How to Explore a Planet: Key Resources For Ongoing Discovery
Thanks to considerable bounds in space-related technology and infrastructure, solar system exploration has become a commonplace and increasingly ambitious part of modern astronomy. The charting of distant planets, in particular, now stands to redefine our [...]
Space Farming: Nurturing Life Beyond Earth’s Boundaries
Once a concept relegated to science fiction, space farming now holds vast implications for our exploration and potential colonization of celestial bodies. The prospect of growing crops in the harsh conditions of space represents an [...]
Women in Space Spotlight: Barbara Morgan
Teaching and space exploration are very different yet mutually noble career paths. Together, these fields are essentially symbiotic partners, with advanced space missions informing today’s classrooms and, in turn, classrooms producing the next generation of [...]
Protecting The Home Planet
Despite ambitious strides in technology, environmental sustainability is arguably the most important - and urgent - issue facing humanity in the twenty-first century. Advancements in sustainability stand to curb Earth’s slow degradation and perhaps undue [...]
Women in Space Spotlight: Meet the Women Who Make the James Webb Telescope Work
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is already one the biggest astronomical breakthroughs. Launched in 2021, the $10 billion project is the largest and most powerful space-based observatory ever created. Webb was designed to study [...]
Looking Beyond: Considerations For the Growing Space Economy
The rising space economy continues to undergo a profound transformation. In so doing it holds significant implications for both the present and future global economy. The notion of a space economy, previously seen as rather [...]
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