Mar 24, 2007

(Image Credit: David Mat, via LiftPort Gallery) With humanity regaining their foothold among the stars, there seems to be much chatter regarding the possibility of orbital space stations circling our planet. But in order for humanity to inhabit the heavens above us, we will need to find a way to create artificial gravity as the lack of...

Mar 20, 2007

One of the biggest problems with lunar dust is the fact that these small particles can not only damage robots upon the surface, but human lungs as well. Since future colonists are going to need to get “their hands dirty” in order to build a home on this world, several researchers have proposed sucking up the dirt instead of...

Mar 20, 2007

It looks like future real estate agencies will no longer be able to solicit Chinese citizens within the country for lunar property. With the red dragon barring recognition of their efforts, (and the US ignoring their claims) where will they go to find legitimacy? (Moon Daily) A Chinese company has been banned from selling plots of land...

Mar 20, 2007

With various companies coming up with various ways of accessing the final frontier (whether through space elevators, rockets or Maglev launches) it is good to see an insurance company willing to help reduce the risk of travel, at least financially. (Scotsman.com) Bupa Travel has decided to get on the act – it is to add space travel...

Mar 15, 2007

With all the talk about terraforming Mars in the next Millennium, very few have mentioned what would happen to the Martian polar regions if the temperature increased. Recently scientists have discovered that the southern polar region of Mars, composed mostly of carbon and water ice has enough water frozen underneath to flood the entire...

Mar 15, 2007

Although not toxic, lunar dust can irritate an astronaut to death (or at least cause major harm), an unfortunate side effect that future colonists will have to deal with. Some scientists have suggested melting the surface in order to keep the dust from causing potential harm, but others seems to have suggested more practical ways at...

Mar 15, 2007

Magnetic Sails hold much promise into allowing humanity to travel our solar system at not only an increased amount of speed, but reduced costs as well. Unfortunately scientists seem to be pondering on which method is best to actually charge these theoretical crafts, as the details of either choice tend to be a “bit...

Mar 15, 2007

Despite captivating our attention, wonder and awe of being Earth like, Mars still lacks a financial incentive for even visiting the red planet. Although there are plenty of reasons not to go to visit this crimson world, all of these can be overcome technologically or medically if Mars displays a valuable resource for humanity to...