23 July 2015
Exoplanet Kepler 452b and what the search for a real life “Another Earth” means for human self-perception
... light years away from us. Everything we currently know about biological life dictates that in order to sustain it, a planet must have ...discovery of Kepler 452b is a good chance to reflect on Earth from an outside perspective. What if we are not alone...
12 October 2015
Rocking the vision of a new space revolution with Rick Tumlinson at TEDxESA
... of the world’s space programmes. Imagine a breakthrough into space, the expansion of the human civilisation and the life of Earth beyond our world. TEDxESA In the spirit of TED – sharing ideas – TEDxESA aims at reaching out to new audiences...
18 December 2015
Last look at geological activity on Enceladus before Cassini moves on
...pole could be the first tantalising signs of hydrothermal activity beyond Earth. To get a better look at the moon’s famous ... for future exploration to assess its potential for life beyond Earth. "Cassini's legacy of discoveries in the Saturn...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... Virgin Orbit but also the industry. To me, the Virgin brand is about making life on Earth better, and we are going to fulfill that purpose by accessing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to connect billions of people and enabling valuable applications of data...
02 October 2017
New molecule discovery may have implications for chemistry on Earth
... stable organohalogen in interstellar space, it simultaneously dashes hopes that its presence points to potential signs of life beyond our planet. On Earth chloromethane can be emitted by tropical plants and peat bogs, but this recent discovery shows...
11 December 2019
Water abundance lower than expected on exoplanets
... our planet has been crucial for establishing complex life on Earth. So when research was published last year suggesting... be teeming with water worlds, the hope of finding extraterrestrial life elsewhere got a serious boost. Now however, one of the...
