June 2019
Does the speed of light change with time?
... Baseline Interferometry and global positioning. However, the world’s most expensive clock - the European Space Agency is investing US$50 million in this experiment - will benefit the physics community as it will also be used to test the uncertainty...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... hydrogen tanks for environmentally friendly cars. The space industry is currently experiencing rapid growth in relation to investment and commercial interest as the possibilities and opportunities it wields become more widely known. Increasingly...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... for future missions to the Moon and Mars. This article, based on a presentation at the Asgardia Space Science & Investment Congress (ASIC) in Darmstadt, Germany, in October, explains some of the issues and describes the state of play in this...
February 2020
Investigation of the Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms
... this article, Tigran Mkhoyan elaborates on his presentation in the ‘Artificial Gravity’ segment of October’s Asgardia Space Science & Investment Congress (ASIC). Arguably, most of us interested in space travel have seen or heard about the movie 2001...
July 2020
Inspiring the next generation into STEM
..., technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) than we need to meet sector demand. Despite big financial investments by universities in recruitment to science and engineering subjects and considerable efforts from industry to interest graduates and...
February 2021
Satellites are key to unlocking a better-connected world
..., the capacity and performance of these networks has had to evolve rapidly. Mobile network operators (MNOs) have invested in new technologies to fortify their networks and satisfy growing demand. Here, Semir Hassanaly explains how satellite...
