Robotic emissaries explore the universe for us. Whether traveling to our moon, to other planets, or beyond the solar system, robots are sometimes much more…
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Tag: Mars
Floating in the Atmosphere: Sailplanes on Mars
Exploring Mars is tough. Robotic emissaries have been crawling over the planet’s surface for years, but they move slowly. Flying may be the next stage…
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How to Settle the Solar System
Space is marvelous but hostile. If humans intend to be spacefaring, we must identify and overcome major obstacles before colonizing our solar system. Some think…
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Religion and Space Colonization
Religion and science are typically thought of as being like oil and water: they don’t mix well. But some individuals consider the intersection of…
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The Martian Subsurface: A Shielded Environment for Life?
Among our solar system’s planets, Mars seems a likely spot for future human habitation. Elon Musk is developing an interplanetary vehicle that may someday…
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Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Space Exploration
Space travel is fundamentally a marvel of engineering, so it is no surprise that artificial intelligence is helping advance our exploration of the universe.…
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Brazil Leads Latin America’s Space Ambitions
The leading space program in Latin America is that of Brazil. The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, for instance, began launching rockets in 1965.…
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Terraforming: Stranger than Science Fiction
Elon Musk and NASA are quarrelling about whether it is possible to terraform Mars. The debate is an old one. Terraforming (sometimes called ecopoiesis…
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