The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
Nasa’s Moon programme has been hit by delays, while China aims to land by 2030.
Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
• conversation
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 25, 2024 • ~8 min
Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier
From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .
Thomas G. Roberts, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Affiars, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Oct. 23, 2024 • ~8 min
Oct. 23, 2024 • ~8 min
A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe
Cosmology could be transformed by a new wave of telescopes – both on the ground and in space.
Richard Massey, Professor of extragalactic astrophysics (dark matter and cosmology), Durham University •
conversation
Oct. 17, 2024 • ~12 min
Oct. 17, 2024 • ~12 min
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.
James Wray, Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Oct. 11, 2024 • ~9 min
Oct. 11, 2024 • ~9 min
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
Joel S. Levine, Research Professor, Department of Applied Science, William & Mary •
conversation
Oct. 7, 2024 • ~7 min
Oct. 7, 2024 • ~7 min
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