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What is it like studying faraway worlds like Titan?

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is unique in many ways. It is the only moon in our Solar System known to have a thick atmosphere. Other…

Starter Kits

What are five books you should read about space philosophy?

Editor November 29, 2019 ethical challenges evolution Mars philosophy space colonies space colonization space exploration space settlement space travel Spaceflight

Have you ever pondered the philosophical implications of space travel? Do you want to read about it, but don’t know where to start? That’s why…

Arts

How do you make art that depicts exploring outer space?

Editor June 28, 2019 Cassini-Huygens Cassini’s Grand Finale digital film NASA planetary exploration space art space exploration the cosmos the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Making art about future human space exploration catalyzes the very thing it depicts. Suggestive imagery inspires future generations to advance humans’ expansion into the cosmos.…

Life

How will humans live in space?

Editor June 7, 2019 3D printing architecture construction technologies extreme environments human factors design in situ resource utilization life support systems recyclable materials space architecture space exploration

How will humans live in space? Though we first visited another celestial body over a generation ago, we still have limited experience living off-planet permanently.…

Machine

How do blockchains help space exploration?

Editor May 31, 2019 blockchains cryptocurrencies financial systems future technologies satellite constellations satellites space exploration the Moon validated transactions virtual machines

Blockchains are decentralized systems of ledgers that record transactions. They contain chains of “blocks”, batches of validated transactions, which cannot be altered without also altering…

Society

How does one address gender inequality in the space industry?

Editor May 17, 2019 female engineers gender inequality imposter syndrome NASA promoting diversity space exploration STEM fields STEMinism the space industry workforce diversity

If there’s any demographic that seems to dominate the space industry, it’s straight white males. But hopefully that is changing. Many organizations and individuals are…

Worlds

Deflecting Existential Risk with Space Colonization

Editor April 19, 2019 asteroids comets impact craters mass extinctions space arks space colonization space exploration starships the Oort Cloud the Solar System

The first living organism on Earth emerged approximately three and a half billion years ago. Since then, life has evolved into countless forms and colonized…

Worlds

How to Settle the Solar System

Editor April 11, 2019 astronomy Mars Mercury space exploration space habitats spacefaring the asteroid belt the International Space Station Venus

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…

Business

Space Capitalism: Laissez-faire in the Heavens

Editor January 18, 2019 asteroid mining Capitalism entrepreneurialism libertarianism NewSpace space commercialization space exploration space mining space tourism the space industry

Space is becoming popular with billionaires. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Richard Branson all have their eyes set on the stars. Their ventures signal a…

Society

The Planetary Society: Bringing Space to the Ordinary Citizen

Editor November 9, 2018 bill nye Bill Nye the Science Guy carl sagan crowdfunding LightSail science communication space exploration space popularization space science The Planetary Society

What can an individual do to advance space exploration? For a long time, the answer seemed to be: not much. Space exploration requires enormous…

Filling Space

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