September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
...creatures. After all, if we could manage space travel, why wouldn’t highly advanced extraterrestrials, light-... turn to worlds orbiting other stars. Investigations using NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggest that perhaps as many as one in five stars ...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... of darkness”. Frank White, author of The Overview Effect, describes the revelational experiences of space travellers who have seen the Earth from space. The experience causes a profound cognitive shift in awareness and worldview. Some common aspects...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...creating an inspirational environment for innovative science. Synthetic Biology for space travel The essential question is, how can biotechnology support and benefit future space missions? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is exhaled by humans while breathing and...
12 July 2015
The 18 quintillion planets in ‘No Man’s Sky’: how Hello Games can expand understanding of space travel
... will probably have tomorrow and the day after tomorrow – though where technological progress on the issue of space travel will ultimately lead the human race is an open question), would mostly amount to a lot of sitting around in a cramped...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
... philosophical consequences for human beings of being able to access new dimensions and new perspectives, those offered by space travel... Such questioning is not in vain as the threats are multiple, whether they concern our earthly situation in the...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... our understanding of visual perception issues in altered gravity and resolutions using creative thinking in terms of human space travel and settlement plans. The project also examines the multisensory connections with related brain activities and...
