September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... from charities. I paved my own path towards astrobiology research. First I studied planetary science at University College London (UCL) where I learnt about the importance of geology in influencing the possibility of life forming on celestial bodies...
February 2017
Growing space agency dilemma
... of the United States identified a future giant coronal mass ejection as a very likely ‘black swan’ event. A Lloyd’s of London study concluded that a solar storm could cause trillions of dollars of damage to our electrical power grids, pipelines...
February 2019
Simulating lunar and martian regolith in the laboratory
... Analogue Collection). Along with the associated curation protocols, it was started by the Natural History Museum (NHM), London, whose extraterrestrial materials team identified common rock types throughout the solar system and found readily...
August 2019
Reinventing the space museum
... such as the Air and Space Museum in Washington or the London Science Museum’s Space exhibit. As fantastic and popular as these ...of footfall and income. Renowned museologist and former London Science Museum curator, Kelly MacDonald notes that since...
February 2020
Preserving our space heritage
... Sputnik in 1958, for instance - or because they’re still in orbit around the Earth, or sitting on other celestial bodies. London s Science Museum s Space Descent VR exhibit uses state-of-the-art VR technology to allow visitors a 360° look inside...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
... has been their lack of sustainability With an eye to this mixed history of lunar exploration, the privately-held, London-based company Spacebit plans to send the first UK rover to the Moon in 2021 as a payload on Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander...
