Spaceports are becoming part of the NewSpace industry around the world, but some people worried about climate change have suggested they could damage the atmosphere and detrimentally affect the climate. In the UK, this has become a ‘local issue’ in ...
Soon the number of artificial light sources visible across out night skies could outnumber natural stars, a disturbing scenario that would become a reality if ambitious current projects to build mega-constellations of artificial satellites for ...
Although the technical details of trade relations are a mystery to most people, everyone recognises the need for regulation of trading mechanisms here on Earth. But what do we do when it comes to trade between Earth and Mars? In common with trade ...
The space industry has come a long way in the past ten years. Not only have key technologies such as launch reusability and 3D printing in space been demonstrated successfully, the nature of space finance has also evolved significantly. Ten years ...
Since the first publication of The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution in 1987, the term ‘Overview Effect’ has entered the space vernacular as a generally accepted descriptor for the shift in worldview that results from seeing ...
Known as the father of SETI science, radio astronomer Frank Drake created the Drake Equation to stimulate dialogue about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Here, space anthropologist and author Savannah Mandel asks if it is time to look ...