April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
...of a common popular trope to the effect that an interest in cities on Mars is incompatible with taking good care of the natural environment on Earth. An opinion has emerged that colonising Mars means “trashing planet Earth and moving on” (a quotation...
May 2021
In-situ propellant design for Mars ascent vehicles
... its atmospheric conditions are extremely harsh. High atmospheric temperature and density, along with the corrosive nature of the environment, make the surface of Venus nearly impossible to survive. A major goal of the space community is to engender...
November 2021
Space in support of sustainable development
...Space systems can also support monitoring and tracking of natural disasters as well as providing critical information to aid...maintaining cities in a viable way without damaging land and natural resources. Space systems can support SDG 11 by supporting...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
... Ocean-like water in the Jupiter-family comet 103P/Hartley 2, Nature, 478, 218-220. 6 Thomas, Paul J., Roland D. Hicks...pattern of biotic recovery following the end-Permian mass extinction. Nature Geoscience DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1475. 12 Sahney, S. and ...