06 January 2020
New evidence suggests that Venus has active volcanoes
A few worlds in our Solar System are volcanically active; Saturn’s moon Titan spews out water ice, Jupiter’s moon Io has hundreds of volcanoes created from its gravitational dance with the huge gas giant, but only one planet has hot lava pouring out...
December 2017
Dressing up for space
... a fashion school from each of the astronauts’’ home countries. Students were invited to participate in this unique event by envisioning and creating everyday fashion for a tomorrow’s world, where space travel is common and gravity is not a barrier...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
...and external conditions, and converting a wealth of data into usable knowledge. These advances are enabling NASA to envision an integrated data environment within which to monitor crew health, accelerate crew training and provide operational guidance...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
... choice of a ‘Space Force’ logo. Ed – could do with a more imaginative logo designer! The call for a Space Force envisions a combat force akin to the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. These fighting troops could be used...
July 2019
Developing life support systems for human exploration missions beyond Earth
... duration home and workspace for astronauts farther in space than humans have ever been before. Missions envisioned include a crew of up to four astronauts that will visit the Moon at least once a year, starting with the...
October 2019
Making the most of Blockchain in space
... now, we’re hearing about blockchain in space. But is it the ultimate solution? And what is a blockchain anyway? What do you envision when you read the word ‘blockchain’? A stack of brightly coloured Lego bricks? Young ‘crypto millionaires’ partying...
