..., including ROOM’s own Christopher J. Newman, point out – we may need entirely new ethical paradigms for addressing contamination in space and on earth . In spite of our focus on germs, there are plenty of enthusiasts hoping to receive a signal from...
...transits. We wanted to look in the neighbourhood of the star, to make sure there wasn’t a dim background star system contaminating the signal. So we made high resolution adaptive optics observations at the Keck Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. We knew...
... Sun, planets and small celestial bodies in the solar system, remote sensing by satellites (for ascertaining the contamination of bodies of water, forests, the water content of soil, and weather forecasting), discovering exoplanets, and collaborating...
...next step to the great achievements by NASA’s current Veggie system, i.e., increasing control capability and microbial contamination control features) In order to target a feasible ISS exploitation scenario, the system is being designed as a European...
... orbital debris, unilateral exploitation of natural space resources, growing military and strategic uses of space, and the contamination of both Earth and space environments - remain without specific regulatory control and guidance. Space matters for...
... also allows for an analysis that can reveal illegal activities on the ocean, such as violating fishing laws, contaminating or destroying marine habitat and breaching into MPAs. Authorities need to be able to monitor vessel activity in and around...