#space exploration
# space
Boredom and small spaces for an extended period of time wreak havoc on the human psyche. That's going to be a huge problem on extended missions into deep space.
# astrobiology
Statistically, and scientifically, the aliens are out there. The only question is how long it will take us to find them.
# tech
Before we explore the universe, robots will have to lead the way. And for them to find the best places to colonize will be to become self-sustaining.
# space
Colony ships wouldn't just be small cities floating through space. They could become their own little, self-contained worlds.
# space
Is VB 10 a planet-sized star, or is VB 10a a star-sized planet? One of our closest stellar neighbors poses a small but interesting challenge to cosmic taxonomy.
# space
One day, we'll make it to Mars. But before we do that, we have to answer a lot of questions and think really hard about why we're going.
# space
Warp drives will work by creating a bubble of twisted space. But the physics of that bubble get very complicated very quickly.
# space
Taking a hypothetical trip to one of the most promising candidates for life outside our solar system.
# space
What America and the world would have heard if Apollo 11 ended in disaster.
# space
The most dangerous thing about living on the Moon isn't the radiation. It's the sharp, electrostatic alien dust...
# astrobiology
The first step to figuring out if we found alien life is to define what we mean by living.
# astrobiology
If we're seriously going to explore alien worlds, we should really consider dropping that "we come in peace" bit...
# astrobiology
We can laugh all we want at the idea of a UFO stealing our stuff. Until they actually start doing it...
# sex
Sex in space will be both an inevitability and necessity. We should be studying it a lot more than we do today.
# space
The only questions about whether there will be a war in space are when and what weapons will be used.
