A space arms race carries enormous risks
Weaponising space would not only be dangerous for world peace, it also threatens to hinder technological development on Earth.
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Weaponising space would not only be dangerous for world peace, it also threatens to hinder technological development on Earth.
If we want to be a multi-planetary civilisation, then we will require a level of inventiveness only possible under true economic freedom.
Satellites are important targets in war. At the moment, they are completely unprotected.
The light from this monster has taken more than 12 billion years to reach us, which means it would have stopped growing long ago.
A new study reveals that – contrary to previous understanding – these two ice giants are very similar shades of greenish blue.
It’s going to be a bumper year for space missions – especially to our nearest neighbour, the Moon.
As on Earth, resources on the moon are finite. When it comes to mining the lunar South Pole for materials such as titanium, uranium and iron, it will be first come first served.
NASA’s missions have inspired generations of young people to pursue the sciences. But what will the agency’s future look like?
The former head of RAF intelligence has offered a damning critique of a sluggish government defence machine.
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