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The Future (and a bit of the past) of Space Exploration
The universe is a big place. The observable universe alone is 93.016 billion light-years in diameter. It’s been expanding since the big bang, 13.7 billion years ago. And it still is. That’s a lot of space.
So now, you are probably thinking wow that's big. But wait, we can’t explore all that. That's too big, so what's the point? Why explore?
Oh, thanks for asking.
What is Alpha Centauri, Exactly?
Is it a galaxy, a star, a planet, a soccer team or what?
If you’ve been reading up on space technologies, you may have heard the name Alpha Centauri before. Here, I will give you a short summary of the basic facts about the star system, just enough so you go from not knowing what you are talking about to sort of not knowing what you are talking about. I will also touch on what this all means.
Life and Ice on the Red Planet, Mars
Ever since we started exploring space, we have been wondering … does extraterrestrial life exist? And what is one of the main signs of life? Water. Another form of water? Ice. Where is water? Mars.
Before we get to the exciting part, let’s discuss, why go to Mars?