September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
..., they are several billions of years older. That is an obvious plus point when looking for intelligent life, which on Earth required four billion years of evolution before arriving on-stage. Yet another thumbs-up for red dwarfs is their...
April 2020
Replacing hydrazine fuel with a greener alternative
... amazing new capabilities using enhanced satellite technology, claiming that what they are doing will improve life on Earth and often boasting their environmental responsibility credentials. But this technology comes with the risk of damaging...
15 June 2016
Scientists discover a chiral molecule outside of our solar system for the first time
... "handedness" of a molecule they use or produce. Life on Earth is made of left handed amino acids, almost exclusively,... to a selection bias that ultimately resulted in all life on Earth becoming homochiral. Now, with the discover of propylene oxide...
08 November 2017
Boeing and CASIS award $500,000 for microgravity research on ISS
... projects such as these is to maximise the [space station’s] use for collaboration among diverse users and improving life on Earth for years to come,” said Scott Copeland, Research Integration lead for Boeing’s International Space Station program...
18 April 2018
Ambitious Galactic survey to help find Sun's lost family
... hydrogen and helium, to being filled with all the elements we see today, including those necessary for life on Earth. "This data will enable such discoveries as the original star clusters of the Galaxy, including the Sun...
21 August 2019
InVADER robot to test technology for ocean world exploration
... of millions of kilometres away on another watery world. “Together, these measurements will help us determine new strategies to study life in Earth’s oceans and refine methods for how we might study habitable vent systems on ocean worlds like Europa...
