Kilopower nuclear reactor is tested on the moon it could power space colony or base

The Sciences

Kilopower Project: Los Alamos' New Nuclear Reactors Could Power Spacecraft and Moon Bases

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Volcanoes of Mud Erupt From Giant Asteroid Ceres

Scientists are trying to &quot;de-extinct&quot; the passenger pigeon by modifying the genes of more common pigeons. These birds have been altered so their offspring will be easier to edit with CRISPR. (Credit: Ben Novak) 

Planet Earth

Inching Toward De-Extinction: Can CRISPR Resurrect Passenger Pigeons?

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One Third of Known Planets May Be Enormous Ocean Worlds

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No Seriously, Elon. You Can’t Just Nuke Mars (We Asked)

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Sorry, Elon. There's Not Enough CO2 To Terraform Mars

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A Mission To Boldly Go To Uranus And Neptune

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Nazis And Dead Dogs: Spaceflight Before The Space Race

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Life on the Moon? Maybe Long Ago

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Exploring The Lost Moons Of Our Solar System

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Astronomers Discover the Brightest Early Galaxy Ever

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The Seven Best Travel Spots In Our Solar System - And How To Die There

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千瓦级核电项目：洛斯阿拉莫斯的新型核反应堆或可为航天器和月球基地供电

谷神星上喷发着泥火山

逐步走向复活：CRISPR能否复活旅鸽？

已知的三分之一行星可能是巨大的海洋世界

认真地说，埃隆。你不能仅仅用核弹轰炸火星（我们问过）

抱歉，埃隆。二氧化碳不足以改造火星

前往天王星和海王星的探险任务

纳粹与死狗：太空竞赛之前的航天飞行

月球上存在生命？也许很久以前

探索我们太阳系中失落的卫星

天文学家发现了迄今为止最亮的早期星系

我们太阳系七大最佳旅行目的地——以及如何葬身于此

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