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Christopher Newman, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Nick Caplan, Northumbria University, Newcastle

One day more of us may be able to travel further into space, and for longer.

Chris James, The University of Queensland

In some ways, a space rocket and a passenger aircraft fly much the same. But there is one big reason we cant just take an aircraft into space.

Katerina Stepanova, Simon Fraser University

Stay-at-home and quarantining orders have led to increasing isolation. Virtual reality may help alleviate some of the negative feelings of isolation, and this has potential implications for space travel.

Tim Thompson, Teesside University

The vastly differing environment would need a whole new approach to disposing of dead bodies.

Nick Caplan, Northumbria University, Newcastle and Christopher Newman, Northumbria University, Newcastle

With commercial spaceflight companies now taking older people to space, its timely to consider the potential physical impact space flight might have on them.

John Tarduno, University of Rochester

Without a magnetic field, the Moons surface is exposed to solar wind. These could have been depositing resources like water and potential rocket fuel on the Moons surface for billions of years.

A.D. Carson, University of Virginia

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron penned a spoken word song called Whitey on the Moon that criticized the 1969 Moon landing. A hip-hop scholar explains why the song still reverberates today.

Chris James, The University of Queensland

It wasnt long after Jeff Bezos announced his plans to go to space that Sir Richard Branson joined in, setting a launch date to beat Bezos by nine days.

A.D. Carson, University of Virginia

Rappers have been taking listeners on lyrical journeys to outer space for decades. A hip-hop scholar says their music helps inspire more students to pursue careers among the stars.

Cassandra Steer, Australian National University

Several spaceflights scheduled over the next few years will take non-astronauts to space. But its not certain this privilege will ever extend to anyone beyond the extremely wealthy.

Sam Baron, Australian Catholic University

Bending space into warp bubbles to travel faster than light may never be a reality, but distorting the flow of time just might be possible.

Andrew Winnard, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Claire Bruce-Martin, Northumbria University, Newcastle; Jonathan Michael Laws, Northumbria University, Newcastle, and Nick Caplan, Northumbria University, Newcastle

Exercise is important for astronauts to prevent weak muscles.

Alice Gorman, Flinders University

Its 60 years since Gagarins world-first return from space. The cosmonaut never did make it to Australia, but his huge feat was celebrated here by many, despite tensions with the USSR.

Chris James, The University of Queensland

Perseverance follows in the tracks of Curiosity. The latters touchdown on Martian soil in 2012 marked the first successful use of several pioneering space technologies.

Jacco van Loon, Keele University

Aliens might want to contact us for the same reasons we are looking for them.

Andreea Font, Liverpool John Moores University

Calculations show that wormholes should create a spectacular display of gamma rays that we could try to observe.

Hanane Hadj-Moussa, Carleton University; Aline Ingelson-Filpula, Carleton University, and Kenneth B. Storey, Carleton University

Gray mouse lemurs are more closely related to humans than mice. They also have the ability to hibernate, and researchers are hoping to learn how to transfer that ability to humans.

Alice Gorman, Flinders University and Justin St. P. Walsh, Chapman University

After two decades as a home to astronauts, the International Space Station still has plenty to teach us about how humans can live away from Earth.

Alice Gorman, Flinders University

When it comes to managing the tussle for resources on the Moon, we might take lessons from New Zealand environmental law and TikTok witches.

Vikrant Minhas, University of Adelaide

Bacteria can become more deadly and antibiotic-resilient in space. And while more research is needed to figure out how severe the risks are, they could be catastrophic.

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