27 January 2017
Distant quasars help refine the rate of the expanding Universe
... the discrepancy could hint at "new physics" beyond the standard model of cosmology, say the team. The rate at which... Universe. The rate of this expansion is determined by the current Standard Cosmological Model, "Lambda CDM", and it has in the past...
June 2015
The new space ethics: COSPAR, Planetary Protection and beyond
... areas of concern. There are those ventures for which the technology does not yet exist to an appropriate standard of certainty and reliability: terraforming of alien biospheres, the physical colonisation of other planets and the ability to mine...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
...As a result, NASA has created a graduated standard for maximum radiation exposure for astronauts, dependant on...seems clear that, even using a shovel and the most stringent standards, it should be possible to build sufficiently shielded habitats on the...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... as high definition cameras, heaters, efficient lighting and high-speed network connectivity, those functions quickly become standard offerings. In a motor vehicle, a rear-view camera may evolve into lane-keeping assistance, turning a once merely...
June 2019
Does the speed of light change with time?
...926 cm/yr, which matches the 12-Sigma anomaly within 1/10 of a standard deviation. Statistically, the chances of this result being a coincidence... the epicycles of old. This crisis indicates that standard models of the universe, which assume a fixed ...
September 2019
Space cybersecurity - why we mustn’t forget the basics
... of the system should be straightforward and not require training or understanding of exquisite or proprietary information. Using open standards and components which are well tested and well understood by a large portion of the commercial engineering...
