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International Space Station

(English) Business as (not so) usual on the Space Station

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Annelies Van Dam

(English) As any scientist will confirm, a huge part of doing science is being attentive. Making sure experiments run smoothly. Observing outcomes. Fine-tuning settings to the tiniest degree. With many different experiments running simultaneously on the Space Station, 400 kilometres above the earth, at a speed of roughly 28 000 km/h, attention to detail becomes an invaluable virtue.

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Podcasts

(English) New ESA Explores podcast series

Posted on 21 September 2020 by Ally

(English) The first episode in a new ESA Explores podcast series is available now via all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

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Science

(English) Foams, meteors, muscle tone, and firing up the levitator – August Space Station science

Posted on 4 September 2020 by julien

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in English.

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Science

Take refuge in a cave – on the Moon

Posted on 20 August 2020 by Nadjejda

Caverns on the Moon and Mars can offer enough space, protection against cosmic radiation and stable temperatures for astronaut bases, a recent study suggests. New research compared hundreds of underground formations on Earth, the Moon and Mars. While on our planet the diameter of lava tunnels typically ranges from 10 to 30 metres, some of […]

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Astronauts

(English) Thomas and Matthias talk training in Astro Chat series

Posted on 14 August 2020 by Ally

(English) ESA astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Matthias Maurer are training for upcoming missions to the International Space Station. Follow their journey in our Astro Chat series.

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Science

(English) From Antarctica to Mars

Posted on 29 July 2020 by Nadjejda

(English) There is something in the frozen lands of Antarctica that lures her. Vinciane Debaille cherishes forgotten rocks that have landed in the midst of the white desert. More than 250 martian meteorites have fallen under the scrutiny of this geochemist who dates rocks using natural radioactivity to understand how planets formed and evolved.

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Science

(English) A game changer for the Solar System

Posted on 28 July 2020 by Nadjejda

(English) Half a century ago humans stepped on the Moon for the first time. The lunar rocks the Apollo astronauts bought back to Earth are still being investigated and analysed by researchers all over the world. As lab techniques improve, new revelations help us better understand our natural satellite.

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Science

(English) The martian link

Posted on 28 July 2020 by Nadjejda

(English) She feels at ease in the lab, surrounded by microscopes to unveil the inner secrets of rocks. As she swings back and forth between a meteorite sample, the eyepiece and the screen, she is looking for the organic compounds that will tell her more about life in the Universe.

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