May 2019
Space for Art – Astronauts and artists
... his art studies and created his first artwork in space – coloured pencil drawings of an orbital sunrise and ...from the threads of his suit patch. A large part of the space community that is generally thought of as ‘technical only’ is beautifully ...
May 2020
Space astronomy at the limits of technology
...30 January 2020. My first Great Observatory was the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). I was a team member on the ... as much as possible. An artist’s concept depicting the Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its mission...
September 2016
Paediatric cancer patients aim for the stars with space inspired art project
... is fighting for their life and inviting them to contribute their artwork to a suit that is going to be worn by an astronaut in space! Gordon Andrews (ISS Programme Comms), Nicole Stott (Artist/ Astronaut), Ian Cion (MD Anderson Cancer Center Arts...
January 2018
NASA’s space police wield full force of law
... police’ exist with zero tolerance for the unauthorised possession of a controlled space resource The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is a space museum that displays space artefacts, many of which are on loan from NASA. Following the resignation...
May 2021
Forecasting space-weather effects on Earth
...these changes can trigger a sudden explosion of electromagnetic energy, called a solar flare, which releases radiation into space. Sometimes, this release is accompanied by an ejection of plasma (hot clouds of ionised gas) from its surface. These are...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
..., will only happen if we take this responsibility seriously. Even if we have to give in, at least partially, to the dual character of space, our laws implore us to forsake turning Earth orbit into a military zone, whilst at the same time recognising...
