However, it was Gerald Rhemann's photograph, taken on Christmas Day, that really blew the judges away. The Sombrero Galaxy is home to an estimated 100 billion stars. It has a distinctive but not uncommon shape, which resembles a flat disc, like the brim of a sombrero hat." Runner-up, galaxies category | Arp 271 “Cosmic Collision” by Mark Hanson and Mike SelbyNGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are two spiral galaxies of similar size engaged in a major interaction. Known collectively as Arp 271, the interaction is expected to continue for tens of millions of years. “The scale of this picture boggles the mind. The vast size of each of these spiral galaxies is almost beyond comprehension, yet here they are presented in a single stunning photograph, appearing almost to be playing with each other” – Imad Ahmed In 2011 Congress prohibited US scientists from cooperating with Beijing. Its fear: scientific espionage. Taikonauts are banned from visiting the ISS, which has hosted astronauts from 19 countries over the past 20 years. The station’s future beyond 2028 is uncertain. Its operations may yet be extended in the face of increasing Chinese competition. Broadcasting from the relatively bright and controlled conditions of the Apollo spacecraft was very different from transmitting the first images from the surface of another world. But Nasa realised it was essential to broadcast mankind’s first footsteps on the Moon.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcases the world's best space photography, from spectacular skyscapes to mind-blowing images of distant planets and galaxies. In Cornwall we have an issue with brain drain as people leave for London,” she adds. “So our aim is to meet with businesses and see what training they need employees to have.” Even so, space still reflects tensions on Earth. “Astropolitics follows terrapolitics,” says Mark Hilborne, a lecturer in defence studies at King’s College London. Up there anything goes, he adds. “Space governance is a bit fuzzy. Laws are few and very old. They are not written for asteroid mining or for a time when companies dominate.” Different weapons fire differently—so one ballistic gun might be a rapid-fire machine gun, while another might be a slow-firing cannon, and some energy weapons fire as sweeping beams. Pay close attention to each weapon's stats to get a sense of how it's going to work before you get out of the Ship Builder. Designed to get consumers to “ignite the light within”, Kin Euphorics contains adatogens that are claimed to reduce stress and nootropics to positively affect brain function and botanicals that provide the taste.Ed Sheeran’s release of Tingly Ted’s hot sauces is the latest high-profile example of a celeb entering grocery. Countess of Chester Country Park won the Best Community Health Initiative category at the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards. Combining Autism Together’s remit of supporting people with autism and their families, and the Land Trust’s charitable aims around health, education and community cohesion, Ranger Anne Litherland and many volunteers have worked hard to exceed expectations. There are eight different categories for adult photographers to enter. The judges will select a winner, runner-up and one highly commended entry from each category. These will receive the following prize money:

If you’re a fan of watching archival footage of man's journey into space, then Apollo 11 is a great place to start. This award-winning documentary features original recordings and photographs of the astronauts and the NASA team behind the Apollo mission. The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards bring together over 600 executives, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and campaigners to celebrate the green economy’s most exciting and innovative achievements from the past 12 months.According to Alanna Krolikowski, an assistant professor at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a “bifurcation” of space exploration is under way. In one emerging camp are states led by China and Russia, many of them authoritarian; in the other are democracies and “like-minded” countries aligned with the US.

Each year, CIWEM’s diverse range of awards honour projects and people making outstanding contributions to environmental management, whilst the Young Members’ Award gives us a glimpse into the future of the profession. Envoys are an elementary tactic and helpful in building diplomatic relations while also garnering useful resources such as Science, Gold, or Production. As you research different civics, envoys are given to the player to use as they wish. Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry With wine, 93% of consumers haven’t been to a winery and a lot of the products don’t mean much to them. But when they see a brand from a star they know– a brand that’s part of their lifestyle and a personality they associate with fun and good times– it creates credibility for the product.”The astronauts may have been on the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon,” says Sarkissian, “but it was the ocean of storms here.” In 2011, the United States Congress passed the Wolf Amendment, which limits NASA’s ability to cooperate with Chinese organizations and scientists. As a result, China has been frozen out of the Artemis Accords, a nonbinding treaty that seeks to govern peaceful space exploration. The rationale of Republican congressperson Frank Wolf was that the relationship between space exploration, technological advances, and China’s military was such that the US could not risk collaboration with its growing rival. Specifically, the concern was about the possibility of intellectual property theft from NASA computers and joint US-Chinese research, which Beijing was applying to sensitive military technologies, including ballistic missiles. Christmas Eve 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders – were about to get their first glimpse of the far side of the Moon. You don't even need to be Suzerain of a City-State to benefit from it right away. Sending a single Envoy to a scientific City-State will automatically increase the Science yields in your capital, three Envoys increase the yields in every Campus District, and six Envoys increase double this number. László Francsics Architect, Chairman of the Hungarian Astrophotographers' Association, and the overall winner of Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 Overall Winner