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Elon Musk on Nuking Mars, Greenhouse Effect and CO2

Annika Tostengard — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:18:35 +0000

Right now on Earth, the greenhouse effect is seen as a bad thing, but it’s easy to see why it’s important when looking at Mars. The red planet has no atmosphere and is therefore too cold for humans to inhabit anytime soon. This is partly because there is no greenhouse effect. It’s important to trap at […]

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NASA’s New Solar Powered Space Travel Device Violates Laws of Physics

Benji Jerew — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:35:34 +0000

NASA just discovered that science classes nowadays are actually obsolete. A principle that violates any rule of physics known to man has recently been demonstrated to work in a solar powered device, by NASA themselves. Just to get off the planet requires a lot of energy, which means some sort of propellant must be expended. […]

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NASA’s MOXIE Makes Oxygen for Rocket Fuel from CO2 on Mars

Mila Luleva — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:06:32 +0000

If NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover has not managed to impress you already, the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover will definitely make your head spin. Among the seven super cool new instruments that will be carried on-board to Mars, the engineers are sending the ultimate machine that converts carbon dioxide into oxygen– the MOXIE. Short for Mars Oxygen […]

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