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According to a new op-ed by Harvard Prof. Avi Loeb, our Universe may have been created by an advanced civilization,…
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Science fiction author Frank Herbert is renowned for the richly-detailed worlds he created. None of his work is more well-known…
There are many types of rocket fuel. Some are more useful on a particular planet. And some can be created…