June 2015
Space, secular stagnation, and the economic crisis
... population is resulting in a situation where the cure has become the problem. This means that in the current environment existing economic tools are no longer providing growth of the kind enjoyed since the end of the Second...
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
... be suddenly rendered inoperable or severely degraded. As we add more people, more vital infrastructure and move to a highly urban environment with perhaps 70 per cent of all people living in urban centres, the vulnerability of humans all over the...
October 2016
The dwarf galaxy problem
... fact that simulations predict a galaxy of its size should have around 25. As part of the AGES (Arecibo Galaxy Environment Survey) we have used the Arecibo telescope, in Puerto Rico, to observe the neutral hydrogen gas in and around...
August 2018
Earth observation game-changer
...will grow to become a nearly US$2 billion sector NewSpace is ushering in an era that values new approaches, creating an environment where costs are reduced and schedules shortened. This supportive ecosystem currently being demonstrated throughout the...
March 2021
Data may be the new oil... but its real value is in actionable information
Earth observation data derived from satellites has evolved considerably from its roots in the early weather satellites of the 1960s. Geoff Smith considers this evolution and what the exponential increase in data means for the planet. Our love affair...
May 2020
Mixed reality in the design of space habitats
...the inclusion of fractal properties within the optimal range is independent of the ‘natural’ content. Can we simply design environments that incorporate fractal features within that optimal range that do not have anything to do with vegetation, water...
