and hot gas pushes out."