November 2016
Simulating space in a bathtub
...pharmacological stimulants, and anti-gravity suit. Areas of research However, the impossibility of providing long-term exposure to water immersion limited the variety of subjects that could be researched. The dry immersion method, which opened up the...
January 2019
Visiting an asteroid to find out how life began
... solar system’s formation. Rocks like Ryugu likely rained down on the early Earth, so if evidence of organic molecules or water are discovered, we have the constituents for what possibly kick-started life on Earth. Hayabusa2 launched on 3 December...
July 2019
Who owns outer space?
... likewise host an array of valuable materials. Some contain water, organic carbon and phosphorous; some carry valuable metals such... ore deposits, and it is on these asteroids that sizeable water ice deposits are expected to be found. Governments go it...
November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
...the world. Five of the 10 largest rivers, in volume of water, are in the equatorial belt, meaning that this valuable resource ...Congo and Indonesia. Veins of destruction Interdependence between the waters of the rivers and the rainforest is very strong...
January 2021
Evolution of volatiles on the Moon
... been determined that the Moon holds a significant amount of frozen water (H2O) and hydroxyl (OH) in its permanently shadowed regions (PSRs...capabilities advance. In fact, the first indications of any water in or on the Moon came from detailed study of...
April 2021
Managing the Moon - a model for engaging with planetary environments
... are shadowed areas two billion years old that protect water-ice. No sunlight has ever grazed these frozen pools...A similar body for the Moon might determine how much of the water-ice deposits or other geological features can be used, or set conditions...
