A Summer House and the Sun: 50 Years of Space Science with the UN

From a summer house just outside of Berlin, to the establishment of educational centres across the world —Professors Hans Haubold and Arak Mathai have overseen the remarkable development of space science over the last half-century. Their early research into the curious solar neutrino problem in the 1970s spawned several books and a large volume of academic literature exploring the inner workings of our Sun. Developments in the mathematics of fractional calculus and special functions then helped to facilitate extensive studies of space and our solar system. Over the last 30 years, under the umbrella of the United Nations, space science has boomed, with 7 new centres set up across the globe and over 20 dedicated workshops arranged. A new generation is being trained to tackle the mysteries and challenges presented to us by outer space.