...we founded Spire to be a part of that transformation, using data from space to improve life on Earth. From day one, we focused on non-optical methods of Earth observation, like radio occultation (RO), where the underlying technology (software-defined...
...only many aspects of space activity but also everyday life on Earth. Space sustainability is undoubtedly a topic of growing importance...a manner consistent with the recognition that near-Earth orbits and the electromagnetic spectrum are limited natural...
... photosynthesis could be one of the solutions. Commonly known as algae, these organisms are not only critical to sustaining life on Earth but they could be the key to providing sustenance and breathable air on board future spacecraft too. High...
... centuries ago. Since then, theories of evolutionary chemical biology have been largely accepted to explain the formation of life on Earth. Here, using selected examples, the authors ask why it is that some organisms can tolerate extreme conditions...
... Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located 163,000 light-years away. Early emergence of life in the Earth’s history is often used to argue for a high abiogenesis rate. Though this argument is logically correct, statistically...
... an open-ended future of expansion into the rest of the universe, and by doing so help to ensure the security of life on Earth as well. There are, however, two problems with this rosy vision. The three-acre Biosphere 2 research...