June 2022
Sunshades in space could help alleviate Earth’s climate crisis
... can be transported from the lunar surface to an orbital manufacturing facility, while heavier metals such as iron and volatiles such as water from the lunar poles can be used to support lunar surface infrastructure. To support this level...
October 2024
Lunar construction with regolith and robots
... the lunar average due to the Moon’s characteristic Na-depletion. The loss on ignition (LOI), indicating the total volatile content in the rock, is about 1 percent, which is higher than expected for lunar anorthosites, as no liquid water is present...
April 2025
A bun in the (space) oven - Reasons not to get pregnant while going around Earth at 7.8 kilometres per second
... may be other issues; when any new equipment goes to the ISS, it has to be carefully checked for what volatile organic compounds it emits. Think about it this way - when a new computer arrives at your house, fresh from...
September 2026
Can Starlab offer Europe a future in Earth orbit?
... low probability that a new administration changes the factor of Starlab.” For European institutions weary of political volatility in Washington, it’s an argument with obvious appeal. By the same token, commercial dependency introduces its own...
October 2026
Redefining the edge of the solar system
... intense, rocky material accumulated into the terrestrial planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Further out, volatiles could condense, helping giant cores grow quickly and capture thick envelopes of gas. The result was...
02 December 2014
MAVEN studies Martian atmosphere
Swinging into Mars orbit on 22 September 2014, NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission commenced its study of the Martian atmosphere. It is seeking answers as to why Mars has lost ...
