Rotating habitats and artificial gravity are a staple of science fiction movies and TV shows, but the realities of space travel means that someday we’ll have to get serious about artificial gravity to keep our astronauts and space travelers healthy. The question is, what’s the...
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The early 20th century saw the peak of the spiritualism movement, and one of the biggest names to come out of that movement was Edgar Cayce, also known as the sleeping prophet for the way he fell into a trance-like state while performing his readings. He claimed to connect to a kind of...
The SpaceX Starship is in its 4th iteration and is officially entering the testing phase with the production of the Mark 1 prototype that was unveiled on Sept. 28th 2019. Today we look at the history of the Starship and look at the design changes that have occurred along the way. 2016...
Breakfast cereal is big business, and it all started with Corn Flakes, which came from the mind of John Harvey Kellogg. He had some other interesting ideas in his mind as well. The story of John Harvey Kellogg and the Battle Creek Sanitarium is the story of crazy health fads, religious...
As we set our sights on crewed Mars missions, we’re going to have to consider some next-level rocket engines. One idea with a lot of potential is nuclear thermal propulsion.