This podcast features an instrument scientist working on ESA’s Athena mission
Read article: X-ray detectors in space: the challenges and rewards of observing the ‘hot and energetic universe’
High-quality, flexible mirrors could be rolled up for transport on a spacecraft
Read article: Membrane mirrors take off for use in large space telescopes
This podcast features two scientists from the German Aerospace Center
Read article: Quantum memories in space: experiments in Earth orbit push the limits of physics
Maya Ghazal talks about her successes in aeronautics despite facing prejudice in secondary education
Read article: From war-torn Damascus to success as an aviation engineer and pilot, a refugee’s journey
With multiple spaceports planned across the UK, the nation’s capacity for launching satellites is set to take off
Read article: UK aims to become a space launch superpower
Benjamin Skuse looks at how the UK space industry may, or may not, benefit from the rise of local spaceports
Read article: UK spaceports: the good, the bad and the ugly
This podcast features the particle physicist Steven Prohira
Read article: Using radar to detect cosmic neutrinos in ice sheets, why Leo Szilard changed his mind on nuclear weapons
ESA launches parastronaut feasibility study to make spaceflight more inclusive
Read article: Making spaceflight accessible to people with physical disabilities
Surprising study could lead to re-appraisal of potential landing sites
Read article: Wind energy could power human habitations on Mars
Pioneering application puts metalenses on the road to commercial success
Read article: Telescope with large-aperture metalens images the Moon
