IN SHORT Colonization of Mars: establishment of an autonomous human community. Martian bases: habitats with controlled atmosphere. Resources: access to water primarily in the form of ice. Challenges: extreme temperatures and high radiation. Ownership: rights to commercial resources, but not to the land. Technology: technical challenges must be solved for successful colonization. International races: countries … Read more
IN BRIEF Astrobiology: study of extraterrestrial life. Analysis of geochemical and biochemical factors conducive to life. Search for habitable exoplanets in the universe. History: from antiquity to the present, a continuous quest. Scientific challenges to detect life elsewhere. Impact of discoveries on our understanding of life on Earth. Astrobiology is a fascinating discipline that explores … Read more
IN BRIEF K2-18b: possible shelter for extraterrestrial life. Habitable exoplanets: fewer than expected. Multiplication of discoveries of planetary systems. Importance of advanced telescopes in the research. Search for signs of life in the atmospheres of exoplanets. International collaboration to explore habitable planets. New strategies to detect extraterrestrial life. Reflection on the intellectual challenges of this … Read more