Scientists argue that large lunar cities are likely unsustainable because there is not enough water ice in the Moon’s polar cold traps, even though power would be plentiful from near-permanent sunlight on crater rims. A new analysis estimates that even an optimistic 1 billion tons of ice would support a million-person settlement for only a … Continue reading News: Lunar Cities Need Water
According to a Forethought article, unrestricted “galactic anarchy” in space colonization is dangerous because vast distances prevent timely enforcement against rogue star systems that could waste cosmic resources in expansion races, trigger universe-destroying events, or create astronomical suffering. To avert this, every outgoing probe should carry a “nightwatchman” superintelligent AI that holds a decisive local … Continue reading News: How to Solve Galactic Anarchy
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