How to avoid an asteroid apocalypse
My feature published in Engineering and Technology in September 2020 Asteroid impacts are the only natural disasters that can be predicted but also avoided, says Ian Carnelli, manager of a […]
Presenting ESA Industry Space Days 2020
In September 2020, I hosted the European Space Agency’s Industry Space Days 2020, a three hour webstream opening a two-day virtual event for small and medium enterprises. During the webstream, […]
Solar Orbiter first image release: my 2020 professional highlight
In 2020, I had the great honour to serve as a maternity cover science editor at the European Space Agency. During that time, I led the hugely successful Solar Orbiter […]
Is there life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus?
Written for the European Space Agency Data from the international Cassini spacecraft have revealed complex organic molecules originating from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus, strengthening the idea that this ocean-world hosts […]
Dust Storms on Titan Spotted by Cassini for the First Time
Written for the European Space Agency Data from the international Cassini spacecraft that explored Saturn and its moons between 2004 and 2017 has revealed what appear to be giant dust […]
London’s killer air
Written for E&T How much do you need to worry about air pollution? E&T reporter Tereza Pultarova takes part in a King’s College London experiment to find out what Londoners […]
Return to the Moon – and this time we’re staying
Written for E&T Forty-five years after the final Apollo lunar landing, the world’s space agencies are finalising plans for mankind’s return to the Moon – this time to stay for […]
Groundcontrol to Major Tim
Written for E&T Tim Peake, the first Briton to go to the International Space Station on a trip funded by the UK government, has spoken to E&T amidst his busy training schedule. […]
Blindness in a high-tech age
Digital technology has brought about the biggest improvement in the lives of blind people since the invention of the white cane in the early 20th century, but the visually impaired […]
60 years of atomic clocks – and what’s next in atomic time-keeping
On June 3 2015, the world celebrates an anniversary of one invention that truly changed the world: the birth of atomic time. Where has the technology moved since then and […]
