It's been a good week for pedantry. In a guest blog post at Scientific American, Kyle Hill discusses the durability of spaceship windows — both in the real world, and in Joss Whedon's movie Serenity. Spaceship windows have to be incredibly tough, because even tiny chips of paint become dangerous projectiles in space. But how would they stand up to frontal attack by a spear? Physics has the answers.
Space shuttle left astronauts vulnerable to Reaver attacks
Former U.S. Intelligence official says the U.S. possesses craft of non-human origin
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Virologist hunting mystery COVID strain in Ohio wastewater suspects one individual infected for 2+ years
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Watch a thousand Legonauts soar through the air on a mini space shuttle
This project—and its resulting video footage—is so cool! Watch a thousand "Legonauts" (Lego astronauts) on a mission on a mini space shuttle. The little yellow 'nauts, with their perma-smiles, look… READ THE REST
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Surprise your dad with the ultimate under-$100 bathroom upgrade this Father's Day
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