colonization of space

Dear Future
Asteroid Mining Is Our Best Hope for Colonizing Mars
Asteroids will be the unsung heroes that help us become a multiplanetary species.
Daniel Oberhaus
9.17.17
Tech
NASA's Newest Interstellar Concepts Rely on Huge Laser Arrays and Gravity Surfing
Interstellar travel is evolving into a legitimate engineering challenge, rather than an idealistic pipe dream.
Becky Ferreira
4.12.17
The Make Believe Issue
How NASA Developed the Psychedelic Blueprints for the First Cities in Space
Forty years ago, the first serious blueprint for building cities in space was drawn almost on a whim. The artists NASA hired ended up making something that looks like 2001: A Space Odyssey on ayahuasca.
Brian Merchant
8.5.15