Space Science in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt intrigues general audiences. Its pyramids, Sphinx, and complex supernatural belief system have often attracted the attention of pseudoscience. Erich von Daniken’s popular…
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Brazil Leads Latin America’s Space Ambitions
The leading space program in Latin America is that of Brazil. The Barreira do Inferno Launch Center, for instance, began launching rockets in 1965. The…
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International politics in space
International politics is a tough game; countries have no one to turn to but themselves. Despite best efforts to create international institutions that promote more…
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The Planetary Society: Bringing Space to the Ordinary Citizen
What can an individual do to advance space exploration? For a long time, the answer seemed to be: not much. Space exploration requires enormous…
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Playing with the Building Blocks of the Universe
The universe is made of fundamental particles that cannot be divided. Despite there being more atoms in a grain of sand than there are…
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Australia’s Indigenous Astronomy Tradition
There is increasing recognition of non-Western astronomy traditions. Last year, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognized 86 new star names from around the world.…
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Binary Mergers: Watching Stars Collide in the Heavens
Next time you bask in sunlight, remember our Sun may be an oddity. More than half the specks of light in the night sky are…
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Terraforming: Stranger than Science Fiction
Elon Musk and NASA are quarrelling about whether it is possible to terraform Mars. The debate is an old one. Terraforming (sometimes called ecopoiesis in…
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India Rises to the Stars
India is a unique player in the space industry. Historically its space program has had a developmental focus that distinguishes it from the more militarily-oriented American…
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The African Space Race
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union dominated space research. Now, we have entered a space age dominated by commercial interests rather…
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