An astronaut on a mission to Mars could receive radiation doses up to 700 times higher than on our planet – a major showstopper for the safe exploration of our Solar System. A team of European experts is working with ESA to protect the health of future crews on their way to the Moon and […]
In this edition, Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over El Salvador, the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America To source
On 15 June, the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) will follow a different path. An ‘Inclination Change Manoeuvre’ will put the spacecraft in an altered orbit, enabling it to pick up crucial status signals from the ExoMars rover, Rosalind Franklin, due to land on the Red Planet in 2021. To source
The ExoMars rover has a brand new control centre in one of Europe’s largest Mars yards. The Rover Operations Control Centre (ROCC) was inaugurated today in Turin, Italy, ahead of the rover’s exploration adventure on the Red Planet in 2021. To source
Technology image of the week: this low pressure, low temperature ‘dirty’ wind tunnel at Denmark’s Aarhus University is designed to simulate the dusty surface of the Red Planet To source
The miniature science laboratory that will analyse Mars soil for signs of life is packed onboard the ExoMars rover To source
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Cooking martian soil in the search for life. To source
From disrupted biological clocks to radiation and contamination hazards, Europe is running experiments on the International Space Station to take human exploration one step closer to Mars. To source
The 9th high-level EU/ESA Space Council, with the theme ‘Space as an enabler’, will take place on Tuesday, 28 May. Watch the press conference live from 11:15 GMT (13:15 CEST) To source
Space Science Image of the Week: These filters for the ExoMars rover cameras will give us our science eyes on Mars To source
Europe has been in orbit around Mars for more than 15 years and is almost a year away from launching its first rover mission, but ambitions are already running high to go one step further: returning a sample from the Red Planet. To source
Space cameras to monitor the deployment of satellites and check the health of spacecraft will be developed under the Pioneer-IODA project by Micro-Cameras and Space Exploration based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. To source
Our week through the lens: 20 – 24 May 2019 To source