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How Close Are We
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How Close Are We to Mining in Space?
Asteroids hold untold riches when it comes to “untapped resources.” We are getting closer to harvesting celestial objects, but how close are we to mining asteroids?
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Published on 8/14/2019 at 7:04 AM
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How Close Are We to Reinventing Plastic?
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How Close Are We to Terraforming Mars?
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How Close Are We to Finding a Parallel Universe?
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How Close Are We to Harnessing Synthetic Life?
Scientists are exploring how to edit genomes and even create brand new ones that never existed before, but how close are we to harnessing synthetic life?
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How Close Are We to Mining in Space?
Asteroids hold untold riches when it comes to “untapped resources.” We are getting closer to harvesting celestial objects, but how close are we to mining asteroids?
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