space exploration /channels/taxonomy/term/26699/all en Microbes in orbit: Understanding spaceflight’s impact on gut health /channels/channels/news/microbes-orbit-understanding-spaceflights-impact-gut-health-359028 <p>Scientists have uncovered how space travel profoundly alters the gut microbiome, yielding insights that could shape future space missions. </p> <p>The groundbreaking study, led by a ֱ researcher in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD), NASA’s GeneLab and an international consortium, offers the most detailed profile to date of how space travel affects gut microbes. </p> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:45:37 +0000 webfull 201851 at /channels Interstellar Travel: Are We Ready? /channels/channels/event/interstellar-travel-are-we-ready-348964 <p>Interested in the future of space exploration? You won’t want to miss “Interstellar Travel: Are We Ready?” which brings together a panel of renowned experts to discuss the science, engineering, and ethics of travelling to the stars.</p> Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:46:11 +0000 webfull 190414 at /channels Astroֱ Public Lecture: Planets Near and Far /channels/channels/event/astromcgill-public-lecture-planets-near-and-far-342369 <p>How did planets form? Is our solar system rare or unique? Where will we find life and what will it look like?</p> Fri, 23 Sep 2022 22:07:22 +0000 webfull 183039 at /channels Preventing “Alien” Invasions /channels/channels/news/preventing-alien-invasions-335265 <p>The search of life beyond our world is an exciting venture that may yield an enormous discovery in the not-too-distant future. However, space agencies around the world, including NASA and the European Space Agency, have long been aware of the potential risks of biological contamination and have set in place planetary protection policies.</p> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:45:14 +0000 webfull 175240 at /channels