06 March 2020
Life in the Universe could be common, but not near us says study
...this planet and it can do so in some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Despite the plethora of life on Earth, when it comes to studying the origins of life everywhere, scientists are restricted to the specific conditions we find on our planet...
22 June 2021
Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars
...in the title of this book! Subtitled ‘Space, Exploration and Life on Earth’, it is in fact the story of the author’s four ...laser physicist turned poet and essayist? The experience changed her life in many ways: she pivoted from writing journalism to ...
26 June 2020
Giant ‘Exotica’ catalogue boosts search for alien life
... shared it with the astronomical community in the hope that it can guide future surveys - whether studying life beyond Earth or natural astrophysics - and serve as a general reference work for the field. Breakthrough Listen is a scientific programme...
August 2020
Revisiting the Drake Equation - a cultural addendum
... NASA’s current Planetary Protection Officer, is concerned with forward contamination of another world with life from Earth and backward contamination of Earth with a life-form from another world. One can find online extensive lists of ‘UFO religions...
10 February 2017
UK pledges cash for commercial launch capabilities
... for young people aged between 11 to 22 to win £10,000 by coming up with an idea on how to use satellite data to improve life on Earth. The SatelLife Challenge is looking for inspirational ideas linking satellite and space data and its application...
24 April 2018
Impossible Horizon: The Essence of Space Exploration
... he implies in his title, ‘the essence of space exploration’ and to place it in the context of humanity’s life on Earth…and, of course, beyond. In introducing his thesis, he characterises humankind’s pre-space exploration status as “relegated to the...
