Science
Mars revisited
Posted on Monday July 27th, 2020 by Nadjejda
If aliens looked for life on a future Earth with its oceans and fertile lands lost to time, where would they start?
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A Sherlock Holmes for Mars
Posted on Monday July 27th, 2020 by Nadjejda
The crime scene is an impact crater and the mystery is an elusive one for scientists – detecting life’s fingerprints on Mars.
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International Space Station
Power spacewalk series draws to a close
Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2020 by Ally
Last Thursday, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken performed the 11th spacewalk in a three-and-a-half-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system.
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Spaceship EAC
Spaceship EAC: 3D printing parts for the Moon
Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2020 by Laura
Swedish master student Billy Grundström is undertaking a 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, where he’s 3D printing parts from simulated Moon dust and a bio-additive in preparation for lunar living.
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International Space Station
Bye, bye, Earth views
Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2020 by julien
For half a decade, cameras mounted outside ESA’s laboratory on the International Space Station streamed video to the world – offering mesmerising views of our planet, much like an astronaut’s gaze. NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing project put commercial “off-the-shelf” cameras out in space...
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Moon
Artemis introducing ERSA – European experiment to monitor radiation in deep space
Posted on Friday June 26th, 2020 by julien
The ESA human spaceflight experiment to fly farthest from Earth now has a name: ERSA (European Radiation Sensors Array). Destined for the Gateway, an international outpost in lunar orbit, ERSA will monitor radiation and return vital data.
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Spaceship EAC
Spaceship EAC: top tech for astronaut health
Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2020 by Laura
With a background in electrical and biomedical engineering, Justin Dalrymple from Canada found his ideal 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.
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Matthias Maurer
Video: Matthias Maurer trains at NASA
Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2020 by Ally
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer has started pre-assignment training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, USA. Join him on his journey in the first of a series of vlogs. Matthias travelled to Houston from Europe with fellow ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet. Thomas has flown to the International Space Station before, while Matthias is training […]
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