October 2019
Electric orbit raising and space weather
... orbit raising. During a radiation storm, high-energy charged particles ejected by the Sun can stream into the Earth’s magnetosphere, the magnetic bubble that surrounds the planet and acts as a protective barrier to interplanetary space. Once here...
09 November 2018
Leftover gas from the Sun's birth created Earth's water
...heavy hydrogen is called deuterium and scientists distinguish one body of water from another by measuring something called the deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio I.e how much deuterium there is compared with hydrogen. Oceans originating from comets smashing...
August 2016
Fireflies and saucers
...-6 spacecraft, astronaut John Glenn noticed a strange phenomenon. The spacecraft was in orbit and, when the Sun came up, he reported with great excitement that he was surrounded by thousands of small glowing particles that were moving ...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
...of years, humans have gazed in wonder at the immensity of the sky above, documenting the movements of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets, incredulous at the magnificence of it all. Starry nights have inspired the greatest thinkers and scientists of all...
March 2016
Space Mining – the Reality of Tomorrow?
... at levels ranging from US$200 billion up to even a trillion dollars. Of course the future of our energy needs rest with the Sun. Space-based industries and mining The future is most often viewed through a rear view window. And for...
May 2017
Growing plants without gravity
... Outer Space by Rocket Devices. “Just as the Earth’s atmosphere is cleaned by plants with the help of the Sun,” he wrote, “so our artificial atmosphere can be renewed... the plants we take along with us during the journey can work uninterruptedly for...
