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Is ‘Oumuamua an asteroid, a comet or extraterrestrial skipping stone?
Three years after the event, there is still debate and controversy about what the strange shaped object Oumuamua actually is. Read more…
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Can we really defend earth against an asteroid strike?
An asteroid strike of any significant size would almost certainly be the end of our time on earth. Maybe the end of the earth itself. Read more…
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Friday Futures: an asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion
Friday Futures – this week: on our way to an asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillion; brain meets neurons over the internet; art and technology framing reality. Read more…
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Friday Futures: deflecting asteroids, jet pack flight is real
This week: deflecting asteroids; whipping stuff into space; a cure for all cancers; jet pack flight hits stratosphere; magic with drones and dirt from Mars. Read more…
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Friday Futures: invisible aliens and an asteroid hit
This week: invisible aliens are breeding with us; robots playing Tetris; AI and magnets; laser weapons and asteroids. Read more…
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Friday Futures: Moon water and paper batteries
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: water on the moon; Chinese head for the dark side; fast, small animals; hallucinations; humongous plane; Read more…
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Friday Futures: asteroid sunscreen, digital puppies and Alan Turing’s carols
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: an asteroid wearing sunscreen, a hyperloop speed record, digital puppies for senoirs, and Alan Turing’s computerized Read more…