The launch of the Peregrine-1 mission in early January gave the space community the occasion of a reminder that the Moon is not only subject to exploration and commercial endeavors, but also a divine entity subject to mythical beliefs in the U.S. and around the world. This leads to questions on the extent to which…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently unveiled its PortWatch platform, a groundbreaking application resulting from a collaborative effort with partners such as the World Bank, Oxford University, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and ESRI, which offers the ArcGIS geospatial data analysis software. PortWatch harnesses the power of satellite imagery and satellite enabled Automatic…

As the climate crisis intensifies, the urgency to tackle its impacts becomes paramount. Climate change, largely caused by human activities, poses severe consequences that affect metropolitan areas that are first in line not only to contribute to the broader challenge but also to ensure the livability and resilience of urban environments in the face of…

The space industry has long been interested in the opportunities offered by solar sails. Developing the analogy between space and maritime exploration, early space scientists and fiction writers have thought of concepts that could harness “the wind from the sun” as Arthur C. Clarke calls it in his short story “Sunjammer” from 1964. But three…