Collegian columnist Chelsea Whitton is far from being an astronomer or even a fan of science fiction, but she can’t stop thinking about crop circles. Have the aliens captured her mind?
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The circle of (extraterrestrial) life
Tags: Aliens, crop circles, NASA
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Send the space-bureaucrats to Mars
In this week’s point-counterpoint, Collegian columnist Harrison Searles tells us why the government should get out of the space-exploration business.
Tags: discovery, NASA, space exploration
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Why we need NASA
Collegian columnist Mike Tudoreanu explores the idea of how despite all the desire for space exploration, the real dream of it all is dying.
Tags: NASA, President Kennedy, space travel
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Assistant Professor Christopher Condit and team of NASA astronauts in training explore the heavens on earth
UMass geology professor Christopher Condit worked with NASA on its Desert Rats (DRATS) program last summer simulating conditions on the moon and Mars north of Flagstaff, Arizona.
Tags: AZ, Christopher Condit, DRATS, Flagstaff, NASA
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