17 June 2019
Filling in the gaps of Jupiter-like planet formation
... planetary systems. Here, one small planet interacting with tiny dust particles can reproduce these rings in isolation, revealing its properties in an indirect way. This one and other similar experiments open new possibilities of characterisation...
22 June 2021
Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars
..., the author “lived, worked and slept in an isolated white dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates...incredible insights into… the nature of the boredom, dreams, isolation and irritation that arise despite the promise of scientific progress and...
June 2015
Ultimate sunbather: NASA and ESA collaborate on Solar Orbiter
... from the spacecraft, then a further layer of low-temperature foil and a support structure. The entire assembly is isolated or ‘thermally decoupled’ from the spacecraft using titanium ‘blades’ as supports. The sunward facing surface of the titanium...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... ethical issues relating to crew psychology on a trip to Mars, see Chris Chambers (2013), Mars One: The psychology of isolation, confinement and 24-hour Big Brother, The Guardian, September 9, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/science/headquarters...
October 2015
From post-humanity to fractals: is human space exploration doomed?
... are such hotbeds from one another? If the Earth’s biosphere is unique to our observable universe, we are doomed to isolation. But if our observable universe contains many such biospheres, there would be a real possibility of encountering fellow...
February 2016
Nuclear Flashlamps in Space
... thus any civilization we detect might not be so far beyond us. The information content that could be transmitted with an isolated nuclear pulse is small, but contains the most important piece of information imaginable: we exist.
