November 2019
The economic promise of space
... and work on the high frontier. An infrastructure of scientific and commercial platforms in orbit, and lunar bases connected by a reliable transportation network, seemed inevitable to an inspired generation of ‘baby boomers’ who flooded into science...
February 2022
Revolution and responsibility: the challenges of space
... either of them as if they were veiled obscurities or extravagances beyond the horizon of my vision; I see them before me and connect them immediately with the consciousness of my existence.” This quote from Immanuel Kant is probably more familiar...
April 2024
Rotation in the Universe
..., rotating together as if they were a solid object. That might not be entirely what you’d expect from a loosely connected patch of bubbles, but the answer, of course, is that the coffee on which they are floating is also rotating...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... it on the surface. The presumption is that the power could then be used as baseload power via direct connection to the existing electrical grid, or to manufacture synthetic hydrocarbon fuels, or even beamed at low intensity directly to consumers...
May 2024
The universe in acrylics - an artist’s passion
... of Engineering and Technology, IET) where I applied my creative writing degree to promote participation in engineering events. The connections I made during those early days after graduation, showed me the humour, resilience and ingenuity within the...
14 March 2018
Researchers rethink quasar connection after new find
After a survey of nearly 200 regions to analyse protoclusters and quasars, researchers are having to think twice about the relationship between galaxy formation and how these massive and extremely remote celestial objects that surround black holes ...
