November 2025
Unlocking the secrets of Europa
... nearest stars. For now, the best thing we can do to see if there is life beyond Earth, is to explore closer to home. The three main conditions required for life on Earth are: liquid water, a source of energy, and the presence of the right...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
... environments. It’s early days, but this is the kind of bold, creative leap we need if we’re serious about finding life beyond Earth. The goals of MIT’s Morning Star Missions to Venus Habitability Probe mission, planned for 2031, are to search...
May 2022
Using space data to improve life on Earth
...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...
September 2023
A multifaceted approach to space sustainability
...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...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... 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...
July 2020
Life in the universe – common or not?
... 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...
