Starship Asterisk*

Three things … First, I essentially copy and paste about 30% - 40% of the APODs, do a little editing, almost invariably add my “tutorials,” and send them on to a large number of friends, including quite a few young folks. One of my prejudices is that giving distances in light years is not very infor...

Granted I would like to know everything I am capable of knowing about Mars (and everything else), but I am curious about why we would be even slightly interested in transporting “life” – and especially life that would sustain or enhance the survival of homo sapiens -- from Earth to other destination...

Oops Sorry John, but I thought my earlier post made a point of the fact that Earth is actually part -- albeit a minuscule part -- of the Milky Way Galaxy (so "nearby" is misleading). I suppose, unless one spells out one's point in specific detail, it is likely to be misunderstood. Irony, l...