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Reaching for the stars

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Space travel beyond the solar system may be possible through nuclear fusion and antimatter engines. Nuclear fusion-powered vehicles can take humans to the outer planets and power robotic spacecraft into interstellar space. Antimatter engines can propel spacecraft to nearby stars.

Author: Leifer, Stephanie D.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
Usage, Innovations, Space flight, Spacecraft, Space vehicles, Nuclear fusion, Antimatter, Nuclear rockets

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The first stars in the universe

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The earliest stars in the universe are considered in terms of the dramatic transition from darkness to light.

Author: Larson, Richard B., Bromm, Volker
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Research, Stars

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