Author Archives: nishabeerjeraz

Published October 2017 On the night of 4th October 1957, radios around the world broadcast a ‘beep, beep, beep’ and the following morning people woke up to a ‘second moon’ orbiting the Earth. This month hails 60 years since Sputnik 1 became the first object to reach space and to orbit the Earth, sparking a decade-long Space Race betweenContinue reading “Sputnik: 60 years on”

Published August 2018 This October, our attention turns to Mercury and the new mission that sets off on a seven-year journey to visit the smallest terrestrial planet in our Solar System. BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA and Japan’s space agency JAXA (under ESA’s overall leadership) that aims to spend a nominal year, withContinue reading “Mission to Mercury: BepiColombo”

Are we on the brink of a new space race to the Moon? Nisha Beerjeraz-Hoyle explores how returning to the Moon could pave the way for the human exploration of Mars. Published July 2019. Mention the future of human space exploration and I can guarantee you that the Moon will crop up in conversation, withContinue reading “Returning to the Moon”

Published January 2020. A new year brings with it a plethora of new space missions to look forward to. In this issue, we’ve outlined some of the upcoming space exploration missions over the next few years that aim to expand our understanding of the Solar System and deliver new science and technology. 1: Mars 2020Continue reading “Space exploration 2020 and beyond: the top missions to watch”

Published May 2019. “Science is an emotional affair, it is a team sport and that is what we are celebrating today”. These were the fitting words of Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at a NASA press conference on 13th February 2019. In a poignant address, NASA announced that the Mars ExplorationContinue reading “Farewell Oppy”