How Sci fi Shaped Exploration and Vice Versa
Few ideas are nearly as tempting as setting foot on an alien planet that can be both explored and even brought to life by technology. And as the genre of science fiction has progressed, so have our...
View ArticleAre there Lights on Mars?
The red planet has long been one of the core bodies of speculation in regards to the prospect of life on other planets. And some researchers have said - perhaps with a note of alarm - that this...
View ArticleNautilus: Not a Bad Way to Mars
NASA has proposed a new vessel for long term deep space exploration that would exist more like a space station than a simple space capsule like the Orion ship. And with a Mars mission on everyone's...
View ArticleNASA Scientist Discovers Life Fossils in Meteorite
An incredible discovery from a scientist working at NASA has resulted in some very unprecedented levels of scrutiny and quite possibly the first absolute proof through official channels that we may...
View ArticleDrugs Would Lose Effectiveness During Mars Trip
Certain drugs don't work while on extended missions in space, a recent study by scientists from the Johnson Space Center publishing to the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. The study...
View ArticleMysterious Gargoyle Face Discovered on Mars
A mysterious picture proclaiming to show a demonic face on the surface of Mars harkens back to the mid 90's when the red planet's first martian face hit the media full force. This latest find,...
View ArticleWhy Mars Would Win an Earth/Mars Colony Conflict
As we look into the possibility of humans one day approaching Mars and even colonizing there, a strange parallel begins to unfold. In many ways the settling of Mars would be similar to the settling of...
View ArticleWould You Venture Into Space?
It’s a shocking question that ten years ago could only be asked to billionaires with connections to the Russian Space Program. But as space tourism grows as an industry and the next generation of...
View ArticleMoon Hosts Surprising Abundance of Water - More Than Previously Thought
When it was first discovered that the Lunar surface had water spread throughout it, scientists were baffled, but nowhere near as interested or as confused as now when theories are beginning to suggest...
View ArticleLiquid Flowing Water Announced on Mars
With a press conference earlier today, NASA announced that not only did the red planet have water, but in fact may have vast flowing repositories of the all important compound in vast quantities...
View ArticleMars Life Could Complicate Terraforming
In the past we've covered the topic charting the possibilities of terraforming the Martian surface. But how has the playing field changed now that NASA has announced the very real possibility of water...
View ArticleMartian Social Experiment Ends After 500 Days
Can you imagine being stuck in a small box no larger than 1,500 square feet for a period of weeks? What about for over 500 days? That's precisely what volunteers just got finished doing in a study...
View ArticleRussian Probe Loses Control On Voyage to Alien Planet
It seems a Russian probe on its way to Mars has once again lost control of itself and started an elliptical orbit around Earth. The probe, which must be fixed remotely within two weeks or be lost...
View ArticleThe Internet from Mars
In the 1950's it was a commonly held belief that by the year 2000 life on the Moon would become possible and that humanity would gradually spread out to Mars and even beyond to begin colonization of...
View ArticleHow Advanced Before Mars Life Comfortable?
When we think about colonizing other planets, generally it is accepted that there will be a period of time when we will be unable to do anything but subsist in the most basic capacity in an artificial...
View ArticleThe Self Replicating Glass Farm
In the future, if we do eventually reach our potential as a space-faring species, one of the major limitations of our abilities will come -as it always has- in how we are able to survive in the...
View ArticleA Mythos of Mars
For many years Mars has been seen as a planet ripe for exploration. And as our understanding of the red planet grew and expanded, a few of the fantastic claims and stories of the Martian surface were...
View ArticleThe Hollow Phobos Theory
While Mars may be one of the most interesting planets in our solar system, its moon Phobos is no doubt one of the most speculated on moons ever identified. Even now in the aftermath of the failed...
View ArticleIs Interplanetary Housing Market on the Horizon?
Mars isn't for sale. At least not yet. Technology and mineral needs may finally be pushing the human race to take steps into the further reaches of space, mining and then returning vast fortunes of...
View ArticleMeteorite Water Furthers Potential for Mars Life
Once upon a time astronomers believed the Earth to be the only planet capable of sustaining complex life for a number of reasons. One of the key reasons was the ample supply of water on our own...
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