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As school ‘funding wars’ roll into next year, many Australians may not realise the federal government hasn’t always contributed to school funding.
Policymakers and others often invoke the 1957 Russian launch of sputnik when trying to spark a discussion about education reform. A rhetoric scholar examines how often they succeed.
Year after year, public schools have come up short on STEM teachers. An education policy scholar pushes for a novel solution.
In some African countries, astronomical research is quite developed.
African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities.
Even as it wages a propaganda and disinformation campaign in Ukraine, Russia is fighting to retain control of the story within Russia.
As the space race is resumed, and expanded to include private corporations, it is more important than ever to lay the groundwork for peaceful collaboration.
In the past decade, the number of satellites in orbit has skyrocketed thanks to tiny electronics and cheap launches. The crowded night sky is posing problems for astronomers and astronauts.
Coverage of Russian vaccination rollout has focused largely on concerns about ethics of development and inconsistent messaging. But Russian-language research complicates this picture.
Over the coming decade, the arrival of constellations of small satellites will reshape the space industry. It constitutes a paradigm shift, particularly in terms of data gathering and processing.
Both climate activist Greta Thunberg and former U.S. president Barack Obama made their presences known during the Canadian election. Was it interference?
When is math not just math? Political conflicts have led to new study-abroad initiatives, the creation of a world-class university, the migration of mathematicians and serious educational reforms.
Russia’s efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the US, including into leading media outlets in the Arab world.
It has been 10 years since Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the commercial space age. What hurdles must be overcome before private companies begin exploring, colonizing and mining other planets?
The first poem in space was a plea for world peace.
Scotland’s former first minister has sparked outrage in the UK with his latest move.
Our fascination with space shows no signs of slowing down, 60 years after the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik.
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Scientific Officer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Sir William Mather Professor of Russian Studies, University of Manchester
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Professor of Literature & Theory, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor Of Russian Studies, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of Arabic, George Mason University
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Research Fellow at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Carleton University
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PhD Student, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Research Astronomer, South African Astronomical Observatory
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Professor, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Full Professor, Former Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University
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Geologist, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD)
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Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Mathematics, University of Richmond