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NASA is asking gamers and citizen scientists to help map the world’s corals
NASA has launched NeMO-Net, a programme which invites civilians to explore the ocean's floor, helping the agency to identify and classify different corals.
Space
This map of the moon shows its features in amazing detail
The Unified Geologic Map of the Moon from the USGS combines information from six regional lunar maps created during the Apollo era, as well as recent spacecraft observations.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Here are a few non-coronavirus stories you might have missed
From the highs and lows of insect life to everyone’s favourite space telescope – here’s what else has been happening in the world.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
An ice-free North Pole and a cosmic mystery: the stories you might have missed last week
From a warming North Pole to an important particle physics discovery and the US megadrought, these are the non-coronavirus news stories you might have missed last week.
Space
This is how you can be NASA's newest space explorer
The space agency has opened applications for new recruits. Could you be the next man – or first woman – on the moon?
Space
We're running out of room in space
Governments and companies, including SpaceX, are planning to launch many more satellites into the sky – contributing to the growing space clutter and potentially obstructing views. Here's...
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
From Sesame Street to supersonic flight, 50th anniversaries are all the rage this year
Many of the cultural institutions born in 1969 are still going strong half a century later.
3D Printing
This 3D printing breakthrough could boost humanity’s exploration of the solar system
“Demonstrating and validating recycling capabilities on the ISS is an important step towards developing sustainable manufacturing systems that will enable us to venture deeper into the so...
Space
Why we need a new global code of conduct for outer space
Rules governing human activity in space have been in place for only a few decades, but they now need to be revised to reflect dramatic changes in the use of space
Space
Can you list the 7 countries that have been to the moon?
Only seven countries have been to the moon, but some more than others.
Africa
How satellites can solve Africa's eco-challenges, from deforestation to illegal mining
Digital Earth Africa will use satellite imagery to tell a new story of how Africa’s land has changed over the past 30 years.
Space
This beautiful map gives us a clearer picture of Mars
The map details the surface of the red planet.
International Security
France's new space-defence strategy explained
France’s plans to take defence into space include the potential weoponisation of satellites – part of the the country's goal of ‘strategic autonomy’, explains Arthur Laudrain of IISS
Space
India's strategy in space is changing. Here's why
Staunchly opposed to the militarization of space in the past, India is now having to adopt a more nuanced approach, explains Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan of the Observer Research Foundation.
Space
Reflecting on a trailblazing female astronomer
At a time when women often found their path to a career in science barred, Burbridge influenced generations with her contribution to science.