- Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Episode five of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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The fifth episode of the To the moon and beyond podcast series explores where we will be travelling in 2069.
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Episode four of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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In the fourth episode of our podcast series, we look at the practical, legal and ethical questions about going to set up base on the moon – and mining its resources.
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Episode three of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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Episode 3 of the To the moon and beyond podcast takes a look at who some of the key players are in the 21st century space race and what they are competing for.
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Episode two of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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In episode 2 of The Conversation's new podcast series, we look at how people reacted to the moon landing – and why some still believe it was a hoax.
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The first episode of a new podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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The first episode of a brand new podcast series to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings looks back at what going to the moon taught us and why we stopped sending people there.
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A new podcast series from The Conversation exploring the last 50 years of space exploration and the 50 years to come.
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With the wealth of data being created nowadays, new forms of artistic collaboration with scientists are emerging.
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Scientists have finally found an Earth-like planet we may actually be able to visit.
In theory, astronauts get the equivalent of a lethal x-ray dose during a six-month stay at the ISS. Here’s why we don’t have to worry too much though.
It’s 30 years since the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Here’s why he got away with it.
After half a century of trying, scientists have finally caught a glimpse of the magnetic process that fuels space weather and the northern lights.
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