A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to human expansion into the solar system (see also previous space settlement postings): ** NASA hang-out examined the role of civil engineering in developing the initial landing site on Mars: Paving the Road to Mars: Civil Engineering at the Human Landing Site – Feb.2020 Speakers from … Continue reading Space settlement roundup – April.15.2020
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images from space-related science news items (find previous roundups here): Mars ** The next US Mars rover given name selected by middle-school student: Virginia Student Earns Honor of Naming NASA’s Next Mars Rover | NASA ASA’s next Mars rover has a new name – Perseverance. The name was … Continue reading Space sciences roundup – Mar.19.2020
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images from space-related science news items (find previous roundups here): Astronomy ** Resolving the surface of Betelgeuse 700 light years away with the VLT‘s enormous mirrors: ESO Telescope Sees Surface of Dim Betelgeuse | ESO Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of … Continue reading Space sciences roundup – Feb.25.2020
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images from space-related science news items (find previous roundups here): Astronomy ** What Does a Black Hole Look Like: How We Got Our First Picture – Dr. Eliot Quataert of the University of California, Berkeley gave this recent Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture: Black holes are one of the … Continue reading Space sciences roundup – Jan.29.2020
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to human expansion into the solar system (see also previous space settlement postings): ** Mars settlement governance: Quillette offers its Mars Archives for discussions on Mars societies and how they could be governed. Our Mission on Mars: Obey the Lessons of Mutiny on the Bounty – … Continue reading Space settlement roundup – Jan.26.2020