April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... possible range of options for transmitting energy safely and efficiently. These include radio frequency transmission and lasers for Space-Based Solar Power and simple reflection of sunlight to Earth-based solar farms. The goal...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... theory, large solar arrays in orbit could collect sunlight and beam energy back to Earth using microwaves or lasers. Unlike terrestrial solar farms, space-based panels receive continuous sunlight, unaffected by night cycles, weather, or atmospheric...
April 2026
Robotics is the future of space labour
...distance teleoperation, and it is now possible to remotely operate robots better than ever. The rollout of optical, laser-based communication networks in low Earth orbit, namely Starlink, has reduced latency to mere tens of milliseconds. Historically...
23 February 2016
Researchers probe black-hole mergers with fast-powered winds
The recent ground-breaking detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) provided confirmation of not only the elusive phenomena predicted by Albert Einstein's ...
21 March 2016
Using gravitational waves to search for Population III stars
Following the announcement earlier in February that gravitational waves were discovered with the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), a completely new window to investigate astrophysical processes, which are ...
20 May 2016
Evidence for massive Tsunamis found on Mars
... the CTX (Context Camera), High Resolution Imaging System Experiment (HiRISE) images and the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA), the team analysed radar-sounding data of the raised deposits, known as the Late Hesperian...
