{"id":164,"date":"2021-03-19T16:55:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T16:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/?post_type=ftm_challenge&p=164"},"modified":"2022-11-17T17:43:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T22:43:50","slug":"advancing-the-space-frontier","status":"publish","type":"ftm_challenge","link":"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/challenges\/advancing-the-space-frontier","title":{"rendered":"Advancing the Space Frontier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n 3D Printing <\/a>\n<\/div> \n ISS experiment will 3D print a body part<\/mark> in microgravity  <\/a>\n
\n An International Space Station experiment to test 3D-printing in microgravity could help end the organ shortage on Earth. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Outer Space <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Chernobyl<\/mark> fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation  <\/a>\n
\n A recent study tested how well the fungi species Cladosporium sphaerospermum blocked cosmic radiation aboard the International Space Station. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Astronomy <\/a>\n<\/div> \n What is the largest planet out of all the ones we know? <\/a>\n
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Our future as a species depends on a sustainable revolution. How can we transform our cities and lives to protect planet earth?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\n \n Planet Earth <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Space junk created the world’s largest dump. Here’s how we can fix it. <\/a>\n
\n From “laser brooms” to massive nets, space organizations have proposed many ways to clean up the mess of space debris. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Astronomy <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Chinese astronomers unveil a plan to find Earth 2.0<\/mark> \u2014 and aliens  <\/a>\n
\n China\u2019s Earth 2.0 mission will survey the Milky Way in the hope of identifying exoplanets similar to Earth. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Aerospace <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Space ads<\/mark> could earn $2 million a day, say Russian researchers  <\/a>\n
\n Space advertising could generate a profit, even though space ads would cost $65 million each, according to Russian researchers\u2019 calculations. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Physics <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Einstein\u2019s theory of general relativity passes another test, with implications for dark matter<\/mark> and dark energy  <\/a>\n
\n Scientists carried out an ultra-precise test of a core premise of Einstein\u2019s modern theory of gravity. The theory stood up. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Outer Space <\/a>\n<\/div> \n The technology we (or aliens) need for long-distance interstellar travel <\/a>\n
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\n \n How NASA\u2019s space food lab will feed the farthest journey in history <\/a>\n
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\n These food scientists are making it possible for us to explore space in ways we haven\u2019t yet as a species. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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\n \n Outer Space <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Preparing for the first human mission to Mars <\/a>\n
\n Mars is going to be bombarded with visitors from planet Earth \u2014 the U.S., China, and UAE are all launching unmanned spacecraft to the red planet this month. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n Outer Space <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Building infrastructure on Mars is tricky \u2014 these bugs could help <\/a>\n
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\n Series|<\/span><\/span>\n \n The New Space Race <\/a>\n<\/div> \n Can we make it in space? <\/a>\n
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\n What if one day, everything in space was made in space? 3D printing may hold the answer. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> <\/div>\n
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NASA intern turned Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Jason Dunn, saw what was holding humans back from colonizing outer space\u2026and decided to do something about it.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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