Plasma Propulsion Discovery Could Herald a ‘New Era of Space Exploration’ Micah Hanks·December 9, 2022Researchers say they have discovered the solution to a problem that has long hindered progress with a novel form of plasma propulsion.
Quantum-Gravity Engineers of the Future May Find Local and Extraterrestrial Opportunities Avi Loeb·July 6, 2022Decades after a Quantum-Gravity theory will be discovered, there might be job advertisements for engineers who use it to build vehicles that would carry humans to the stars faster than imagined before.
This Famous Effect of Space Travel Seen in “Star Wars” Can Now Be Tested in the Lab Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·June 23, 2022Researchers at the University of Waterloo are looking at the Unruh effect, an obscurely named sci-fi staple famously depicted in "Star Wars".
AI: Intelligent Adaptation, or Barbarian Duplication? Avi Loeb·February 2, 2022Once we begin sending our assets to other planets, what should be our goal? There are two basic choices: AI, or the way of the barbarian.
Ultra-High Energy Experiments Move Nuclear Fusion Closer to Reality Christopher Plain·November 1, 2021Meet the man who wants to take us to the outer reaches of our solar system, and the software he designed to build the engine that can do it.
China Plans To Build a Massive Several Mile-Wide Spacecraft Micah Hanks·August 27, 2021It has been learned in recent days that China’s National Natural Science Foundation (NNSF) is moving forward with...
NASA Looking For People Willing To Spend a Year Living in Simulated Martian Habitat Tim McMillan·August 10, 2021NASA has announced it's currently looking for people who would be willing to spend a year living in a simulated Martian habitat.
Human Hibernation for Space Travel is Possible, But Your Body Doesn’t Like It MJ Banias·June 2, 2021Human hibernation could allow us to sleep our way through the solar system but the human body isn't exactly built for it.
Going To Mars Will Shrink Your Heart Graeme Rendall·April 7, 2021Long periods spent in space can cause a shrinking heart causing issues for any possible missions to Mars and the Moon.
“DearMoon” To Give 8 Random People a Free Ride To The Moon Japanese billionaire plans to send 8 members of the public "further than any human has ever gone from planet earth." Tim McMillan·March 3, 2021Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited the public to join him on a six-day trip to the moon...
The Space Manifold, A Cosmic ‘Superhighway’ That May Speed Up Future Space Travel Spatial superstructure raises questions about the potential for future space travel Collin Jones·December 11, 2020Cosmic "Superhighways" may permit rapid travel of objects through space via a space manifold. Could this help humans reach deeper into space?