A new age is beginning in space commerce. After a little history this article considers where things may go next in timescales of ten, twent...

Elon Musk is an extraordinary entrepreneur. He is behind SpaceX and several other ground-breaking companies. Interviewed here for TED he exp...

The universe, Part 5 < From the beginning to atoms  |  Series index | No later items > Penzias and Wilson discovered an unknown micr...

Ecotricity builds wind and solar generating systems. They also supply green energy to commercial and domestic customers in the UK. Starting ...

For some decades there have been constant disputes between climate scientists and those who deny that humanity is causing global temperature...

The universe, Part 4 < In the beginning |  Series index | Penzias, Wilson and some noise > The universe grows larger, cooler and mor...

Global warming is real and is coming to a country near you. In fact it's coming everywhere and the effects will be very serious. Here...

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(See indexes on  other topics ) This is the index page for a major series on the story of the universe. I'll be adding sections from tim...

The universe, Part 1 < No earlier items | Series index | How does science work? > This is the first post in a series on the story of...

Is heaven a place to which we go after this life is over? If so, who gets to go, just humans? We take a look at our closest relatives and po...

Reusing spacecraft instead of throwing them away after each launch would massively reduce costs per launch and costs per kilogram of payload...

How do science and faith stack up against one another as ways of knowing the truth? Science provides truth about the physical universe while...

NASA's next attempt to land a rover on Mars will be made on 6th August. It's going to be a scary process but if it's successful ...

SpaceX plans to send its Dragon spacecraft to dock with the space station, perhaps as soon as Monday 7th May. If successful this will be a m...

The paralysing fear of failure is the biggest block to action. You belong to the King, don't let fear stop you from doing the King's...

Can we discuss and debate any topic with grace and love and without fighting with one another? If not, does it matter? Here are some though...

Seeing the Earth from a new perspective is always worthwhile. If you are interested in astronomy and spaceflight you may have seen this befo...

This article considers ways of improving the city or town environment. There are some big projects here, growing trees and plants in the hea...

Good design combines clean looks with smooth and intuitive usability. The best devices are the result of a great deal of thought and plannin...