provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.No-one has visited the Moon since 1972. But with the advent of , the urge to return is resurgent and generating . Nasa has selected the private company SpaceX to be part of its commercial spaceflight operations, but the firm is also pursuing its own space exploration agenda.To enable flights to the Moon and beyond, both Nasa and SpaceX are developing new heavy lift rockets: SpaceX’s and Nasa’s .But how do they differ and which one is more powerful?Rockets go through multiple...…provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.No-one has visited the Moon since 1972. But with the advent of , the urge to return is resurgent and generating . Nasa has selected the private company SpaceX to be part of its commercial spaceflight operations, but the firm is also pursuing its own space exploration agenda.To enable flights to the Moon and beyond, both Nasa and SpaceX are developing new heavy lift rockets: SpaceX’s and Nasa’s .But how do they differ and which one is more powerful?Rockets go through multiple...WW…

provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.Space exploration achieved several notable firsts in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including and returning to Earth.The coming year is shaping up to be just as interesting. Here are some of the missions to keep an eye out for.Artemis 1 is the first flight of the Nasa-led, international to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024. This will consist of an uncrewed Orion spacecraft which will be sent on a three-week flight around the Moon. IT will reach a maximum distance from...…provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.Space exploration achieved several notable firsts in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including and returning to Earth.The coming year is shaping up to be just as interesting. Here are some of the missions to keep an eye out for.Artemis 1 is the first flight of the Nasa-led, international to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024. This will consist of an uncrewed Orion spacecraft which will be sent on a three-week flight around the Moon. IT will reach a maximum distance from...WW…

Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe Earth’s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory of biologically useful elements and molecules.But the recent discovery of possibly biogenic phosphine reminds us that at least some of these ingredients exist elsewhere in the solar system too. So where are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?Mars is one of the most Earth-like worlds in the solar system. It has a 24.5-hour day, polar...…Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe Earth’s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory of biologically useful elements and molecules.But the recent discovery of possibly biogenic phosphine reminds us that at least some of these ingredients exist elsewhere in the solar system too. So where are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?Mars is one of the most Earth-like worlds in the solar system. It has a 24.5-hour day, polar...WW…