Today on Far Future Horizons we go in search for habitable planets within our galaxy. Thus far, in this great age of planet hunting, we have glimpsed a diverse planetary menagerie, with giant planets in wide orbits around their parent stars, others that swing in so close they leave a comet-like tail, or molten rocky … Read more
Our Solar System Today on Far Future Horizons we present an exciting episode from the acclaimed documentary series How the Universe Works ~ Extreme Planets. This installment follows the remarkable journey of planets as they grow from grains of dust to the magnificently diverse worlds we see today. There are just eight planets in our solar system, … Read more
Today on Far Future Horizons we go in search of habitable worlds within our galaxy. Thus far, in this great age of planet hunting, we have yet to find anything like our solar system with rocky inner worlds in neat circular orbits, and evenly spaced Jovian gas giants on the periphery. Instead, astronomers have glimpsed … Read more
In order to honor the memory of Leonard Nimoy, we present today on Far Future Horizons the History Channel documentary Star Trek – Secrets of the Universe. This documentary coincided with the release of the motion picture, Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), the very last motion picture which Leonard Nimoy starred in and where he … Read more
Today on Far Future Horizons we present Cosmic Journeys ~ Interstellar Flight. This latest installment from Cosmic Journeys explores the challenges of interstellar flight and the technological possibilities that may one day send us on a long voyage out into the galaxy. What imperatives will define the mission when it launches and finally arrives: exploration … Read more