May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... objects of interest in the solar system, and space telescopes larger than terrestrial ones are enabling breakthrough discoveries. There are wide environmental benefits. This is not a science fiction dream. There is a roadmap for space launch...
October 2024
Cupola views: Karen Nyberg’s space-inspired fabric lines
..., accumulating 180 days in space. As a mission specialist on STS-124 she rode on was part of a crew on Space Shuttle Discovery playing its part in building the ISS by installing the Japanese laboratory. Then, as a flight engineer for Expedition...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... history, the drivers of exploration have remained remarkably consistent: power, pride, profit, security and scientific discovery. Whether seeking new lands, trade routes or strategic advantages, these motivations shaped humanity’s early ventures...
April 2026
Exploring Mars – the key issues
... central Europe, between the 15th and 17th centuries, occurred during a period of unprecedented physical exploration and discovery. For example, while exploring the globe, Britain’s navy drove innovation in everything from nutrition to navigation and...
October 2026
Can humanity outgrow its primitive mind before reaching the stars?
...myths around celestial movements and sought answers in the silence of the cosmos. Today, after centuries of scientific discovery, we stand closer than ever to transforming those ancient dreams into reality. Governments plan lunar settlements, private...
09 July 2015
Discovery of a five-star solar system in Ursa Major highlights mystery of proto-stellar disk fragmentation
... like a bit too much? Not as far as a rare star system recently found in Ursa Major goes. The discovery of a peculiar quintuplet of closely linked stars orbiting around a single centre of gravity has put Earth’s pop culture...
