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As Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Hans Haubold has helped chart humanity's examination of what lies far from Earth. Here, he tells some of those stories.
You'll discover why Earth's position in the Solar System is anything but serene, and why the Sun — so critical for life and seemingly so distant — harbours imperil on our doorstep. There are other dangers to Earth in space, rushing towards us, and they have stories too. You'll also learn why so many of the secrets of the cosmos are buried within the furthest reaches of light's spectrum, and how we're unlocking those secrets through precision and imagination.
Tying these stories together is the remarkable work of UNOOSA and the organic network of thousands of researchers, thinkers, and dreamers worldwide, fuelled by an appetite for wonder and unafraid to share ideas. For them, space is not the reserve of the few, and exploring it doesn't require rockets.
Inspired by the Solvay Conferences that, since 1911, have brought together some of the greatest minds in physics and chemistry, the UNOOSA workshops, programmes, and initiatives have developed our understanding of outer space and, importantly, shared it to plant the seeds of future space exploration.
What Haubold has catalogued is a testimony to international cooperation and common curiosity. When the world seems so divided, it's a timely reminder of what we can achieve when we ignore the borders that separate us and look with a shared eye to the stars.
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