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Sci-fi past the science

Posted on January 3, 2020 by VM

Two outstretched hands, one white and one black, reaching for each other from diagonal ends of the screen.

Starlink and astronomy

Posted on November 26, 2019 by VM

A composition of 300 13-second exposures taken within 70 minutes from Waldenburg, Germany, on August 12, 2018. Most of the lines are made by satellites reflecting sunlight from the Sun below the horizon. Caption and photo: Eckhard Slawik/IAU

Playing the devil’s advocate on Starlink

Posted on November 15, 2019 by VM

A Starlink satellite prepares for deployment from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched on November 11. Credit: SpaceX

Solutions looking for problems

Posted on June 14, 2019 by VM

SpaceX rocket blows up but let's remember that #SpaceIsHard

Posted on June 30, 2015 by VM

A Falcon 9 rolls out. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX rocket blows up but let’s remember that #SpaceIsHard

Posted on June 30, 2015 by VM

A Falcon 9 rolls out. Credit: SpaceX

Desperate Toyota does a Tesla

Posted on January 7, 2015 by VM

Elon Musk’s altruism powertrain is just good business

Posted on June 16, 2014 by VM1