In order for a viable, sustainable economy based on human spaceflight to emerge in low Earth orbit (LEO), a number of elements must be present. First, the marketplace dynamics of supply and demand ...

Frontier Development Lab (FDL) is kicking off its 7th year with a call for applications and the search for an expanded faculty. This year will be the program’s biggest and most ambitious to date, with ...

New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth. Moreover, the data suggests that 'when we're looking for exoplanets that ...

Access these resources as a member - it's free! Denis Hayes, co-founder of Earth Day and president of the Bullitt Foundation, talked about the creation of Earth Day and sustainable development efforts ...

Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down, a process that has been quietly shaping the planet since its formation 4.5 billion years ago. This deceleration, caused by the gravitational pull of the ...

It has been a dream for Earth scientists to have a numerical model that can better represent compound multiple-scale processes in the real-world Earth system. Apart from requiring deep understanding ...

Karlton D. Johnson, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, is the chairman of the National Space Society's board of governors. He is a senior executive and respected visionary leader with over 31 years of ...