exploration

Mars

(English) A rover gets ready for the long ride

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Nadjejda

(English) Rovers are made to roam, and what better place to roam than the great outdoors?

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(English) Mining lunar minerals with terrestrial fungi

Posted on 15 June 2022 by Ally

(English) Filamentous fungi may not be the first thing most people think of when it comes to mining, but they could be the answer to construction on the Moon. João Figueira, a Master’s student with the University of Porto, Portugal, has been working with ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, to uncover how a unique biomining method could mould Europe’s next steps in space.

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Matthias Maurer

(English) Cosmic Kiss takes the Nebra Sky Disc to space

Posted on 25 March 2022 by Laura

(English) The sky, its celestial bodies and the vastness of space beyond has fascinated humankind for thousands of years. It is therefore no coincidence that ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer took inspiration from the Nebra Sky Disc for his Cosmic Kiss mission patch.

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Mars

(English) Rocketing Mars

Posted on 8 February 2022 by Nadjejda

(English) A small rocket to launch samples from the surface of Mars, the first one to fire off from another planet, has a builder – NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space to make the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV).

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Science

(English) Lunch with the Moon

Posted on 21 May 2021 by Nadjejda

(English) Watch ESA’s real-time coverage of the total lunar eclipse live on Wednesday, 26 May, including fascinating insights into Earth’s enigmatic satellite, the Moon.

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Moon

(English) Internal radiation payload approved for the Gateway

Posted on 10 March 2021 by laylan

(English) A suite of radiation dosimeters is the latest scientific experiment approved for the Gateway, the next spacecraft to be assembled, inhabited and operated in the vicinity of the Moon.

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