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A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.
Canadian space technologies and innovations play a significant role in the Artemis missions, and our involvement reflects our growing role in this new era of lunar exploration.
Just in time for this year’s Nobel Prize announcements, here’s how the symbolism of a plant associated with the god Apollo lives on in modern-day laureates.
A scholar of Greek mythology explains the naming of NASA’s missions after mythological figures and why the name Artemis is indicative of a more diverse era of space exploration.
When the Orion Crew Capsule orbits the Moon there will be no one on board. But the mission will mark a key step in bringing humans back to Earth’s dusty sidekick.
Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.
Rachel Hadas says that despite the cascade of scary news, humans will adapt, as they always have – and provides evidence of that resilience in the literature she loves and teaches.
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned a spoken word song called ‘Whitey on the Moon’ that criticized the 1969 Moon landing. A hip-hop scholar explains why the song still reverberates today.
This ancient myth, in which a nymph transforms herself into a tree to escape the lustful attention of the god Apollo, has inspired countless retellings in art. Its themes resonate today.
Is it possible to plan for the unforeseen? Some basic principles allow careful preparation to be reconciled with quickly shifting circumstances.
Australia should be involved in any new mission to the Moon: we have the interest and the expertise so let’s be part of the race.
The first generation of spacefarers realised that Earth binds our planetary civilisation into a coherent whole. When, if ever, will politics catch up?
The future of lunar exploration and space travel will be possible only through advances in robotic design and implementation.
The Apollo missions to the Moon helped our understanding of the cosmic origin of craters on our lunar neighbour, and here on Earth.
The first humans to land on the Moon, and the team that got them there, get all the glory. But what about the people who laid the foundation for this effort by mapping the Moon? Who were they?
Conspiracy theorists claim NASA used the Apollo special camera to stage the moon landings in a studio and then slowed down the footage to make it look like there was less gravity.
NASA has made significant steps in making explicit appeals to women to support space exploration, but it might not be doing enough to gather needed political support.
Did you know it’s a myth that Teflon came out of NASA?
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Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire
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Andrew Dempster est un·e ami·e de La Conversation
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Casual Academic, University of Newcastle
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ARC Future Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Rachel Hadas est un·e ami·e de La Conversation
Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
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Head of Post-Production and Programme Leader for MA Film and Television Production, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of Planetary Sciences and Geosciences, University of Arizona
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Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Space Robotics and Mechatronics, Carleton University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sussex
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Professeur permanent, ICN Business School
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
