By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In the vast expanse of Chinese legend, few tales capture the...
Space
From Earth’s orbit to the farthest reaches of exploration, we’ve left behind a trail of cosmic clutter....
Heliocentrism’s triumph reshaped the epistemological foundations of knowledge itself. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The intellectual...
As Earth’s orbit becomes increasingly congested, the time to act is now. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
In the 19th century, astronomers could see Mars through telescopes, but not clearly. By Dr. Matthew ShindellCurator,...
Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects. By Dan...
The first animals sent into space were fruit flies. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction Animals...
Satellites are being deployed as a ‘watch dog’. By Sébastien RoblinJournalist on International Affairs, Security, and Military...
Privatization introduces complexities. By Makena TomResearch AssistantDepartment of StatisticsUniversity of California, Berkeley Introduction Capitalism is out of...
After two defeats by the Soviets, the U.S. was desperate for a win. Introduction After World War...
Humans have not set foot on the Moon for more than 50 years. By Robin PomeroyPodcast EditorWorld...
It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away....
Introduction Space is approaching a new frontier. The space economy is expected to be worth $1.8 trillion...
A mission to retrieve samples from the red planet is in the works. Some scientists wonder if...
The Tiangong space station is an important piece of China’s ambitious plans for space activity in coming...
No agency tracks lunar space junk, so two astronomers decided to do it themselves. Introduction Scientists and...
The U.S. still dominates space by most measures. Introduction Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space...
Most Americans continue to believe that the U.S. space agency NASA has a critical role to play....
Why claims of alien life gain traction through both social and mass media every few years. Introduction...
The story of how the LRL came to be built has been largely relegated to footnotes in...
Drawing from colonial histories and explaining why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications. Introduction We’re...
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer and Europa Clipper missions will arrive at Jupiter in the 2030s. Introduction...
Do you ever look up at the stars and wonder about the hidden stories behind them? Have...
Astronomers are already learning unexpected things about the early universe from the James Webb Space Telescope. If...
The history of UFOs weaves together public fascination, government secrecy, and cultural phenomena. When Did the Idea...
We have launched thousands of rockets and sent even more satellites into orbit. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Introduction...
We have produced a lot of debris that is now scattered around the Martian surface. Introduction People...
How could becoming a multiplanetary species inspire and expedite advances in human development? Introduction In 2021, a...
Space is a most inhospitable place but we can take it. NASA’s Artemis program will mark a significant...
Mars is the best target for colonization in the solar system because it has by far the...