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...
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...
02 November 2020
Rare meteorite reveals evidence of water on Mars 4.4 billion years ago
...implications for the origin of water on Earth and other large bodies such as the moon. Mars, like Earth formed at the same time our solar...turn could impact theories on the origins of life and the exploration for life beyond Earth, the team concluded.
19 November 2021
New mission to search for habitable planets close to Earth announced
... ago, astronomers made the surprising discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting our closest stellar neighbour, Proxima ... of life beyond our planet. “If we consider the nearest few dozen stars, we expect a handful of rocky planets like Earth orbiting ...
