20 November 2019
Insects on Mars, fungi on Venus. Evidence is presented for life on our neighbouring planets
... 13 took before succumbing to its quick demise. Joseph, who is an advocate of directed panspermia – a hypothesis which suggests that life on Earth did not originate on our planet, but was transported here from somewhere else in the Universe – says...
30 November 2020
Researchers discover solid phosphorus in comet 67P
... emitted from the comet’s inner coma and collected by COSIMA, have identified a key element essential for life on Earth; phosphorus. Phosphorus is vital as it is used in the creation of DNA, cell membranes, and is required by all living organisms...
December 2014
Rosetta revelations: the fabric of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
... have brought other material. Of special interest here are organics that could have sparked the emergence of life on Earth. We are therefore looking for heavy organic molecules up to amino acids. COSAC on Philae should have been able...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... about tackling issues and unveiling patterns in outer space – but today it’s very much becoming a tool to improve life here on Earth. For example, earlier this year the UK Space Agency granted Adaptix £1 million in funding to develop a pioneering...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...space exploration at a potential cost to the environment here on Earth, as well as the use of public money to build ...aware of how incredible space technology is and how it benefits life on Earth, not least in monitoring climate change. We travel to ...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...a market that promises to make the entire space industry more sustainable and capable of further improving our life on Earth. Artistic representations of ION satellite carrier in orbit. Role of governments and institutions While the NewSpace movement...
