Humans have always looked at the stars and wondered, “What’s out there?” The need to explore new frontiers seems built into our very DNA, yet many of us have lost our natural curiosity about the universe.

Author Joe Weichman bemoans the fact that many people care more about celebrity gossip than what may lie beyond our planet. In Space Exploration: Humanity’s Salvation, he challenges readers to reignite their interest in space travel. Accelerating our investigation of the cosmos can provide answers to mysteries we have been asking about since civilization began and ensure that our species will endure in the event of an asteroid impact, deadly epidemic, or the like.

Weichman’s guide to space exploration covers these broad topics:

the benefits of exploration, including advances in medicine, transportation, public safety, and environmental science the challenges of exploration, such as space radiation, the strain on human physiology, political gridlock, and the financial costs solutions to challenges, ranging from 3-D printers and solar energy to quantum computers and wormhole travel

Find out why the keys to creating a better future for humanity lie beyond Earth’s atmosphere and discover what you can do to support space exploration.