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1 In 3 Americans Would Move To An Alien Planet To Escape U.S. Politics

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7 Planets

If it meant escaping the current political atmosphere, nearly 1 in 3 Americans say they’d be willing to leave Earth altogether. That’s according to a SurveyMonkey poll conducted Thursday, which found that 29 percent of U.S. adults would consider temporarily moving to one of the newly discovered Earth-like planets to avoid the next four years under President Donald Trump. The journey wouldn’t be easy. Those seven planets are orbiting a dwarf star some 39 light-years — or 230 trillion miles — away. But whatever it takes, right? By Chris D’Angelo – Full Story at The Huffington Post

News: Jeff Bezos’ Team Spectacularly Lands a Reusable Rocket

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin New Shepard reusable rocket hit a test altitude of 329,839 feet and then made a successful return landing to its launch site in western Texas on Monday, the company reported. It also published a spectacular video of the launch and landing. The rocket, powered by an American-made BE-3 liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen engine, is made to carry six astronauts and/or space tourists. The video also included a simulation of what a space tourist aboard the flight would experience as it breached Earth’s atmosphere. Full Story at Towleroad.com

Power and Energy

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Future Energy

Today’s topic comes via QSFer Belinda McBride: “Power and energy. How are your communities powered? Is it clean power? Fossil fuel? What runs your transportation?” Going forward as the world warms up, the type of energy we use will become more and more inportant. But beyond that, we’ll need different forms of energy and engines if we’re going to cross the solar system more efficiently, or even cross the gulfs between the stars. So get out your crystal ball today and share your predictions for the future of energy. And share, also, some of your favorite books that have dealt … Read more