January 2023
Is human space exploration DOOMED?
... the multiverse, beyond that? Correlating the idea of the unlimited diversity of life with the idea of universal evolution, it’s inevitable that the human stage of civilisation will evolve to the post-human, assuming civilisation on Earth is not...
September 2017
Binary stars and their extraordinary lives
... stars which are too massive to still be alive according to current stellar evolutionary theories - fortunately, the binary evolution channel naturally explains their continued existence. At some point in their past, these stars must have acquired...
June 2020
Titan’s evolving atmosphere
...the 120-130 km altitudes (Gautier et al., 2019); Lower panel: mass spectrum of the surface (Niemann et al. 2010). Atmospheric evolution After 13 years of thorough exploration of the Saturnian system by the Cassini mission, scientists have now had the...
October 2017
Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons
... will also study the moons’ interactions with the magnetosphere, gravitational coupling and long-term tidal evolution of the Galilean satellites. At Ganymede, the mission will characterise in detail the ocean layers; provide topographical, geological...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
...ago - volcanism has played a significant role in the geologic evolution of the red planet. Without plate tectonics to recycle its ... will advance scientific understanding about the formation and early evolution of all rocky planets near and far. “Mars ...
February 2019
Chaos and creation – cultural directions for the space industry
... itself as creating new culture and so a third directive must be included which focuses on ‘discovering and allowing the evolution of new space culture’. Charcoal concept sketch. Cities, countries and continents are aware of the need to develop...
