Space is Big

Andrew J. LePage of The Space Review looks at the beginnings of space exploration. Centauri Dreams examines the case for an interstellar probe. Discovery News shows us what the constellations will look like in 50,000 years. Space.com reports that the galaxy experienced a heatwave 11 billion years ago. io9 looks at evidence of cosmic strings. Someone is finally getting around to thinking about using the International Space Station as a launch point for manned missions.