May 2019
A matter of perspective
...to create a new local branch of human civilization. Colonisation requires the establishment of permanent bases that have the ...between inside and outside space. In the early days of Mars colonisation, we will have an entire new planet to live on, but...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
... Blue Origin. But Bezos himself is bullish on space colonisation for similar reasons. His stated desire is to have... Today: “It is important to realise the enormous power of the space-colonisation technique. If we begin to use it soon enough, and if we...
20 November 2019
Insects on Mars, fungi on Venus. Evidence is presented for life on our neighbouring planets
... had oceans and rivers early in its history and, says Joseph, some of those species which, theoretically, colonised the planet during that time, may have adapted and evolved when those oceans evaporated and...
27 July 2020
Radiation-loving fungus could protect astronauts from cosmic rays
...Station (ISS), but also for those with grand plans to colonise other worlds, is therefore a top priority. Thankfully for those... this positive result, the team estimated that for would-be colonisers on the surface of Mars, a 21 centimetre thick layer...
December 2014
Terraforming Mars: from CFCs to Total Recall
... a closed, ecological system in Oracle, Arizona that has been used to explore the viability of biospheres for space colonisation Back to Mars again: one might conceivably replenish the N2 on Mars by re-directing nitrogen-rich comets or asteroids and...
December 2014
From the green economy to green space
... on protecting the environment.3 What are Russian goals and strategies in space? Are we flying to the Moon, or are we colonising Mars? What does society demand and how can its demands be met by the space industry? How...
