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We Are Going to the Moon

Thanks to the rise of private spaceflight companies, mankind will have a future off-Earth.

Reason

Andy Weir Is Looking Forward to the Space Boom

Weir's books take seriously the limits of human knowledge and planning when it comes to space travel.

Reason

NIMBY Laws Are Blocking Humanity's Future Among the Stars

The regulations that increase building costs on Earth will have the same effect in space.

Reason

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The Case for Space Billionaires

What critics of the private space race get wrong

Reason

The End of Astronauts: Should We Send Robots to Space Instead?

Robots don't get cabin fever, develop cancer from cosmic radiation, miss their families, or go insane.

Reason

Who Owns the Satellites Orbiting the Earth?

Starlink is the biggest player in the satellite business, for now.

Reason

Why We Should Terraform the Galaxy

One critic calls it "arrogant vandalism," but advocates say it might be a necessary form of self-preservation.

Reason

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Review: WALL-E Is Not a Realistic Take on Space Travel

If we move to space, it probably won't be because we filled up Earth with trash.

Reason

The FCC: America's Other Space Agency

How the FCC went from regulating telegraphs to regulating satellites

Reason

The Fractal, Fractious Politics of The Expanse

Taking humanity from Earth to the stars isn't easy.

Reason

Robert Heinlein's Dream of Private Space Travel Is Coming True

A new generation of companies has made space travel affordable.

Reason

Eight billion people and counting: can planet Earth sustain its population?

According to a projection by the United Nations, planet Earth will welcome its eight billionth inhabitant this Tuesday. While some experts worry that this is too many people, most say the bigger problem is the overconsumption of resources by the wealthiest.

Radio France Internationale

NASA’s theory about the lack of alien visitors is truly depressing

Paper embraces the Great Filter theory of civilisations wiping themselves out before they can leave their planets.

Evening Standard

Humanity hits the 8 billion mark

UNITED NATIONS, US: A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eighth billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.

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The Independent UK

Earth at 8 billion: Consumption not crowd is key to climate

The 8 billionth baby on Earth is about to be born on a planet that is getting hotter

The Conversation

What is the G20 summit in Bali? Who’s there? And what are the top 3 topics on the agenda?

The latest G20 Summit is being held in Bali, Indonesia, on November 15 and 16. It is the culmination of a series of G20 events that have been going on for the past year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Humanity Hits the Eight Billion Mark

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. "The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity's shared responsibility for the planet," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. The UN attributes…

The Conversation

Ending the climate crisis has one simple solution: Stop using fossil fuels

As COP27 unfolds in Egypt, we are hearing about a large array of climate change solutions, ranging from building with carbon-absorbing bamboo and using less plastic to growing more kelp in the oceans to retain its carbon stores and enhance biodiversity.

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Ancient sand reveals age of K'gari (Fraser Island) and how it helped form Great Barrier Reef

Ancient sand reveals the age of K'gari and how the world's largest sand island — along with the Great Barrier Reef — may have been shaped by a dramatic shift in global climate.

ABC News

As world population reaches 8 billion, Australian women are having fewer kids and at an older age

Brisbane mum Bernie Turnbull always knew she wanted kids, but like many Australian women her path to motherhood was anything but straightforward.

The Conversation

Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently

The business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. Musk, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and Time’s 2021 Person of the Year, is autistic. One of the most famous people…

The Independent UK

Nick Cannon says his annual child support bill is more than $3m as he expects 12th baby

The TV presenter is a soon-to-be father of 12

The Conversation

Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety

I love a good space launch, and I have been eagerly awaiting NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System rocket to take off as the first part of NASA’s ambitious Artemis Mission to put U.S. astronauts back on the Moon. But this launch has already been pushed back four times this…

The Conversation

What is hydroelectric energy and how does it work?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Earth's cathedrals: Europe's mountains are cultural heritage, not just natural heritage

In 2019, alpinism was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible heritage of humanity and “shared culture made up of knowledge of the high-mountain environment, the history of the practice and associated values, and specific skills”. However, alpinism is inextricably linked to mountains – places of extraordinary interest that need to…

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