Space
6 ways our health would suffer on a trip to Mars
NASA has aims to have humans on Mars by the 2030s—but long-distance space travel comes with a unique set of health problems.
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Environment
Satellites are giving us a totally new view of Earth’s carbon cycle
The job of monitoring Earth’s carbon cycle and humanity’s carbon dioxide emissions is increasingly supported from above, thanks satellites.
Space
Here's how satellites have changed the modern world
A great deal has changed in the past 60 years when it comes to space exploration.
Space
Nobel 2017: Physics prize goes to pioneers of gravitational waves
$980,000 awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne for their work on LIGO detector, which has opened a new window into the known universe.
Future of Food Security and Agriculture
How satellite surveillance is hauling in illegal fishers
The net is closing in on unauthorized fishing vessels, thanks to the all-seeing eye of orbiting satellites.
Space
This major health risk is stopping us travelling to Mars
Before humans can travel to Mars we need to assess one major health risk.
Science & Technology
The secrets to our universe might lie in this abandoned coal mine in South Dakota
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is being developed to study the most abundant yet elusive matter particle in the universe.
Space
Why the new space race must focus on sustainability
An influx of investment from states and start-ups requires new regulation and oversight of space technologies.
Space
Bitcoin now comes from space. Welcome to the future
A company is now using a satellite to transmit the cryptocurrency from space, with the aim of bringing it to more people, who may currently be unable to access it.
Space
Japan has sent a robot assistant to the international space station
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has sent a dual remote controlled/autonomous robot to the International Space Station.
Science & Technology
China has pulled off a 'profound' feat of teleportation
A new Chinese experiment shows that quantum teleportation works between the ground and space.
Workforce and Employment
NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer
NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer, who's responsible for protecting the Earth and other planets from contamination.
Space
Here's what NASA's chief astronaut learned from near-disaster
NASA Chief Astronaut Chris Cassidy shared what he learnt from a near disaster in space.
Japan
Japan plans to put a man on the moon by 2030
Japan plans to send a manned mission to the moon.
Space
Space technology is improving our lives and making the world a better place. Here’s how
Satellites have done so much for us already, including discovering the hole in the ozone layer and helping to connect billions of people to the internet. In the future, they will offer mu...