October 2015
From post-humanity to fractals: is human space exploration doomed?
..., which will stop our cosmic expansion, could occur earlier. The discovery of Earth-like planets by the Kepler Space Telescope, adds weight to the argument that intelligent life is widespread This barrier on the path of humanity...
February 2016
How to Build Planets
Exoplanet 51 Peg B was discovered by observing slight and regular velocity changes in its host star’s spectral lines, caused by the planet’s gravitational effects as it orbited the star. This method, known as the radial velocity method, is one of ...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
.... One of the recommendations emerging from the National Research Council’s 2012 assessment of AFSPC’s Astrodynamics Standards, ‘Continuing Kepler’s Quest’, was that AFSPC become more transparent and work via the Air Force Research Laboratory...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... space stations, developing entirely new space vehicles and systems like the Hubble Space Telescope, the Kepler Space Telescope, the Rosetta mission to land on a comet, Japanese missions to the Moon, Indian mission to Mars, and...
June 2017
Space economics - industry trends and space investing
..., there has been a huge explosion in company formations. Notable startups include Planet, OmniEarth, Audacy, LeoLabs, Spire, Kepler, OneWeb, Astranis and Analytical Space. These companies are all racing to build infrastructure for what has...
September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
... rockets. Rather, if we wish to find clever aliens, we must turn to worlds orbiting other stars. Investigations using NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggest that perhaps as many as one in five stars host a planet that could support some...
