03 August 2018
Plate tectonics not needed for life, but UV light is
... (MRC LMB) have identified a group of planets where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist. The type of light is ultraviolet (UV) light - the wavelength of light that burns your skin if you don...
30 November 2020
Researchers discover solid phosphorus in comet 67P
... emitted from the comet’s inner coma and collected by COSIMA, have identified a key element essential for life on Earth; phosphorus. Phosphorus is vital as it is used in the creation of DNA, cell membranes, and is required by all living organisms...
September 2016
Co-operating in space transcends national identity
..., as some would suggest, to pretend that images of Earth brought to us by American astronauts journeying to the Moon gave...telecom satellites, all of which have revolutionised daily life on Earth. With programmes like Copernicus and Galileo, Europe ...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...space exploration at a potential cost to the environment here on Earth, as well as the use of public money to build ...aware of how incredible space technology is and how it benefits life on Earth, not least in monitoring climate change. We travel to ...
June 2022
In-orbit servicing and the future of the space industry
...a market that promises to make the entire space industry more sustainable and capable of further improving our life on Earth. Artistic representations of ION satellite carrier in orbit. Role of governments and institutions While the NewSpace movement...
28 October 2020
Unexpected molecule found in Titan's atmosphere
... could be the same ones that formed the building blocks of life on Earth. “We think of Titan as a real-life laboratory where we can see similar chemistry to that of ancient Earth when life was taking hold here,” said Melissa Trainer, a NASA Goddard...
