How Do We Settle on Ceres?
How might humanity go about establishing a colony on Ceres, the largest object in the Main Asteroid Belt?
How Do We Settle on the Moon?
Welcome back to our series on Settling the Solar System! Today, we take a look at the closest celestial neighbor to Earth. That’s right, we’re taking a look at the Moon! Chances are, we’ve all heard about it more than once in our lifetimes and even have some thoughts of our own on the subject. …
How Do We Settle on Saturn’s Moons?
The idea of colonization of Saturn’s moons is attractive and presents many benefits, even if it is a challenging and distant prospect.
How Do We Settle on Jupiter’s Moons?
Jupiter’s largest moons – aka. the Galilean Moons – could one day be colonized, providing humanity with limitless resources and incredible opportunities for research.
How Do We Settle on Mercury?
Though it is not considered as such, Mercury is actually a viable candidate for colonization – if you can get around the extreme conditions!
How Do We Settle on Mars?
The idea of colonizing Mars has been explored at length, in fiction and as a real possibility. But what are the challenges and benefits of making Mars a “backup location” for humanity?
The Lunar Surface Remelted, Obscuring an Easy Answer to its True Age
How old is the Moon? Astronaut-gathered samples from the lunar surface put its age at about 4.35 billion years. However, other evidence suggests it’s much older, around 4.53 billion years old. A team of scientists published a recent paper that suggests the Moon’s surface age was “reset” in a melting event.
There Were Over 260 Orbital Launches in 2024. A New Record
The launch of a rocket into orbit should never become routine. There was a time, probably around the 50’s and 60’s that a rocket launch hit the headlines. Now its just another launch. Last year (2024) saw a record breaking 263 launches. The US launched 158, China launched 68 and other countries/regions like Europe, Russian …
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A Young Exoplanet's Atmosphere Doesn't Match its Birthplace
If the modern age of astronomy could be summarized in a few words, it would probably be “the age of shifting paradigms.” Thanks to next-generation telescopes, instruments, and machine learning, astronomers are conducting deeper investigations into cosmological mysteries, making discoveries, and shattering preconceived notions. This includes how systems of planets form around new stars, which …
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Starship’s Booster (and Donald Trump) Make a Splash With Sixth Flight Test
SpaceX’s Starship launch system went through its sixth flight test today, and although the Super Heavy booster missed out on being caught back at its launch pad, the mission checked off a key test objective with President-elect Donald Trump in the audience. Trump attended the launch at SpaceX’s Starbase complex in the company of SpaceX …
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