Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Expansionism and Opportunity in a Vast Universe (part 3)


It is hard to believe that our expansion of the human race would stop with Mars. Someday, we may achieve faster-than-light (FTL) speed travel, and planets far beyond our own solar system may be more desirable for colonization. Even if we don't manage FTL travel, however, there are other possibilities that may take us beyond our solar system. Theories about wormholes, which are hypothetical shortcuts through space-time, suggest that they might indeed exist. In Solar Echoes, the human race had sent out starships with colonists. One group, called the Ark 3, discovered a wormhole by accident. They were catapulted across the galaxy and not only discovered a habitable world, but soon after discovered the existence of 6 other intelligent alien races. Christopher's Nolan's upcoming movie “Interstellar” addresses the same concept—humans transcending normal limitations on space travel.

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