October 2023
The multidisciplinary world of space habitation design
... EDEN ISS Mobile Test Facility (MTF), for the Moon and operated it in Antarctica at the German Neumeyer-III Research Station for several years. The MTF is returning to Germany this year to be refurbished and added to ESA...
April 2025
Space sustainability and the role of space situational awareness
... states in Article IX that parties should “avoid harmful contamination of space and celestial bodies;” while articles I, II, and III talk about the fair and inclusive international use of space. Articles VII and VIII protect ownership...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... as the internet, telecoms, automotive and shipping industries have required in their time. In June 2023, King Charles III unveiled the Astra Carta seal to astronauts, business leaders, environmentalists and scientists at a Space Sustainability event...
October 2025
What future for UK human spaceflight?
... (as of July 2025) is: Artemis I – uncrewed (completed 2022); Artemis II – three NASA astronauts, one CSA Canadian (2026); Artemis III – first lunar landing; four NASA astronauts (2027); Artemis IV – NASA crew, plus one ESA; Gateway Hab...
12 January 2018
Evidence in DES map of small galaxies being eaten by the Milky Way
... (Fermilab), a member of the DES team. Four of the streams found by DES – ATLAS, Molonglo, Phoenix and Tucana III – were already previously known to researchers. The others were discovered using the Dark Energy Camera, the...
18 May 2020
India opens its space industry to private firms and start-ups
India is opening up its space agency facilities to allow private firms and startups to build satellites and rockets announced Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday. “Indian private sector will be a co-traveller in India’s space journey”, ...
