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The winner of Metro’s Race for Space contest will soon be revealed. Who will win this trip of a lifetime?

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    April 12, 2012

    Metro journalist reports from ‘space’

    “And on the left you’ll find a sickness bag,” Mark, a technician from Space XC, says, concluding his instructions before he closes down the spaceship’s cockpit. I nod bravely, but secretly I die a thousand times. I have every reason … Continue Reading

    By Jeroen van Wieringen
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    April 12, 2012

    Fact or fiction: Could aliens be out there?

    What are the chances there’s an “Alien” out there? Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, pop culture curator for the Division of Space History in the National Air and Space Museum, believes that the universe would be an odd waste of space if … Continue Reading

    By Staff
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    April 12, 2012

    Fact or fiction: Is a robot apocalypse on the horizon?

    Is Hal 9000 from “2001: A Space Odyssey” coming to get us soon? I’m sorry, Siri: Machines capable of independent thought, though popular in science fiction series like “Terminator” and “Battlestar Galactica,” aren’t a reality yet. The robot apocalypse is … Continue Reading

    By Staff
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    April 10, 2012

    Lady Gaga designers spice up new space suit

    Tired of that same old look from the Kennedy era?  Us too! So we asked The Blonds, New York designers best known for dressing up Lady Gaga and Rihanna, to remake it.  Here’s their sketch.The No. 1 thing a Blond … Continue Reading

    By Kenya Hunt
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    April 9, 2012

    Thrusters on full: Sex in space

    Anybody who has seen Barbarella or Flash Gordon will know that space is a sexy place, populated with lustful aliens and new possibilities. But having a sex life in space is not as straightforward as Hollywood suggests, and would represent … Continue Reading

    By Keiron Monks
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    April 12, 2012

    Fact or fiction: Can a world with two suns exist?

    Can a world exist with two suns like Tatooine in “Star Wars”? Until very recently, scientists thought the gravitational pull of two suns would make a planet like Tatooine totally improbable. Then, NASA’s Kepler mission found a planet orbiting two … Continue Reading

    By Staff
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    April 12, 2012

    Fact or fiction: Can warp speed be achieved?

    Can we travel at warp speed, like in “Galactica”? Call it what you will –“lightspeed” in “Star Wars” or using your FTL drive in “Battlestar  Galactica” – but we aren’t capable of traveling faster than light yet. Unfortunately, this also … Continue Reading

    By Staff
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    April 11, 2012

    Tony’s space food taste test

    Metro’s Anthony Johnston paid Robin Fegen a visit to try out his homemade space food. Here’s what he discovered:  First on the sampling menu is spirulina, that brownish-greenish algae that’s packed with protein and B vitamins. I got around that … Continue Reading

    By Anthony Johnston
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    April 9, 2012

    Movin’ on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky

    Astronauts can live in space for six months, so what’s to stop others from spending half a year there, too? Or living there permanently? Very little. “An American millionaire who has made a fortune on hotels is already trying out … Continue Reading

    By Elisabeth Braw