/sci/ - Science & Math

I am legit worried that our Mars colonization will be delayed by several years because Elon is joining the political squabbling on Twitter.

>>12302906
The moon doesn't change much but I like taking the occasional look on the moon using a medium sized pair of binoculars. Just looking at the moon on a quiet, calm afternoon makes the mind ruminate over a few things. One is the space race, an impressive effort to land people on the moon when the tech was so shaky that Kennedy had to emphasise the goal was also to get the people back from the moon. Another is a high school teacher way back who philosophised about life in general, how impressive it was to have seen the moon landings, yet how un-romantic it was to have people trampling around on it. Also I think of the strange coincidence that the angular size of the moon and the sun are the same.

And finally I think it just looks nice.

>>11667763
smaller eggs

I'm excited, lads
timelines are ambitious and NASA is committing to making commercial partners compete with each other. I think they're actually going to do it this time.

>>11539445
soon...

If we can prove that a given celestial body is sterile, ie Venus or Mars or the moon, what are arguments against introducing life to it? Surely colonization of the universe can be more than just humanity. Is it out duty to spread life to other planets in the galaxy? A much more efficient form of colonization. And if it is, what does that suggest about our own origins?