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Microbes in Space: Bioengineered Bugs Could Help Colonize New Planets
5 min · · As humans spread out into the cosmos in search of life, the most alien organisms we encounter may be those we bring with us. Researchers at NASA and elsewhere are engineering microbes so they can carry out many of the functions needed to support human life off-planet. · Shared by 13, including Damir Kusar, Antonio Vieira Santos
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Risk Takers Are Back in the Space Race—and That's a Good Thing
6 min · · Exponential technologies are a big reason startups can now contemplate space exploration. This will change how fast we move into space and what we do there. · Shared by 9, including Damir Kusar
SPACE.com
How Can a Star Be Older Than the Universe?
7 min · · Space Mysteries: If the universe is 13.8 billion years old, how can a star be more than 14 billion years old? · Shared by 55, including Damir Kusar
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The UK May Build a £16 Billion Solar Power Station in Space. Here’s How It Would Work
3 min · · A space-based solar power station in orbit is illuminated by the sun 24 hours a day and could therefore generate electricity continuously. · Shared by 30, including Pippa Malmgren, Damir Kusar, John Hagel
World Architecture
Lenz Architects proposes levitating production station that moves with self-generated energy on Mars
5 min · · World Architecture Community News - Lenz Architects proposes levitating production station that moves with self-generated energy on Mars · Shared by 5, including Damir Kusar
Singularity Hub
The Moon's Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Sustain 8 Billion People for 100,000 Years
3 min · · There is actually plenty of oxygen on the moon trapped inside regolith, the layer of rock and fine dust that covers its surface. · Shared by 138, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Damir Kusar, John Hagel, AI, Brian Ahier
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How Bacteria Could Make Rocket Fuel on Mars for the Return Trip to Earth
3 min · · The proposal involves building four football fields’ worth of photobioreactors that would be used to grow photosynthetic cyanobacteria on Mars. · Shared by 28, including Brian Ahier, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, John Hagel, AI, Damir Kusar
WIRED
NASA's NIAC Program Gives a Sneak Peek at the Future of Space Travel
2 min · · As the agency develops plans for exploring the moon and Mars, it's seeking cutting-edge research that could turn science fiction into reality. · Shared by 6, including Damir Kusar
medium.com
Scientists Engineering MEGA Drive for Manned Interstellar Travel
· Accelerate to near the speed of light, no propellant required · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
Digital Trends
How the First Humans on Mars Will Communicate With Earth
10 min · · In order to establish a human colony on Mars, we'll first need to get a reliable communications network built. Here's how scientists are making that happen · Shared by 2, including Damir Kusar
Futurism
Europe Builds Autonomous Robotic Orb to Explore Lunar Caves
1 min · · The European Space Agency is now testing a new helper robot that it plans to ship off to the Moon, where it will freely explore lunar caves. The robot, DAEDALUS, appears to be little more than a… · Shared by 5, including Damir Kusar
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Solar Power Stations in Space Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Needs
3 min · · A single solar power station may have to be as much as 10 kilometers squared in area—equivalent to 1,400 football fields. · Shared by 16, including John Hagel, Damir Kusar, Brian Ahier
SRF News
Space Farming - Warum Gärtnern auf dem Mars überlebenswichtig ist
2 min · · Astronauten brauchen Essen, Wasser, Sauerstoff. Pflanzen werden daher wichtige Gefährten für eine Mars-Mission sein. · Shared by 3, including Damir Kusar
google.com
wasserstoff vorkommen im weltall
· December Holidays 2020 #GoogleDoodle · Shared by 3, including Damir Kusar
Vox
“You’ll see the sky crawling”: Astronomers fear that satellites will crowd out stars
14+ min · · As SpaceX completes another Starlink launch, scientists warn of a dystopian night sky. · Shared by 46, including Brian Resnick, Psymposia, Damir Kusar, David V. Johnson, everest, Undark Magazine, tante, Esther Schindler, Carly, L. Taylor Banks, Paul Kedrosky