11 March 2020
Ultra-hot exoplanet literally rains iron say astronomers
... 700 K (427 degrees celsius)! These fiery planets are therefore ideal laboratories for studying the extreme climates and chemistry of worlds whose conditions are far removed from what we are used to here on Earth. WASP...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... may be perhaps a 100 megacities of more than 10 million people. Our world will be experiencing significant elements of climate change, major environmental shifts, and growing natural resource needs. The world as we know it today will significantly...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... duties to employ space technology to mitigate human suffering. The situation is likely to be exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change as it leads to the displacement of people and communities. In this timely ‘conversational’ article, PJ Blount...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
... numerous other tasks. In addition, satellites are used to manage and mitigate natural disasters, monitor the Earth’s climate and well-being and provide information for national security. In short, without satellite data, the lives...
October 2020
Essential role of satellites in disaster and pandemic management
... and non-state actors to address a range of global issues including preserving the environment, monitoring climate change, protecting biodiversity, enabling education, managing the weather, providing telemedicine services and managing agricultural...
February 2021
Supporting sustainable lunar development
... much energy production, mining and heavy industry off the planet, allowing us to greatly slow the effects of climate change and restore biodiversity. It will also transform the way we think about our own humanity and...
