February 2022
Extremophiles as a blueprint for universal life
... 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...
June 2022
Space logistics: achieving end-to-end mobility for space
...satellites are effectively ‘trapped’ for the whole of their lifetime. As we can already see in our day-to-day life on Earth, the performance of any infrastructure is nothing if not supported by organised logistics services. With the upcoming in-space...
May 2024
DNA across the universe - the new Noah’s Ark?
...life on Earth have arrived from far across space? Many experts believe that water- and life-bearing asteroids and comets could have crashed into Earth aeons ago, starting the process of life..., the blueprint of life, from Earth into space. Endless Door...
January 2019
Visiting an asteroid to find out how life began
... back at JAXA’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences, this cargo may be a snapshot of the very beginnings of life on Earth. Graphic showing release of MINERVA-II. About the authors Makoto Yoshikawa is the Mission Manager for Hayabusa2 at the...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
...our critical international infrastructure and intrinsic to everyday life on Earth. Each day billions of people around the world ...delivered to space 4700 satellites still orbiting the Earth 1800 satellites still functional (meaning about 62 percent...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... 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...
