Round 2 Begins Now
A proposed interior design for the Mars One habitat. Image credit Bryan Versteeg Yesterday morning, I danced a little happy...
Month: December 2013
Colonizing Mars for Survival
A few Martian colonists. One wonders if they are describing what sunrise would have looked like on Earth. Image credit:...
Holidays In Space
The Skylab Christmas tree. Image credit NASA Do you feel sorry for people who have to spend holidays away from...
PETA Can Go Eat A Steak
The PETA logo. Image credit PETA I would say it's becoming fairly widespread that various organizations are becoming increasingly serious...
The Benefits of a Martian Space Station
Looks like a "baby picture" of the International Space Station, doesn't it? This is what the Mars Orbital Station could...
“Living Wills” on Mars?
This is what a typical living will looks like on Earth. Will we need something like this on Mars? Image...
Niche Work Will Be Beneficial For Space Exploration
So I got into a debate with some dude yesterday about whether a space station would somehow eat into colonization...
Mars Can Benefit From Industrial Hemp
The Hemp Plant. Image credit Wikimedia Are you one of those people who associates hemp production with marijuana? It does...
Why Dandelions Rule
Dandelions are persistent little buggers. You’ve gotten out the herbicide every year just so you can spray every dandelion you...
Are You The Proofer?
Image credit Society of Astronomy and Science I run with a pretty cool crowd these days. We're the scientifically literate,...
Top Ten Isaac Asimov Novels
So I've done the "Top Ten Science Fiction Books," but of course, there are so much good science fiction out...
Blast It to The World!
Image credit Science Alert Do you have sudden, uncontrollable urges to share what you love with others? I bet you're...
What Holidays Will We Celebrate On Mars?
Image credit: MTV Geek We will be celebrating all the obvious holidays on Mars, right? I mean, who could possibly...
Gift of Life
Henri Landwirth. Image credit UCF.edu Henri Landwirth tells his inspirational story of surviving the Holocaust, losing his parents and nearly...
10 Things We Can’t Live Without
The recession is teaching us Americans how to do without that flashy sports car or that McMansion. Even so, there...
Space Exploration Is Following Historical Trends
What a Mars One lander might look like. Image credit Bryan Versteeg. Do you still sign every petition supporting better...
Mars One Updates Their Roadmap To Mars
Image credit: Bryan Versteeg Mars One is well on track to establish the first otherworldly colony with its plan to...
Lockheed Martin and SSTL Contracted for Concept Study
On December 10th, Mars One held a press conference in Washington, D.C., to announce that they have contracted with Lockheed...
The Radiation Threat is a Paper Tiger
Would just standing outside in the Martian sun be a problem for future explorers and settlers? Image credit: Gizmodo So...
Are We Mentally Ready For This?
So some of us are already a little nuts, as seen in this Mars One application video. Are we going...
Can You Have Children On Mars?
Is this what the first hot toy on Mars is going to look like? Image credit: The Seattle Times So...
Mars and Freedom
Image credit Bryan Versteeg Does a trip to Mars offer the kind of freedom that a lot of the Mars...
Ten Things To Consider Buying Used
Do you want to save some money? Sure you do. However, that's a little hard to do if you're a...
Ten Science Fiction Movies Everyone Should Watch
Are you a total science fiction fan who can sit through those amazing special effects sequences in "Star Trek: The...
Less Than One Week To Go?
Will the Mars One candidates who advance to the next round be announced on December 10 like this article states?...
The Geeks Get Mars
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” – Matthew 5:5 Do you consider yourself a meek person?...
