Recently, Dutch company Mars One has started recruiting volunteers for a one way trip to Mars. The goal is to land the first crew of two males and two females on the red planet in 2023, and another every two years after that. Settlements will already be prepared by robotic missions to go on beforehand. …
SN 1006 thoughts
Over one thousand years ago, in AD 1006, a supernova lit up the night sky brighter than Venus, and visible during the day for weeks. Today, a new image taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory gives us a deliciously detailed look at this ancient explosion. Looking at this picture, I wonder what surrounding worlds must …
Jonas David 