Putin’s war in Ukraine threatens to spark a new space race
Russia is turning its back on peaceful partnerships in the face of Western sanctions.
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How to halt the space arms race
The major powers are engaged in an unprecedented expansion of military power in space, but it remains dangerously covert, opaque…
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William Shatner in space: the most elitist spiritual experience imaginable?
Watching Jeff Bezos send the 90-year-old actor speeding into the atmosphere was equal parts thrilling and creepy.
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The spirit of the age: Why the tech billionaires want to leave humanity behind
Jeff Bezos and his contemporaries are using their fortunes to achieve god-like ambitions for the future.
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Why the billionaire space race is the colonial fantasy reborn
The quest by the super-rich to conquer outer space is a deluded attempt to sidestep the political conflicts and ecological damage…
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Aliens in the age of anxiety
A new US military report into UFO sightings presents compelling evidence. But of what kind of life form, if any?
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Harvard’s top astronomer says our solar system may be teeming with alien technology
Avi Loeb spent his career searching for evidence of alien life. When he found it, the scientific community refused to…
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“We must become multi-planetary”: Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on escaping Earth
The Italian astronaut on life in space, the importance of global cooperation, and why we must prepare for life on Mars.
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