Science & Spaceflight

8,461 topics in this forum

1. Could you copy the brain to a computer? 1 2 3 4

   By gmpd2000, February 20, 2014
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   • lajoswinkler
   • February 28, 2014

2. University of Fairbanks forecasts active auroras for night of Feb 26th

   By PakledHostage, February 26, 2014
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   • Nuke
   • February 28, 2014

3. [KSP speculaton] What is Kerbin made of? 1 2

   By PlonioFludrasco, February 25, 2014
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   • spaceman1999
   • February 28, 2014

4. Stats of a Nuclear-Powered VASIMR

   By gutza1, February 26, 2014
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   • Nuke
   • February 28, 2014

5. What is wrong with my math, or are asteroids just that impossible to move. 1 2

   By travis575757, February 25, 2014
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   • LLlAMnYP
   • February 27, 2014

6. Stealthy Super Hornets in the pipeline? 1 2 3

   By MaverickSawyer, February 24, 2014
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   • Seret
   • February 27, 2014

7. Sending a corpse into interstellar space. Would you volunteer after your death?

   By szputnyik, February 22, 2014
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   • Nick7892
   • February 27, 2014

8. Could humans ever permanently disrupt Saturn's rings?

   By PTNLemay, February 22, 2014
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   • PTNLemay
   • February 27, 2014

9. Stabilization theory

   By Souper, February 25, 2014
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   • K^2
   • February 26, 2014

10. Coronal heating problem

    By Sillychris, February 24, 2014
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    • LLlAMnYP
    • February 25, 2014

11. Calculating Aerobraking/Captures with Math

    By LexiSilva, February 25, 2014
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    • PakledHostage
    • February 25, 2014

12. What causes dreams?

    By Deadpangod3, February 24, 2014
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    • Idobox
    • February 24, 2014

13. [Physics] A question on the relativity of time effecting perception operating in two

    By bendeezer, February 23, 2014
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    • bendeezer
    • February 24, 2014

14. Could a "Santa Claus Machine" ever be built? 1 2 3

    By szputnyik, February 18, 2014
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    • RuBisCO
    • February 24, 2014

15. What should we do if an alien race needs our help? 1 2 3 4

    By Drunkrobot, February 19, 2014
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    • OTehNoes
    • February 24, 2014

16. GI joe retaliation zeus weapon 1 2

    By Sirrobert, August 9, 2013
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    • Wahgineer
    • February 24, 2014

17. Reaching a target orbit with control of nothing but thrust direction

    By Zander, February 23, 2014
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    • Zander
    • February 24, 2014

18. What Would You do to Discover Super-Heavy Elements?

    By bigyihsuan, January 26, 2014
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    • Sillychris
    • February 23, 2014

19. Minimal Manned Mars Mission Mentation

    By Ciber, February 23, 2014
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    • Moar Boosters
    • February 23, 2014

20. Simulating flight characteristics of projectile moving at trans to supersonic speeds

    By mario972, February 22, 2014
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    • Brotoro
    • February 23, 2014

21. ? 2 Cannon balls are dropped at the same time...

    By travis575757, February 20, 2014
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    • Sillychris
    • February 22, 2014

22. What do you think Jupiter's core is made of?

    By Sun, February 16, 2014
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    • DonLorenzo
    • February 22, 2014

23. The effects of a minmus analogue on earth?

    By WhiteWeasel, February 21, 2014
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    • Red Iron Crown
    • February 22, 2014

24. Miranda. My new favourite solar system body? 1 2

    By vetrox, February 20, 2014
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    • rkman
    • February 22, 2014

25. I can't find a good definition of specific impulse

    By travis575757, February 21, 2014
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    • Red Iron Crown
    • February 22, 2014