... 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 ...
...the ground across multiple industries. When Dream Chaser flies back to Earth, it may land at the Houston Spaceport. One of the ...space, and open up space for the betterment of life on Earth. Spaceports can be the catalyst for this new, thoroughly 21st ...
... shield habitable planets from impacts is an important question because impact events have both enabled life on Earth and nearly extinguished it. Early in Earth’s history it is believed our planet was struck by an object between one and three times...
...to NASA, the main engines propelling the Space Shuttle to Earth orbit generate a total of 37 million horse-power. Alternatively... (ISS) allows us to imagine living a life outside Earth’s atmosphere. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield ...
...adventure it would give the people of the world. Millions of kids might be inspired to pursue science and improve life on Earth as doctors, engineers and inventors. Today’s students don’t view living and working in space or on Mars as science fiction...
..., 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 ...