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Musings on Moon—Space, Man, and the Pursuit of Meaning

Musings on Moon—Space, Man, and the Pursuit of Meaning

When we think of space, we often think of grandeur. We think of a new frontier of unexplored dark. We think of the Hubble Deep Field and the infiniteness and peace of space time. Even our stars and planets, often referred to as celestial bodies with their almost-holy names, evoke a sense of divinity and ever-presence. However, in just 97 minutes, Moon overturns that notion. Set on a lunar energy base on the far side of the moon, Duncan Jones’…

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Galactic Cosmic Radiation and its Link to Alzheimer’s: Is Space Exploration Truly Worth the Risk?

Galactic Cosmic Radiation and its Link to Alzheimer’s: Is Space Exploration Truly Worth the Risk?

“Space: the final frontier.” Anyone who has lived in the United States during the last 60 years can attest to the country’s longstanding obsession with exploring the mysterious void of space, truly the last uncharted region known to man. Beginning in the late 1950s with the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1—the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth—America fell headfirst into the Space Age, with TV series such as Star Trek and movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey capturing the imagination of…

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