Starliner: Boeing prepares to launch its first crewed spacecraft as it chases after SpaceX
Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.
Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham •
conversation
May 3, 2024 • ~8 min
May 3, 2024 • ~8 min
Nasa’s planned mission to retrieve rocks from Mars is in trouble – but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet
New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London •
conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~7 min
April 30, 2024 • ~7 min
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
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