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Key Science Questions for the Next Generation of Astronomy

Chris Impey 31/03/2022

Every 10 years since the 1960s, US astronomers and...

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Is There a Place for Spirituality in Space Science?

Adam R. Shapiro 30/01/2022

A top NASA official’s biblical remarks about the James...

alien life, Earth, Mars, origin of life, Earth's moon, Rice University, sulphur, oxygen, carbon, Earth core, carbonaceous chondrites, silicates,

Debate: MOM’s Low Science Output Reflects Inadequate Science Base, Not on ISRO

S.M. Ahmed and Anindya Sarkar 01/10/2020

While it's good to compare the quantity and quality...

The planet Pluto is pictured in a handout image made up of four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) taken in July 2015 combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Handout. Credit: Reuters

Pluto Is Stepping Out of the Shadows

V. Sasi Kumar 08/08/2020

Until the late 20th century, many of us learnt...

US President Donald Trump reacts next to Vice President Mike Pence after signing a national space policy directive during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, June 18, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Leah Millis

Donald Trump’s Space Force and the Dangerous Militarisation of Outer Space

Gbenga Oduntan 28/06/2018

Trump's new policy could lead to the militarisation of...

GSAT-6 seen with two halves of the payload faring of GSLV-D6. Credit: ISRO

Why ISRO Deserves the Budget Hike it’s Been Recommended

Narayan Prasad 18/02/2016

The government aims to use space technologies for a...