Humanity is about to get its first (willingly received!) moon rocks in 44 years thanks to China’s Chang’e 5 probe. Yes, it’s true – we’re spoilt with all the space rocks we’ve been getting recently. Chang’e 5 is China’s first sample return mission, and the first mission to retrieve lunar samples since the Soviet Luna […]
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The turbulent past and future of the Milky Way
The Milky Way galaxy has had a rough history of collisions with other galactic bodies, and as we get closer to our crash with Andromeda galaxy, we’re learning more about the mergers of the past. Our galaxy is built on collisions – over the last 12 billion years, at least a dozen other galaxies have […]
Muse, Space, and Cydonia
Before Muse, I’d never heard of the genre “space rock” before. But after hearing it, it immediately made sense to me. Science fiction loving musicians trying to best replicate the themes of sci-fi and the sense of awe from the genre. Muse, led by lead singer Matt Bellamy (and his love of magical mushrooms) write […]