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The Enigmatic Objects of Kepler-51
The Enigmatic Objects of Kepler-51
Anomalous Planets, or Alien Megastructures?
Brandon Weigel
Jan 29, 2021
Breaking the Rocket Equation
Breaking the Rocket Equation
Interstellar Travel by means of Accelerated Fuel
Brandon Weigel
Oct 31, 2020
Sailing to the Stars
Sailing to the Stars
Harnessing Light for Interstellar Travel
Brandon Weigel
Sep 30, 2020
Mega-Engineering
Could we use Stars as Starships?
Could we use Stars as Starships?
Science fiction has been an incubator for Utopian visions of space travel and extrasolar colonization for decades. Each TV show, novel, or…
Brandon Weigel
Feb 7, 2018
Dyson Spheres
Dyson Spheres
Freeman Dyson, the conceptualist behind the Dyson Sphere, hated the fact that the hypothetical engineering megastructure was named after…
Brandon Weigel
Dec 17, 2017
Dyson Shell 2.0
Dyson Shell 2.0
Any animate fan of science fiction is well acquainted with the concept of a Dyson Shell, often incorrectly referred to by it’s parent…
Brandon Weigel
Mar 17, 2019
Colonizing Space
Terraforming Mars
Terraforming Mars
The materials we would need to transform the planet may already be there.
Brandon Weigel
Oct 31, 2017
A Colony on Venus
A Colony on Venus
It’s not as far-fetched as you might think.
Brandon Weigel
Apr 9, 2018
Our First Martian Plants
Our First Martian Plants
What plants should we choose to support the first human colonies on the Red Planet?
Brandon Weigel
Jan 4, 2018
Interstellar Travel
The Interstellar Ramjet Conundrum
The Interstellar Ramjet Conundrum
And a possible solution…
Brandon Weigel
Jun 7, 2019
Black Hole Starships
Black Hole Starships
Black holes: the monsters of the cosmos. Forged in the fiery collapses of massive stars, black holes can often be imagined ripping apart…
Brandon Weigel
Jan 19, 2019
Breaking the Rocket Equation
Breaking the Rocket Equation
Interstellar Travel by means of Accelerated Fuel
Brandon Weigel
Oct 31, 2020
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