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cynical_gramps t1_j2f98nh wrote
Reply to Israeli pens plan for belt of solar panels on moon to power oxygen production. With NASA mulling nuclear reactor to generate energy, Ben Gurion University expert says his idea would produce same amount of power with six times less mass. by Zee2A
This could work in principle but it would hardly be an improvement over fission (and the math is very generous/somewhat questionable).
cynical_gramps t1_iwro5g3 wrote
Reply to Dark matter may be information itself by newsphilosophy
Or, you know, it’s an artifact of our poor understanding of gravity
cynical_gramps t1_its8dwx wrote
Reply to comment by u9Nails in Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ Mapped by NASA’s New Earth Space Mission by CurtisLeow
I mean you can detect it on planets in other solar systems
cynical_gramps t1_irjbb5r wrote
Reply to comment by docduracoat in Continent-Size Dust Storm on Mars Threatens to Shorten NASA InSight Lander's Last Days by Sariel007
Nothing says we can’t think of different designs.
cynical_gramps t1_irj1d98 wrote
Reply to Continent-Size Dust Storm on Mars Threatens to Shorten NASA InSight Lander's Last Days by Sariel007
It occurs to me that we should make heavier use of nuclear batteries and the bigger the better. Dust wouldn’t be as much of a problem if our machinery cleaned itself up by simply carrying an electric charge but that would greatly shorten the life of said machinery unless it had a lot more juice that they do now.
cynical_gramps t1_j7263bf wrote
Reply to New satellite to police carbon dioxide emitters from space by AbbydonX
It’s just an upgrade to existing satellites, we’ve had satellites watching emissions for a while now