The knowledge that our most ancient ancestors had the ability to survive the blizzards during this period led researchers to this hibernation. Efforts have been made to find the gene responsible for that ability. If we recognize them now and artificially trigger them, i.e. adjust the temperature to that of a past glaciation, we too…
NASA has tested lofted technology that it hopes will help land humans on Mars. The full name of the mission is Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID). The system consists of a heat shield, a probe, a propulsion system and a parachute, all of which are connected by circular tubes of air connected…
A cable anchored to the lunar surface would stretch most of the 400,000km (250,000 miles) home. It couldn’t be directly attached to the Earth, due to the relative motions of the two objects, but it could terminate high in Earth orbit. That would have the added benefit of placing it above the bulk of our…
