Eric Niiler
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Forecasting the Future is Becoming Big Business for Sci-Fi
By Eric Niiler published
More policy experts are using science fiction to spice up doom-and-gloom reports of the world's future.
A Limestone Sunshade Could Be a Risky Way to Cool the Planet
By Eric Niiler published
Injecting calcite particles into the stratosphere could repair the ozone hole and slow climate change, but experts say carbon cuts and new tech are needed instead.
For NASA's Hubble Successor, Failure Isn't an Option
By Eric Niiler published
NASA assembles the mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope's 2018 launch, but unlike Hubble, there's no chance to fix it in space.
Watching a Spacecraft Wreck Tumble Through Space
By Eric Niiler published
Astronomers are developing a ground-based technique to spy the light glinting off orbiting satellites, dead spacecraft, cubesats and space junk to help safeguard low-Earth orbit.
Is New Star Wars Movie (or Anything Else) So New?
By Eric Niiler published
Hollywood has become dominated by blockbusters that recycle past stories, comics and previous films.
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