
To boldly go where no man has gone before is probably not the most distinctive description of what scientists are doing. But the inspirational meaning of this well-known Star Trek phrase – a space-walking transliteration of the Latin expression terra incognita – is what best captures the adventurous nature of science. The following collaborative science projects all aspire to this galactic romanticism.
Stories by K.E.D. Coan, Michael Mildner, Ege Huesemoglu and Goran Mijuk, Photos by Adriano A. Biondo and Bjoern Myhre

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