Human and robotic exploration image of the week: new bedrest study tests impact of artificial gravity To source
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Back to the water
In the absolute darkness of caves, rare creatures have returned to living in water to survive. Astronauts looking for life in the underworld during the CAVES training courses discovered a new species of crustaceans that have completed an evolutionary full circle – from water to land, and back to water again. To source
Mars calling
An exciting new competition is giving citizens of planet Earth the opportunity to get their voices to Mars in the next phase of the ExoMars programme. The ExoMars rover and platform will launch to the Red Planet in 2020. To source
A place in the Sun
Space Science Image of the Week: From its vantage point in space, the SOHO solar observatory keeps an eye on our parent star To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 18 – 22 March 2019 To source
Water in space
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Satellites key to addressing water scarcity
Today is World Water Day, but with millions of people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, the notion of water shortages may not be at the forefront of our minds right now. Even so, floods, like we see here, lead to real problems accessing clean water. Whether […]
Lake Chad
Earth observation image of the week: marking World Water Day, these images show the receding waters of Lake Chad To source
Earth from Space
For World Water Day, we take a look at Lake Chad at the southern edge of the Sahara, where water supplies are dwindling To source
Water for life
UN SDG6 targets ‘Water for all by 2030’. For World Water Day we take a look at ways that space can help this global challenge. To source
Bangkok’s green lung
On the International Day of Forests, we bring you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Bangkok and its oasis of green, Bang Kachao To source
ExoMars landing platform arrives in Europe with a name
The platform destined to land on the Red Planet as part of the next ExoMars mission has arrived in Europe for final assembly and testing – and been given a name. To source
Testing the value of artificial gravity for astronaut health
Test subjects in Cologne, Germany will take to their beds for 60 days from 25 March as part of a groundbreaking study, funded by European Space Agency ESA and US space agency NASA, into how artificial gravity could help astronauts stay healthy in space. To source