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How should Australia participate in space exploration?
Australia played a central role in space exploration in the early years of the Space Age. Some argue there has been a lull since then…
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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…
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What are five books you should read about space philosophy?
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…
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How do you make art that depicts exploring outer space?
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.…
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How will humans live in space?
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.…
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How do blockchains help space exploration?
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…
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How does one address gender inequality in the space industry?
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…
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Deflecting Existential Risk with Space Colonization
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…
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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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