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| File:Coriolis_Force_Modern_Dance_Company.jpg|link=Coriolis Force Modern Dance Company|The '''[[Coriolis Force Modern Dance Company]]''' debuts new work "Paleoglacial Sedimentary Particulate Deposit Patterns Reveal Evidence of Planetary Rotational Wobble". | | File:A Confederacy of Dealers.jpg|link=A Confederacy of Dealers|'''''[[A Confederacy of Dealers]]''''' is a picaresque novel about Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man who, in his quest for employment, has various adventures selling marijuana to colorful French Quarter characters. |
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| File:Rider-Waite_Space_Elevator.jpg|link=Rider-Waite Space Elevator|The ''[[Rider-Waite Space Elevator]]'' is a space elevator based on the Ryder-Waite tarot deck. Hashtags: [[#AsBelowSoAbove]]. | | File:Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back.jpg|link=Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back|'''''[[Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back]]''''' is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1980. |
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| File:Andromeda Galaxy robbery.jpg|link=Andromeda Galaxy robbery|The '''[[Andromeda Galaxy robbery]]''' (also known as the '''Great Andromeda Galaxy robbery''') was a coordinated attack upon the Andromeda Galaxy. The robbery was committed by parties as yet unidentified (December 2020) using hijacked laser guide stars. | | File:Epik.jpg|link=Epik|'''''[[Epik]]''''' is a 1969 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in video games, while cryonic technology allows professional gamers to extend their careers. |
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| File:ENIAC Empty-Noise-Into Alien-Communication.jpg|link=ENIAC (SETI)|ENIAC ("'''[[Empty Noise Into Alien Communication]]'''") researchers use an early form of quantum entanglement to pre-visualize the [[Wow! signal (nonfiction)|Wow! signal]] during the Second World War.
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| File:2001_A_Species_Odyssey_infographic.jpg|link=2001: A Species Odyssey|'''''[[2001: A Species Odyssey]]''''' is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.
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| File:Cat_Cosmology_Conclave.jpg|link=Cat Cosmology Conclave|The first '''[[Cat Cosmology Conclave]]''' (11 March 2021) resolved several paradoxes, including the notorious Fermi paradox. The cats also decided who gets to play with the favorite catnip mouse toy.
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| File:Tardigrade spacecraft aft berth.jpg|link=Tardigrade spacecraft|'''[[Tardigrade spacecraft]]''' are any of various types of spacecraft occupied by tardigrades. This image from the aft berth compartment shows a scan-view of a passenger in its characteristic "cabbage pod" space suit.
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| File:Intergalactic dust tracking pixel.jpg|link=Intergalactic dust tracking pixel|The '''[[Intergalactic dust tracking pixel]]''' is outlawed by [[APTO]], declared a [[crime against astronomical constants]].
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| File:Sun Sailer Cannibals.jpg|link=Sun Sailer Cannibals|'''[[Sun Sailer Cannibals]]''' is a chamber aerospace engineering rock band based in New Minneapolis, Canada. The band has received acclaim for its meticulous integration of advanced spacecraft design with hard-driving chamber rock music.
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| File:Oort Cloud Follies.jpg|link=Oort Cloud Follies|'''[[Oort Cloud Follies]]''' - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the ''Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy''.
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| File:2001 A Bacon Odyssey.jpg|link=2001: A Bacon Odyssey|'''''[[2001: A Bacon Odyssey]]''''' i is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover a hybrid alien-bacon organism stowed away on their spaceship.
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| File:Pomegranate cosmos diagram.jpg|link=Pomegranate cosmos|The '''[[Pomegranate cosmos]]''' model of the observable how the universe expanded from an initial state of extremely high density and high temperature, and offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, and large-scale Pomegranate-Like Structures (PLS).
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| File:Alderaan Croutons.jpg|link=Alderaan Croutons|'''[[Alderaan Croutons]]''' are "intended to send a message", declares [[Grand Chef Tarkin]].
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