Europe’s leading aerospace industry players have no choice but to work hand in hand to further its space missions and develop critical infrastructure for security and climate protection.
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Three researchers take stock of different Union-wide policy approaches to removing and storing carbon emissions in the heavy industry sector.
These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.
This record-breaking heat is primarily driven by humanity’s burning of fossil fuels. The warming won’t stop until we reach net-zero emissions.
A team of archaeologists discovered the remains of the 16th-century father of modern astronomy, who demonstrated that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Cape astronomers were responsible for, among other things, the first measurement of the distance to a star; the first photographic sky survey and the accurate measurement of the distance to the sun.
From the birth of Jesus Christ to Newton’s discovery of gravity, great conjunctions of Jupiter and Saturn have many notable connections in human history.
Astronomy and astrology do not agree on the dates of the zodiac constellations.
Franklin advanced a scientific – not supernatural – understanding of astronomical events such as eclipses. His satirical character ‘Poor Richard’ mocked those who bought into astrological predictions.
We take our understanding of the solar system for granted, but it took centuries to figure out. The original writings of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo and others show how they sparked a revolution.
In the long lead-up to our ultimate flyby of Pluto, space science has reconfigured our notions of what it means to be a solar system, a planet, a world.
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of English, Penn State
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Associate Research Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory
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Observatory Manager and Instructor, Astronomy, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Team Leader - Molecules&Materials, European University Institute
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Research and Policy Director, New York University
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Researcher, European University Institute
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Enseignante-chercheuse en Management Stratégique, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier Business School; European Academy of Management (EURAM)
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Professeur des Universités, Université de Montpellier; European Academy of Management (EURAM)