Cheap Astronomy has another look at the plausibility of mining in space (possible) and time travel (less possible)
Apr 10th: Asteroids & Time Machines. Again.
Steve Nerlich Archive
Mar 25th: We All Need Some Space
Is our future off Earth about interstellar travel or closer-to-home space colonies?
Feb 26th: The Universe
Cheap Astronomy asks the big questions. Our very big home. Will we ever make contact with aliens in another star system?
Feb 12th: The Next Steps
Cheap Astronomy looks at things a bit closer to home.
Jan 1st: Making Sense of Complexity
Happy New Year! Today we have @CheapAstro investigates our expanding universe, as well as some dead planets.
Dec 21st: The Planets
Today we have Cheap Astronomy tries colonising the Solar System. If we did what would we do with the different planets?
Nov 30th: Getting Closer
Opportunity & risk. How will we find the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life? Are we safe from asteroid impacts now?
Nov 14th: Practicalities
Economics in the final frontier. Is in situ resource utilization really worth the trouble? What exactly is the space economy?
Oct 23rd: Embracing Your Inner Robot
Oct 10th: How To Live Longer & Talk To Aliens
Time travel & aliens. We’re all going to die. Could future science save us? Why there’s a universe of potentially habitable worlds, but no-one’s talking?