January 2019
Visiting an asteroid to find out how life began
... building material that circled the young star. It is likely that the Earth initially formed dry, without oceans or lakes. Water would then have been delivered via icy meteorites that formed in the chillier outer...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... a wide range of space-based threats, and realise the potential of a wide range of space resources that include oceans of water and many other vital resources. Space shields, space colonies, space-based clean energy systems...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
... is a bit smaller than that of Asia. While other continents are typically separated from ours by the water of oceans, the Moon lies amidst the void of space surrounding our planet. Both hostile and fascinating, the...
February 2020
Visions of spaceflight before the Space Age
Whether exploring the highest mountain peaks in the world, the deepest regions of the oceans, or outer space and our planetary neighbours, travellers have used books and magazine articles to document their ...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... space industry. The nation originally turned to Florida for its spaceport because of location - proximity to both the ocean and equator. With time, the world watched as the historic missions of Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space...
17 November 2022
Study aims to support rocket debris recovery system
... aims to plug a hole in spacecraft reusability by creating bespoke recovery systems and preventing rocket debris ending up in the oceans. Founder and managing director Charles Simpson says the company's goal is to support sustainability across the...
