Jeff Bezos dreams of a future where a trillion humans live inside gigantic space stations floating throughout the solar system.AP/Ted S. Warren Jeff Bezos dreams of a trillion people living throughout ...

Many are passionate about colonizing outer space. They argue that it can be "Plan B" to rescue earth, or a solution to depleting resources and human overpopulation, or a way to move polluting ...

In a 2023 white paper, a group of concerned astronomers warned against repeating Earthly “colonial practices” in outer space. But what’s wrong with colonizing space if there’s nothing there to begin ...

The commercial space industry has boomed in recent years, with companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin leading the pack. Their respective founders, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, essentially share the same ...

Last weekend, Elon Musk provided an update on SpaceX’s plans to send humanity to Mars. His goal was succinctly summarized by the title of his presentation: “Making life multiplanetary.” The ...

Many believe we need to colonize space to get all of our eggs out of one basket, in case something should happen to Earth, but colonizing space might be the best way to protect and preserve our world.

After so many years learning how microbes work, researchers are now digitally recreating their inner workings to tackle challenges ranging from climate change to space colonization. In my work as a ...

Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of time. But sometimes they model more mundane, though ...

Scientists finally weigh in on what it means to create life outside of Earth and what it would take to grow plants on other planetary soil.The scientist that has spoken out about this shocking ...

First, and most important, to what point of the discussion is this relevant? As a reminder, the fundamental question is why try to colonize space so soon? Second, keeping people alive and well in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Blaise Manga Enuh, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) After so many ...