For beings of our size and lifespans, space is pretty big. So big, in fact, that to make it to our nearest star system you would need to factor in the fairly sizeable downside that you will die of old ...

Many believe that it's humanity's destiny to venture out into the unknown and settle on distant worlds. There's only one dilemma: How do we get there? A $10,000 competition launched earlier this month ...

A spacecraft that spins to create its own gravity. A closed ecosystem where 1,000 people grow their own food and recycle their own air. A journey lasting two and a half centuries with no option to ...

Project Hyperion explores the feasibility of crewed interstellar travel via generation ships, using current and near-future technologies. A generation ship is a hypothetical spacecraft designed for ...

A generation ship is a hypothetical spacecraft designed for long-term interstellar travel, potentially lasting centuries. The concept involves an initial crew living, reproducing, and dying aboard the ...

Mankind has imagined traveling to the stars (and what awaits us there) for as long as we can remember. However, the closest star system is Alpha Centauri, approximately 4.24 light-years away. If we ...

Project Hyperion, a global competition launched in 2024, challenged engineers, researchers, and architects to develop "plans" for generational spaceships that could be used to carry humanity to other ...

A concept for a multi-generation ship being designed by the TU Delft Starship Team (DSTART), with support from the ESA. Credit: Nils Faber & Angelo Vermeulen A concept for a multi-generation ship ...