September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
...at the end of this year as part of the Agency’s new Space Safety programme. Hera is planned for launch in 2024, arriving at post...degree in physics at Rice University and a PhD in planetary science at the University of Arizona. She has been a member of...
November 2020
The alien hunter’s field manual
...one of the most immediate experiments like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) with a large scale SETI search for...to progress towards addressing one of the most important questions in science: are we alone? About the authors McCullen Sandora earned ...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... scientist. He is currently the NASA Chief Scientist and was previously the director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. He received his PhD in Space Physics from the University of Iowa in 1979 and has also worked at Goddard...
November 2018
BepiColombo – a mission to explore Mercury
...freezing temperatures is NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) mission, which ...of the orbit is mainly a compromise between the ambitious science objectives and the thermal load on the spacecraft. The ...
April 2019
Scanning the skies for exoplanets
...the initial data collected on this uncommon exoplanet. “The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will provide amazing data on this planet, as ...PhD in Astronomy. She is a freelance science writer and a Commissioning Editor with ROOM - The Space Journal.
October 2020
Learning from alternative universes
... the universe refers to the shape of space in the universe. It is different from space-time curvature in that the concept of ...in Fundamental Physics and has been involved in science communication and science journalism for the past decade. He is ...
