Eclipses aren’t just visual spectacles, they are at the heart of scientific efforts to understand distant planets
A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.
Oisin Creaner, Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University •
conversation
April 8, 2024 • ~6 min
April 8, 2024 • ~6 min
If life exists on Jupiter’s moon Europa, scientists might soon be able to detect it
An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.
Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth •
conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min
Why there may be oceans inside dwarf planets beyond Pluto – and what this means for the likely abundance of life
The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies
David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University •
conversation
April 4, 2024 • ~8 min
April 4, 2024 • ~8 min
NASA’s search for life on Mars: a rocky road for its rovers, a long slog for scientists – and back on Earth, a battle of the budget
Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.
Amy J. Williams, Assistant Professor of Geology, University of Florida •
conversation
March 12, 2024 • ~7 min
March 12, 2024 • ~7 min
We’re working out how to solve crimes in space – the final frontier of forensic science
If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.
Zack Kowalske, PhD Researcher, Staffordshire University •
conversation
March 7, 2024 • ~7 min
March 7, 2024 • ~7 min
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London •
conversation
March 6, 2024 • ~7 min
March 6, 2024 • ~7 min
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