... European observation programme, Copernicus. Sentinel-5P tropospheric nitrogen dioxide measurements over Europe, Africa, Middle East, and India from April 2018 (averaged). Air pollution emitted by big cities and shipping lanes is clearly visible. The...
... security. More and more countries are developing their own space programmes, with South Korea, Japan, India and UAE all planning missions to the Moon this year. The new Space Race is expanding beyond...
... laws and rules. Similar to historic constructs of overseas colonisation such as the British and the Dutch East India Company, the forerunners in ‘space colonisation’ might realise similar commercial success but will also run the...
... are positioned to maximise their visit frequency. Moreover, the satellites have good coverage of the Pacific Ocean, India, China, North Korea and even Japan thanks to their low orbital inclination, the latitude that is important...
... surface is also reported as hopefully being successful. Scientists using the the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in India and a fleet of NASA and ESA orbiters around Mars have all been listening keenly to Schiaparelli’s on-board...
.... Last, but certainly not least, SpaceIL (Israel), Moon Express (US), Synergy Moon (International), and Team Indus (India) will find out at the end of this year, who will be the recipient of the $20 million Google Lunar...