BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In the 1960s and 70s, moon-mania dominated the public consciousness. In the wake of Apollo 11’s successful round trip to the moon and back, space seemed like a limitless new frontier, rife with potential. Apollo missions…
Stephen Hawking has warned against it, but these scientists continue to search for contact with aliens
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS How do you say hello to a stranger? You might say hello, of course, or maybe even shake their hand. What if they don’t speak your language? You might wave, or smile, or if you’re feeling…
Mining asteroids for resources has become a very real possibility
BY: ZOE MELNYK Images by: Bryan Versteeg and SpaceHabs.com With limited resources on Earth, private business and countries around the world are starting to consider the possibility of mining asteroids. It seems far-fetched to imagine that we’ll resort to space travel…
NASA will pay you $18,000 to stay in bed for 70 straight days
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Usually at some point in the day (and for some of us, multiple points) many of us find ourselves wishing we could abandon our responsibilities to return back to our beds to live out the rest of…