13 March 2020
Over 100 new minor planets found in new astronomical survey
...300 minor planets located in the far reaches of the Solar System, including 139 new objects that were not previously published... objects (TNOs). TNOs are any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater average distance than ...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... that window would have meant missing the appointment with our target, comet Wirtanen. Everything in the Solar System constantly moves, including our starting place, our destination and the planets we wanted to use as slingshots to accelerate...
August 2018
Flying to the stars
... ship with thousands of passengers to a star will only be possible for a humanity that has command over its solar system resources. To circumvent this, we could significantly alter our human condition. Or, we must find a yet unknown physical effect...
February 2019
The challenge of procreation for future off-world settlers
... the Moon, Mars and perhaps other bodies in the solar system are immense and low gravity will present significant problems, particularly ...are setting goals of establishing human colonies in the solar system. While early settlers on the Moon and Mars ...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
...to Earth. Alpha Centauri, the target destination for the Breakthrough Starshot project, is the closest star system to our Solar System. This image shows Alpha Centauri (left) and Beta Centauri (right). Sponsorship An interesting, alternative approach...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... on Earth and, indeed, in few other places in the solar system. The cratered terrain is formed from what have been called ‘... treat the Moon as just another resource, some sort of solar system supermarket. What is missing in the debate is what rights ...
