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Space: The Final Frontier. Exploring space developments and theorizing about how humans fit into the universe.
Orbital “Hopping Ships”: Using Planetary Gravity as the Ultimate Space Accelerator
In space exploration, speed is more than a technical parameter — it is a strategic resource. The faster a spacecraft can change its trajectory or gain velocity, the farther it can travel, the more cargo it can carry, and the less fuel it must consume. Traditional rocket propulsion, however, is approaching its practical limits. Chemical rockets are powerful but inefficient for long-term travel, while advanced engines still require onboard energy and propellant.
By Holianyk Ihor26 days ago in Futurism
Fully Autonomous Factories in Planetary Orbits: The Rise of Industry Beyond Earth
For most of human history, factories have been inseparably tied to the surface of our planet. They depended on gravity, atmosphere, human labor, and proximity to cities and resources. Today, however, a radical new vision of industry is emerging—one in which factories leave Earth entirely and operate as fully autonomous systems in the orbits of planets and moons. What once belonged to science fiction is now being discussed as a realistic cornerstone of the future space economy.
By Holianyk Ihor27 days ago in Futurism
Artificial Mini-Magnetospheres: How Future Cities Could Be Shielded from Radiation
Radiation is one of the most serious—and often invisible—threats facing humanity as it moves toward an era of space exploration and extraterrestrial settlement. Beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field, humans are exposed to constant streams of solar wind, cosmic rays, and high-energy particles capable of damaging DNA, disrupting electronics, and shortening human lifespans. Even on Earth, powerful solar storms can threaten satellites, power grids, and communication systems.
By Holianyk Ihor27 days ago in Futurism
Longevity Research: How Life Beyond Earth Could Slow Down Aging
For decades, the idea that living beyond Earth could extend the human lifespan sounded like pure science fiction. But today, researchers in biomedicine, space physiology, and astrobiology are beginning to uncover a surprising possibility: certain aspects of life in space may actually reveal how aging works — and how it might be slowed down.
By Holianyk Ihor29 days ago in Futurism
New Frontiers in Space Radiation Protection: Tissue Implants and Genetic Modifications
As humanity pushes further into deep space—toward permanent lunar bases, multi-year missions to Mars, and eventually interplanetary travel—one invisible threat becomes increasingly central to mission planning: radiation. Not the background radiation we face on Earth, but intense fluxes of charged particles, galactic cosmic rays, and unpredictable solar storms. Over long durations, these particles damage DNA, increase cancer risk, disrupt neurological function, and weaken cardiovascular health. Traditional shielding has reached its limits, and this has driven scientists to explore a surprisingly promising direction: biological protection from the inside out.
By Holianyk Ihor30 days ago in Futurism
Expedition 33
The name Expedition 33 does tend to have that sci-fi movie feeling, but this is an expedition that really happened. It was a vital stage in human space flight aboard the station. Members from various countries participated during this mission to perform high-class scientific research.
By iftikhar Ahmadabout a month ago in Futurism
Cities on Mars Built Inside Craters: Vertical Greenhouses Rising Along Ancient Walls
As humanity moves closer to building permanent settlements on Mars, one question becomes more urgent than ever: how do we create habitats that are both safe and self-sustaining in one of the harshest environments in the Solar System? Surprisingly, part of the answer may already exist on the Red Planet itself. The natural architecture of Martian craters offers an elegant solution: entire cities carved into the crater walls, lined with towering vertical greenhouses that glow with life.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
A Breakthrough Device Can Turn Martian Sand into Concrete
For decades, scientists and engineers have been wrestling with one critical question: how can humans build on Mars without bringing tons of materials from Earth? The dream of establishing a long-term settlement on the Red Planet depends on solving this exact challenge. Now, a team of researchers has unveiled a device that could completely transform Martian exploration — a compact machine capable of converting Martian sand, or regolith, into durable concrete. This invention may become the technological cornerstone of future Martian habitats, landing pads, and even entire cities.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
A Breakthrough Biopolymer Could Enable Full-Scale Construction on Mars
For decades, the idea of building homes and research bases directly on the surface of Mars existed somewhere between science fiction and long-term planning. The Red Planet is one of the most hostile environments ever considered for human settlement: freezing temperatures, dangerously thin atmosphere, intense radiation, and a complete absence of traditional construction resources. Yet a new scientific breakthrough suggests that the challenges of off-world construction may be far more solvable than previously believed.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
A Giant Spinning Cylinder for a Million People: Scientists Reveal Their Most Ambitious Habitat Concept Yet
Imagine walking through a city where the horizon curves upward instead of disappearing into the distance, where sunlight pours in through angled mirrors rather than an open sky, and where lush green parks stretch not across the ground, but along the rising interior walls of an enormous rotating world. This is not a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster. It is a new large-scale engineering proposal developed by a team of astrophysicists and space architects: a massive, rotating space cylinder designed to host up to one million permanent residents.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
Scientists Witness a New Planet Forming in Real Time — A First in Human History
Astronomy has always dealt in enormous timescales. Stars take millions of years to ignite, galaxies evolve over billions, and planets emerge so slowly that their formation has long been considered impossible to observe directly. Scientists usually reconstruct these events like cosmic detectives, working with faint hints and fragmented data.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
Astronomers Detect a Strange Object That “Blinks” Every 20 Minutes — and No One Knows What It Is
Astronomy has a way of humbling everyone who dares to believe we finally understand the Universe. Just when scientists start to think the cosmic inventory is complete, something unexpected appears and shatters the sense of certainty. This time, the surprise comes in the form of a mysterious radio object that behaves unlike anything seen before: it blinks with perfect regularity once every 20 minutes.
By Holianyk Ihorabout a month ago in Futurism
