Jan 21, 2009

Despite being arrayed in a dazzling display of colors (whether in stripes or spots), Jupiter is not one of the safest locations to establish a colony thanks in part to radiation (with the only exception being the lunar moon Callisto). In order for humanity to survive upon Jupiter’s other moons, we may need to create a radiation map for future...

Sep 12, 2007

With our species blessed with 83 worlds that orbit our home star, why would we choose to settle some and skip the rest? After all, would it not be in humanities best interest to spread our glory over every celestial moon, planet and dwarf planet? While covering every centimeter of every orbiting sphere may sound glorious, it may not be practical (or even...

Sep 10, 2007

Last week’s Carnival of Space was hosted by Fraser Cain from Universe Today. Although the submissions were few and far between as people were probably getting caught up with work, school or returning from glorious vacations “away from it all”. For the few who are committed to the cause of enlightening us all, here are a sample of the few posts...

Aug 28, 2007

(Image: Radiation hardened camera’s could help locate oceans on Europa. Credit: NASA via MSNBC) Carbon based life forms are not the only ones to fear deadly radiation. Apparently, our cybernetic friends loathe the energetic particles just as much, although they lack the will of HAL to do anything about it. Previously whenever scientists sent camera’s...

Sep 13, 2006

A team has set out to the cold regions of the Arctic in order to discover the source of sulfur that has been appearing there for some time. They hope that these discoveries could help us locate life on a distant frozen world orbiting Jupiter. (Astrobiology Magazine) “It’s out of the norm,” Pappalardo says. “Biology is expected to play a...