Space Colonization News Archive
Tiny robot performs simulated surgery on the space station
Evening Standard - 14-Feb-2024
From war zones to Mars, this droid could be the future of healthcare in remote locations
Read more...Space travel throws a curveball at astronauts' guts, challenging their health
Earth.com - 02-Feb-2024
Understanding the adaptation is crucial for protecting them on long missions
Read more...First metal 3D printer heads to the ISS for on-demand manufacturing in space
Singularity Hub - 31-Jan-2024
Stronger tools and parts from recycled materials -a sustainable way for space exploration
Read more...A tiny robot arm, MIRA, is heading to the ISS to see if it can do surgeries in space
Gizmodo - 29-Jan-2024
If it works well, MIRA could help keep astronauts healthy on long space trips
Read more...Astronauts and the elderly might get special shots to keep their bones strong
Medical Xpress - 22-Jan-2024
The potential for human trials starting by 2025 suggests rapid progress
Read more...Heart gets smaller in long duration space missions
BBC - 30-Mar-2021
Despite exercising, reduced gravity causes heart atrophy in space travelers, likewise in long-distance swimmers
Read more...Decoded - why travelling through space can make you older
iNews - 25-Nov-2020
Mitochondrial damage accelerates ageing on exposure to space radiation and microgravity
Read more...Treating space induced muscle and bone loss in mice
Astronomy - 09-Sep-2020
We can probably take space holidays without worrying about muscle wasting in future
Read more...Nanoparticles might be the new vitamins
Phys.org - 03-Sep-2020
Space research suggests they might have a better antioxidant action than vitamins
Read more...New technology will be needed to perform surgery in space
The Conversation - 08-Jul-2020
With increasing space flights it's inevitable that complex procedures will be carried out in microgravity
Read more...Seeds can survive the travel through space and still grow
Independent - 15-May-2020
But it may reduce the "germination vigour" of the seeds a little bit
Read more...ESA starts an oxygen plant to produce oxygen using Moon dust
Independent - 20-Mar-2020
One step closer to colonizing the Moon - how fast can we get there?
Read more...Lettuce grown in space vs one from Earth: very similar nutrient levels
New Scientist - 06-Mar-2020
Research suggests astronauts could soon produce their own food in space
Read more...Experts look at new techs to enable faster trip to Mars
BBC - 25-Dec-2019
Speed, maximum load, human safety, and power source, among the main factors considered
Read more...Metabolism and mitochondria gene function impacted by spaceflight
New Scientist - 07-Nov-2019
Most changes reversed when back on Earth - but what about Mars microgravity?
Read more...A space cable between the Earth and the Moon is much more cost effective
Futurism - 27-Aug-2019
If this works, one day we will be able to build space colonies at the Lagrange point
Read more...Aerogel sheet demonstrates ability to make Mars fertile
Guardian - 15-Jul-2019
For long term space voyages we will need to grow food and use local resources
Read more...We’ve managed to protect astronauts from health risks of space radiation
Discover - 04-Jul-2019
We'll have to limit health risks of space travel to colonise other worlds
Read more...New telomeres lengthening treatment - space flight!
Independent - 11-Apr-2019
Unfortunately the effect disappears after returning to Earth
Read more...Sci-fi blockbuster imagines whole Earth migration
The Verge - 09-Feb-2019
Concept of moving whole planets was imagined in 1937 novel Star Maker
Read more...Do you want to give birth in space? Apply here!
GEEK - 14-Jan-2019
Nice idea, but timelines are totally unrealistic, let alone the practicalities
Read more...Human cartilage tissue 3D bioprinted on ISS
Med-Tech News - 10-Jan-2019
One small step for man, one bioprinted leg for mankind?!
Read more...Can We Terraform Mars to Make It Earth-Like?
Space - 30-Jul-2018
Experts found that there’s not enough CO2 in Mars to make it habitable
Read more...100 people needed to start trip to another star
Phys.org - 15-Jun-2018
With a minimum 630 years of traveling, 98 crew members will be needed to sustain a these ships
Read more...Will we ever colonise an asteroid?
BBC - 13-Jun-2018
An expert explains the challenges of sustaining life in an asteroid and ideas to overcome them
Read more...NASA's plan for an aerial colony above Venus
NBC News - 05-Jun-2018
HAVOC spacecraft will deploy helium balloons to float above the inhospitable Venus environment
Read more...Elon Musk still thinks a Mars colony will save us from a future dark age
The Verge - 11-Mar-2018
Elon Musk talks about all the ways humanity may be doomed in the future.
Read more...Humans Could Someday Colonize Jupiter and Venus
Interesting Engineering - 21-Jan-2018
Mars One is hoping to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars.
Read more...A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space
Futurism - 30-Oct-2017
Late 2017: Heavy Falcon Launch
Read more...Discovery of 50km cave raises hopes for human colonisation of moon
Guardian - 19-Oct-2017
Japan’s space agency said it had discovered an enormous cave beneath the lunar surface that could be turned into an exploration base for astronauts.
Read more...Elon Musk Reveals More About Plan to Colonize Mars
Fortune - 15-Oct-2017
Musk clarified that, though he has shared images of vast Martian cities in his presentations on Mars colonization SpaceX isn’t focused on building those cities itself.
Read more...Mars crews could be at risk from onboard microbes
Guardian - 04-Oct-2017
Mars500 project simulated a 17 month mission to Mars in a 180sq metre capsule.
Read more...Asteroid mining could support space colonies
CBC - 22-Sep-2017
A team of researchers are planning to send robotic spacecraft into outer space, land near asteroids hurtling through the abyss and mine them for water, metals and other elements that will make colonizing space that much easier.
Read more...City could be built on on Mars by 2062
Independent - 22-Jun-2017
Elon Musk says a city of a million people could be established on Mars within decades.
Read more...Longevity will lead to Overpopulation
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 04-Jul-2015
Article by Live Forever Club’s Adrian Cull considers 2 main strategies:
Read more...The human universe: Could we colonise the stars?
New Scientist - 04-May-2015
Three main hurdles: 1. nowhere in our solar system offers a suitable environment, 2. will need significant propulsion power, and 3. interstellar dust likely to damage crafts travelling to other suns.
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