In 1930, Albert Einstein was asked for his opinion about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe. “Other beings, perhaps, but not men,” he answered. Then he was asked […]
Societal Issues
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NASA Space Settlement Contest
The NASA Ames Research Center and the National Space Society (NSS) are co-sponsoring the NASA Space Settlement Contest in which students develop space settlement designs and related materials. Submission Deadline: […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Societal Issues
Essay Contest on Preparing for the Distant Future of Civilization
The activities of our global civilization are now intertwined with the evolution of the Earth system. Human civilization will face many challenges as it adapts to a rapidly changing world, […]
Posted inPolar / Alpine Expeditions, Societal Issues, Space Stations
Early Morning Skywatching and Teaching Satellite Concepts to Sherpas
I got up early today to see the ISS and Endeavour fly over my house. Its always cool to see them flying in formation like this.
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Societal Issues
Humans and Extrasolar Planets
Pave New Worlds, Are We Alone podcast, SETI Institute The extra-solar planet count is more than 400 and rising. Before long we may find an Earth-like planet around another star. […]
Posted inAlpha Centauri, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Science Fiction, Societal Issues
Avatar: A Stunning New World That NASA Is Ignoring
Editor’s note: “Avatar“, a film by former NASA Advisory Committee member James Cameron, will debut across the planet on 18 December. Widely hailed as “ground breaking” the film may well […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Conferences and Meetings, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, SETI & Technosignatures, Societal Issues
Future of Intelligence in the Cosmos Workshop Proceedings Available
This past summer, NAI participated in organizing a special weekend workshop held at NASA Ames Research Center entitled “The Future of Intelligence in the Cosmos.” The workshop brought together internationally […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Societal Issues
Seeing Our Reflection
This new article from Science & Spirit magazine cogitates on ‘following the water’ in the search for life elsewhere, and the relationship between water and enlightenment in mythology and human […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Societal Issues
Astrobiology Poetry
“The First“, by Stuart Atkinson Maybe you’re on Mars, inside or hiding beneath a rock, many rocks, exiled by the lethal blue-leeched sky to a world of damp and dark, […]
Posted inConferences and Meetings, Societal Issues
NASA History Division and National Air and Space Museum Division of Space History
19-21 September 2006 Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC – Purpose: The purpose of this conference is to undertake a broad overview of the societal impact of space exploration, especially […]