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Plasma bubble could protect astronauts on Mars trip
How to protect astronauts from radiation exposure in space? Here's a hint - the solution musn't be too heavy.Space Historian Sees Cyborgs in Our Future
"...in some respects might this be an evolutionary road not unlike that taken by amphibian creatures that departed their water world to become land creatures."Was Earth Ever Infected by Martian Biota? Clues from Radioresistant Bacteria
"Here we propose that the radioresistance (tolerance to ionizing radiation) observed in several terrestrial bacteria has a martian origin." This is in a *peer-reviewed* journal, folks.Resilient Space Internet Comes Down to Earth Gadgets
A new Internet protocol designed for interplanetary transmissions is bringing its delay-tolerant magic to Earth. Google's Android does a lot more these days than just smart phones and nifty mobile ..Solar System Shipping Routes
"A team of researchers from MIT have created a software tool called SpaceNet that models this interplanetary supply chain." Very cool, and a great tool for near-future space sf.Remembering Project Daedalus
"Daedalus was the first serious and thorough design for a starship, a robotic interstellar probe that would reach Barnard’s Star in about fifty years, moving at twelve percent of the speed of ligRussia will develop space elevators
"Scientists from the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a unique space elevator for lunar and Martian missions." More of a tethered slingshot, but sti
