Current trends suggest that powerful nations are defining the rules of resource use in space and satellite access in ways that will make it hard for developing nations to ever catch up.
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When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat can help them fight for their resources.
Anti-satellite weapons could fill Earth’s orbit with space junk and make it unusable for military and civilian purposes
Africa’s outer space programme can help the continent meet its other flagship goals.
Shrinking satellites are making it cheaper and more accessible to do science in space.
The future of Australia’s space efforts will hinge on coordination between defence, industry and universities.
Every few centuries the sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.
The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches into outer space, as Russia threatens to stop co-operating on supplying and participating in space missions.
Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.
Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
As war begins between Ukraine and Russia, a range of stories provides context to help readers understand the conflict.
With an antenna, a laptop and some software, you can take a picture of Earth from space.
Glaciers in North America, Europe and the Andes, in particular, have significantly less ice than people realized.
A phenomenon first theorized over 200 years ago is also a telltale sign of nuclear tests.
The nanosatellite constellation will detect, monitor and identify foreign vessels within the country’s maritime borders.
Megaconstellations of satellites will visually clutter the night sky, disrupting astronomical research. And the environmental damage caused by these satellites is still unknown.
Australia’s bushfire response relies on foreign satellites, which are not designed to assess our highly flammable eucalypt-clad landscapes.
Activities in space today are far more numerous and complicated compared to 1967, before humans had landed on the moon or Elon Musk had been born. Two experts explain the need for better laws to keep space peaceful.
Russia’s testing of an anti-satellite weapon risked the life of astronauts on the International Space Station and could have astronomical impacts on Earth.
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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PhD candidate, law and military uses of outer space, University of Adelaide
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Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow in Law, University of Oxford
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Assistant professor of astronomy, University of Regina
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, School of Computer and Security Science, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, RMIT University
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Professor (Digital Technology, Security and Governance), Flinders University
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
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Full Professor, Acting Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
