06 October 2017
Volcanic activity gave the early Moon an atmosphere
... to space. It is possible however, that some of these volatiles may have ended up in the permanently shadowed regions on the ... implications for future exploration programmes as the suspected volatiles trapped in icy deposits could provide fuel and ...
09 February 2018
New research on rocky worlds helps identify Earth-like planets
.... It has been suggested that this difference is the result of a process known as photoevaporation. This occurs when so-called volatiles – substances like water and carbon dioxide – are stripped from a planet’s envelope, thus creating worlds that...
04 February 2019
The Moon is a mini-Earth suggests new research
...small metallic core, Righter found that of the 14 volatile siderophile (metal-loving) elements found in Moon samples...the 1970s recognised the very low levels of some of these volatile elements in lunar samples,” Righter said. “Much lower than ...
February 2021
In-orbit servicing and insurance – a marriage of convenience?
... includes both technological factors and the legal context, in addition to insurance market conditions which suffer from volatility. In the short term, this will probably increase the need for an individual approach to space insurance underwriting...
28 August 2016
How habitable is Proxima b?
...of a planet is its ability to hang on to all of its volatiles – not just water – but also non-condensible gases (with a ...solar emissions in the past, has no conclusive evidence of massive volatile loss and it has managed to keep hold of its dense ...
22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
... surface radiation environment. Three resource prospecting instruments have been selected to fly: The Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System is an imaging spectrometer that will measure surface composition. The Neutron Spectrometer System and...
