An asteroid impact could wipe out an entire city – a space security expert explains NASA's plans to prevent a potential catastrophe

NASA has only mapped 40% of the potentially dangerous asteroids that could crash into Earth. New projects will boost that number, and upcoming missions will test tech that could prevent collisions.

Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, West Space Seminar, Air War College, Air University • conversation
March 1, 2022 • ~10 min

Russian invasion of Ukraine and resulting US sanctions threaten the future of the International Space Station

What happens to the International Space Station when tensions on Earth rise? A space policy expert explains how the ISS is run and how Russian aggression has threatened its operation in the past – and now.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
Feb. 25, 2022 • ~8 min

International Space Station: how Nasa plans to destroy it – and the dangers involved

The plans to destroy a space station as large as the ISS have never been carried out before.

Heather Muir, PhD candidate in Computational Physics, University of Cambridge • conversation
Feb. 18, 2022 • ~7 min

A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the James Webb Space Telescope – space missions to watch in the coming months

With about 200 orbital launches scheduled and ambitious missions on everything from lunar bases to the search for life in the works, there’s a lot to watch in 2022. An astronomer explains the highlights.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
Jan. 28, 2022 • ~9 min

Artemis 1: how this 2022 lunar mission will pave the way for a human return to the Moon

The mission is set to launch in March 2022. Here’s what you need to know.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 12, 2022 • ~7 min

mRNA vaccines, asteroid missions and collaborative robots: what to watch in science in 2022 – podcast

Experts give us a science preview for 2022, plus what lies in store for global inequality. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 • ~7 min

Asteroids, the Moon and Mars: space missions to look forward to in 2022

Nasa plans to test its new rocket system for the Moon, and a new rover is due to begin its journey to Mars.

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 • ~5 min

Curious Kids: what are the rings around planets made of?

Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus all have rings.

Maggie Lieu, Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham • conversation
Nov. 23, 2021 • ~5 min

Fifty years ago, humans took the first full photo of Earth from space – the climate crisis means it's time for another

Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.

Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

50 years ago, humans took the first full photo of Earth from space – the climate crisis means it's time for another

Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.

Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

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