Do you think we will colonize other planets?

Do you think we will colonize other planets?

Colin Pillinger (Professor of Planetary Sciences) gives expert video advice on: Do you think there will be a base on the moon?; Do you think we will colonize other planets?; What are the benefits of space science to humanity? and more...

Whether or not we will colonize other planets is a case of predicting the future. Scientists are notoriously poor at predicting the future because they only want to predict within the realms of their knowledge. When it comes to predicting the future science fiction authors are actually much better at it, because they are less constrained by fact; they know they can let their imagination work. If you were to ask a science fiction author if they thought we would colonize other planets, there would be no question that they would answe with "Of course there is life out there," "Of course we'll travel here," "Of course we'll put a base on Saturn." If we ever colonize other planets, it will take a long time.