Author not astronaut: Samantha Harvey’s discussion of Orbital at the 2025 Oxford Literary Festival
Olivia Allen reports on the inspiration and literary journey of Samantha Harvey’s new space realism novel Orbital.
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Cambridge astronomers find the most convincing evidence of life beyond our solar system yet
Olivia Allen reports on exciting evidence potentially indicating life beyond the Milky Way on an exoplanet.
Making jet fuel from thin air: Oxford spin-out OXCCU and the future of sustainable aviation
Olivia Allen explores the realms of sustainable aviation and how hydrocarbons may fuel the future of air travel.
NASA launches Europa Clipper mission in search for signs of life on one of Jupiter’s moons.
Olivia Allen reports on the launch of the Europa Clipper, which will reach Jupiter’s moon Europa in the year 2030.
The future of chocolate: Swiss scientists create a healthier, more sustainable recipe
Olivia Allen reports on current endeavours to create a healthier and more sustainable chocolate recipe using the whole cocoa fruit.
New sunlight trapping technology could revolutionise industrial decarbonisation
Olivia Allen reports on an exciting new sunlight trapping device using the simple quartz stone, which may reduce the need for fossil fuels.
Discovering the stars: The need for gender equality in space
Olivia Allen discusses the gender inequality experienced by Bell Burnell, notably how her discovery gave her male colleagues a Nobel Prize.
The little-known risk of cosmic radiation in air travel
Olivia Allen and Enis Gerxhalija discuss cosmic radiation exposure as an occupational risk faced by cabin crew.
The mystery interval: An enigma in Earth’s history
Olivia Allen explores a mysterious event in the history of our climate, a three-thousand-year change in Earth’s atmosphere and hydrology.
Scientists discover the cause of the mysterious Indian Ocean gravity hole
Oliva Allen reports on findings that the Indian ocean gravity hole may be a product of low density plasma plumes.
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