March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
...just starting,” says Gabriela Gonzalez, spokesperson of the LIGO collaboration. The difference between the sum of the masses during... chair of the Data Analysis Council in the LIGO collaboration. “When the gravitational waves signal arrives, the delay ...
March 2016
Philosophical perspectives on space
... questions about scientific disciplines Once one realises how huge the number of people involved is, questions concerning collaboration must arise. How are they organised? Are they based at different institutions (NASA, SpaceX, universities or other...
August 2016
Academia’s role in space protection, space traffic management & orbital debris mitigation
...the space domain. Develop new solutions: from state-of-the-possible to state-of-practice. Academics are inherently collaborative and interdisciplinary, and pursue novel approaches resulting in cutting-edge innovations from disparate, often unexpected...
August 2016
Polish Space Agency pursues task of developing country’s space expertise
...the contamination of bodies of water, forests, the water content of soil, and weather forecasting), discovering exoplanets, and collaborating in building a telescope in Southern Africa. In the past three decades Poland has formed its own space sector...
September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
... that there are researchers there studying extremophiles with applications to astrobiology, I knew I had to find a way to collaborate with them. I contacted them and repeatedly suggested several types of projects that we could work on. After seeing...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
... power of partnership will maintain ambitious human exploration plans through its ups and downs as proven by the collaboration of many nations and private companies invested in the achievements of the ISS. Missions to the Moon, Mars or beyond...
