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AI’s Future is in Space
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has created an unprecedented surge in the demand for energy. Training and ru...
Terraformation vs. Paraterraforming: The Dream, The Science, The Illusion
Terraforming is the act of changing the atmosphere, climate, temperature, and biosphere of an entire world until it’s basically a...
The Spacecoin Writing Contest by Spacecoin and HackerNoon: Final Round Results 🎉
The Spacecoin Writing Contest, presented by Spacecoin and HackerNoon, concludes its third and final round with over 100 new entrie...
How Space-Based Quantum Key Distribution Solves Centralized Security Risks
Centralized key servers—controlled by big tech—make today’s encryption systems fast but dangerously vulnerable to quantum threats,...
We May Need Data Centers in Space to Build Better AI
As AI models grow larger and cheaper to run, Earth’s data centers face limits in energy, cooling, and community tolerance. Space o...
The Story of the Mars Pathfinder Rover: a New Look at the Red Planet
From early Soviet failures to NASA's successful Viking program, this piece traces the race to Mars, culminating in the Mars Pathfi...
The Mars Clock: Can Elon Musk Really Colonize Mars in His Lifetime?
SpaceX's Starship has just completed its tenth test flight with a successful splashdown. There have been reports of major breakthr...
What If Your Electricity Came from Space?
Space-based solar power (SBSP) changes how we think about making energy. Instead of being limited by Earth's weather and day-night...
Space Tourism Is Taking Off: Are We Ready for the Risks?
Space tourism is no longer science fiction. Rocket engines roaring off launch pads, capsules flying through micro-gravity arcs and...
From Star Trek to SpaceX: How Sci-Fi Became the Blueprint for Real Exploration
Space exploration should be viewed as **part of culture**, not just science. To push past technological limits, we need both scien...
Space Tech’s Role in a Decentralized Internet
Satellite constellations will provide high-speed connections to rural areas. New space-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) techno...
