June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
..., can still thankfully be viewed as a rare event but nonetheless it could happen, especially during a solar cycle maximum. The 25th solar cycle is now underway and, although predicted to be weaker than normal, is expected to reach a peak in July 2025...
July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
...can also be designed to withstand multiple load/un-load cycles, while composite LOX tanks tend to develop thermal stress cracks after only a... few cycles. All in all, the combination of soft-cryogenic N2O...
October 2024
Cinema and extraterrestrial archaeology
...the mechanisms of oxygenation of the terrestrial atmosphere and their consequences on the biosphere and biogeochemical cycles in general. Pierre Pouzet is an associate professor in the LabISEN laboratory at ISEN, Carquefou, France. As a member of the...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
...early on, researchers thought mice might not experience oestrous cycles in space, but it turns out in longer experiments...are happening: maybe there is some stage in the reproductive cycle that is irreparably damaged by the space environment, or maybe ...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... a critical question remains: Will we use these new capabilities to create a more equitable world, or will we repeat the cycles of inequality and exploitation that defined history? Abundance alone does not guarantee fairness. It must be wielded with...
16 March 2016
Fog looms large on Titan
... that Titan’s surface is obscured from view at visible wavelengths. Titan is also thought to undergo Methane cycling, the same hydrological-cycling processes that we see on Earth, but with methane instead. This is corroborated by past studies that...
