A new design competition, dubbed Project Hyperion, is calling for submissions for the design of a crewed interstellar generation ship. Human technology has allowed us to extend the scope of our ...

In addition, the ship must provide robust protection against cosmic radiation and interstellar debris, ensuring the health and safety of its inhabitants. Save this picture! Courtesy of ...

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 ...

A generation ship is a theoretical type of spacecraft designed for long-duration interstellar travel, where the journey may take centuries or millennia to complete. The idea behind a generation ship ...

The design contest is organized by Project Hyperion and sponsored by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies, a British non-profit. Anyone can submit an entry as long as they pay a $20 ...

Comment and Space These interstellar spaceship designs are wildly impractical. Scientists’ ideas for travelling to the stars range from the the wholly improbable to the hugely expensive and very ...

An international consortium of scientists, engineers, and urban planners called Project Hyperion has launched a design competition for a massive multi-generational spaceship that could sustain and ...

Sure, we do have the Voyagers, Pioneers, and New Horizons, but those were only meant to study our system's outer planets. Yet, a truly interstellar ship not existing doesn’t mean they have not ...

Courtesy of Interstellar Studies (i4is) Essential systems should provide breathable air, clean water, food, waste management, and Earth-like gravity through artificial means, along with flexible ...