Read article: How could galactic cosmic rays affect astronauts travelling to Mars?
Computational study investigates damage to neurons by galactic cosmic rays under realistic spaceflight conditions
Read article: Synchrotrons and space telescopes: looking to the future of big science
In this podcast we talk about light-source facilities and NASA’s plans for the future
Read article: ‘Great observatories’ – the next generation of NASA’s space telescopes, and their impact on the next century of observational astronomy
Astronomers look into the future of astronomy and astrophysics, as proposals are made to pick, plan and build a new fleet of space telescopes
Read article: Space-based solar power: could beaming sunlight back to Earth meet our energy needs?
Jon Cartwright weighs up ambitious plans to beam solar power from space to Earth
Read article: Slimmed-down terminal transmits quantum keys from space
New device has half the mass of previous systems and could be used in constellations of small satellites
Read article: Future of the International Space Station unclear as Russia announces intention to leave
Russia’s apparent willingness to pull out of the International Space Station is throwing up questions about the future of astronauts in low-Earth orbit, as Peter Gwynne discovers
Read article: Biofinder could detect signs of extraterrestrial life
Highly sensitive instrument demonstrated its capabilities by detecting strong bio-fluorescence signals from ancient fossils on Earth
Read article: Galactic remnant of the universe’s ‘dark ages’ is rotating, say astronomers
Tell-tale signs of rotation show up in redshifted light from distant galaxy JD1
Read article: Asteroid sample offers clues to the origins of our solar system
Analysis of material returned from the Hayabusa2 mission lends support to theories of how the Sun and other bodies formed
Read article: Whistler waves disappear close to the Sun
New analyses could shed more light on the physics of the solar wind
