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Springer’s Space and Society book series
The series was founded by Springer together with Founding Editor Douglas A. Vakoch. Editor-in-Chief: Klara Anna Capova Series Editors: Anthony Milligan, David Dunér, Erik Persson, Erny Gillen, and Stella Alexandrova Tkatchova The Space and Society series explores a broad range of topics in astronomy and the space sciences from the perspectives of the social sciences, humanities,…
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SETI Post-Detection Hub Launched
The SETI Post-Detection Hub, an initiative of the UK SETI Research Network (UKSRN) jointly hosted by the St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science and the Centre for Global Law and Governance, has been launched in September 2022. I am happy to contribute to the hub as an international affiliate. What does humanity do when we discover we are not alone…
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Introducing Humans to the Extraterrestrials: the Pioneering Missions of the Pioneer and Voyager Probes
Article by Keith Cowing published on Astrobiology Web in SETI & Technosignatures section features my recent publication (2021).
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Space for Earth: Health, food, and climate
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet shows how space technologies and research onboard the International Space Station are used for the benefit of people on Earth. Thomas explains how space research is relevant to three of the United Nation’s goals: Health (SDG3), Zero hunger and food security (SDG2), and Climate action (SDG13). The Sustainable Development Goals are…
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Space for Earth: Water and sanitation
Join ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet as he explains the benefits of space exploration technologies and activities for Earth. This video is focused on the life support technologies originally developed for astronauts and shows how space research on water recycling for deep-space exploration is contributing to sustainable development in Europe and in Africa. In this video…
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Swiss Space Centre’s IGLUNA Expert Team
The first ESA_Lab Demonstrator Project IGLUNA offered students opportunities to participate in an international, collaborative project on a visionary space topic: A Habitat in Ice. IGLUNA is aimed at supporting and accelerating the ESA_Lab@ initiative. The Swiss Space Center coordinates IGLUNA project and leads the main systems engineering activities, coaches the students teams, organises the events,…
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Exclusive to Madame Mars Newsletter: Sheltering in Place
As we adapt to life during the current global pandemic, many of our necessary mitigation practices suggest what living on Mars might be like. Most of our time is spent in isolation or in very small, familiar groups. Our range of activity is extremely limited; going outside could kill us. If we do leave home,…
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Women of ESA salute the women making history on first all-female spacewalk
Happy and proud to be a part of the ESA team at the European Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) and support the first all-women spacewalk on Friday 18 October 2019. The picture shows more than fifty women working at ESA’s technical heart ESTEC in the Netherlands, many working in daily Space Station support roles…
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‘Life. Extraterrestrial, Artificial and Synthetic’ book available online in Swedish
This book is the result of an interdisciplinary project at the Pufendorf Institute, Lund University. Twelve researchers from the same number of disciplines have been included in the project. The purpose has been to highlight the challenges that come with extraterrestrial, artificial and synthetic life. The interdisciplinary approach has given us the opportunity to highlight…
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The pre-print of the White Paper available online
I am happy to announce that the free preprint version of the “Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today” white paper is now available for download from the European Astrobiology Institute website, section documents. The White paper, edited by K.A. Capova, E. Persson, T. Milligan, D. Dunér, was recently published through the SpringerBriefs in Astronomy book series,…
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