One of the most important benefits of engaging with space is learning about Earth. It was only by leaving the planet did we gain a…
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Category: Worlds
What is it like writing about the search for life on Mars?
Writing about space exploration is arguably as important as the exploration itself. Without communicating what has happened and why it matters, support for space exploration…
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How have space stations evolved?
Outposts off planet are a sure sign of humanity’s deepening engagement with space. To date, the most significant one has been the International Space Station…
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What is it like being an Earth observation analyst?
Earth observation is an area of the space sector with many applications. Access to regularly updated basic imagery is very useful – how many times…
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What were the top five reads on Filling Space for 2019?
This year, Filling Space published over 60 interviews. The experts we interviewed all engage with space in interesting but very diverse ways. They include artists,…
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What is it like studying faraway worlds like Titan?
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is unique in many ways. It is the only moon in our Solar System known to have a thick atmosphere. Other…
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How did MESSENGER revolutionize our understanding of Mercury?
Mercury, one of Earth’s rocky neighbors, is one of our Solar System’s most enigmatic planets. It is notoriously difficult to study due to its close…
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How does stars’ radioactivity affect the habitability of nearby planets?
Stars are dynamic entities. They emit radiation and charged particles that affect the planets that orbit them. This “space weather” is thus an important factor…
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What do we know about Titan, Saturn’s largest moon?
One of the most interesting worlds in this solar system is Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. It has a climate that in some ways…
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Deflecting Existential Risk with Space Colonization
The first living organism on Earth emerged approximately three and a half billion years ago. Since then, life has evolved into countless forms and colonized…
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