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Most of the Solar System Should be a Protected Wilderness. One-Eighth Left for Mining and Resource Exploitation

By: RAS_WEB
On: May 20, 2019
In: News, RSSfeeds, Universe Today

Most of the Solar System Should be a Protected Wilderness. One-Eighth Left for Mining and Resource Exploitation

A new study by an astrophysicist and a professor of ethics takes a look at the future of humanity in space, and recommends we set aside most of the Solar System aside as protected wilderness.

The post Most of the Solar System Should be a Protected Wilderness. One-Eighth Left for Mining and Resource Exploitation appeared first on Universe Today.

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