Offworld Report July 2004: Weird Science

Sir Arthur C. Clarke on terraforming, the Cassini probe closes in on a weird moon, scientists teleport atoms, the invisible Nordic warship, has Atlantis finally been discovered, and more SpaceShipOne and X-prize coverage than you'll know what to do with.

Red Home
Sir Arthur C. Clarke speaks on the science of Terraforming.

Reach for the Sky
The tale of SpaceShipOne.

Nasa needs Reform
Well, so says President Bush.

The Invisible Wall
Transparent walls? Whatever will they think of next?

20 Space Winners?
The companies in the running for the X Prize.

Crusing with Cassini
Saturn, here we come.

Cassini closes In
The moon Phoebe - not from Friends, dummy - comes into view.

All Change at NASA
Travel to Mars. Not with NASA in the state it is currently is.

Why Humans?
Is human space exploration a waste of space?

Energy for NASA
Beaming solar power to earth from orbit.

Save the Spysat
Has the spysats been unfairly maligned?

Teleporting Atoms
But don't beam up just yet.

Teleporting Atoms II
Are quantum computers around the corner?

Robot PDA
Will NASA's robotic sphere be an astronaut's best friend?

Space the reality Show
Why SpaceShipOne makes for bad TV.

Cold Mars
Is Mars entering a new winter cycle?

Stealth Ships get Steaming
The future of invisible ships.

Little Spaceport on the Prairie
Oklahoma wants a spaceport.

Going Quantum
Why quantum technology is going to be big.

Dinkin's Big Idea
The recipe for change at NASA.

Pseudoscience Kills
Bruce Sterling on why political purges are slaying US science.

From Reagan to Space
Ronald Reagan legacy for space exploration.

Bricks on Mars
How the Martian settlers will build bases from local material.

Missile Defense Shield.
The U.S Star Wars anti-missile shield moves ahead.

International Space Station Raccoon Problems
Inquisitive raccoon raids supplies on the space station.

Die Cassini-Huygens, Die
Why Cassini will be last mission of its kind. And good riddence.

Dark Matter Lights Up
Andromeda IX sheds light on the dark matter mystery.

Atlantis Found?
Satellite imagery may show the remains of the lost city of Atlantis.

 

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