October 2020
Learning from alternative universes
.... Moreover, it was this method that allowed the discovery of dark energy and the fact that the cosmos is not static but evolves with time. The equations used to deduct the cosmological parameters of the universe...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... the response. The space community has seen what a collision in space looks like with the Iridium-Cosmos event. Now is the optimal time for all stakeholders to be proactive, heeding the warning signs from the...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... dilemmas. What are humanity’s responsibilities as explorers of ‘new worlds’? Many believe we have moral obligations towards the cosmos from the moment we begin to interact with it, a view I also share. While it may be tempting to consider the...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
... the Intelligence Community’s needs. The Hubble Space Telescope is an adapted KH-11 spy satellite that simply looks to the cosmos rather than down on Earth. The International Space Station was a product of intense political bargaining between the...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... more resilient food systems for Spaceship Earth too. Our Earth is a finite rock travelling across the cosmos, a space of limited resources. If humanity is to persevere and become more than we are today, we need both to learn to live...
January 2023
Is human space exploration DOOMED?
... the Native Americans, who continue to contribute to human civilisation. However, there is a barrier to our expansion across the cosmos that we cannot get around. The discovery of Earth-like planets by the Kepler Space Telescope, adds weight...
