September 2017
Science searches for cosmic company
...creatures. After all, if we could manage space travel, why wouldn’t highly advanced extraterrestrials, light-... turn to worlds orbiting other stars. Investigations using NASA’s Kepler space telescope suggest that perhaps as many as one in five stars ...
January 2023
Evolving human space culture – reflections on humanity’s cultural potential in space
... of darkness”. Frank White, author of The Overview Effect, describes the revelational experiences of space travellers who have seen the Earth from space. The experience causes a profound cognitive shift in awareness and worldview. Some common aspects...
12 July 2015
The 18 quintillion planets in ‘No Man’s Sky’: how Hello Games can expand understanding of space travel
... will probably have tomorrow and the day after tomorrow – though where technological progress on the issue of space travel will ultimately lead the human race is an open question), would mostly amount to a lot of sitting around in a cramped...
March 2017
Growing plastic-producing bacteria in space
...creating an inspirational environment for innovative science. Synthetic Biology for space travel The essential question is, how can biotechnology support and benefit future space missions? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is exhaled by humans while breathing and...
February 2019
Reflections on the future human condition
... philosophical consequences for human beings of being able to access new dimensions and new perspectives, those offered by space travel... Such questioning is not in vain as the threats are multiple, whether they concern our earthly situation in the...
January 2020
Collaborating to harness space innovation in healthcare
... by patients; dementia-tracking slippers which use GPS, and technology developed for space travel used for breast screening vans. ESA’s development of space suits with embedded biomedical sensors led to the creation of a baby monitoring system...
